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A shirtless priest with a red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala across his chest sits before a stone homa fire pit, placing a green leaf into the flames. Flames rise from the square-edged pit, which is decorated with yellow and red flower petals and marigold garlands. Behind him, a standing attendant in a white dhoti with yellow borders and another in a white and blue cloth stand near red-draped altar tables holding offerings, brass vessels and flower garlands. A dedicated homa ritual is taking place at night in a temple setting.

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March 02 20182018-03-02Night-time outdoor homa at a temple-style setting. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a yellow-bordered cloth sits beside a flaming fire pit ringed with marigold and red flower garlands, pouring an offering from a small steel bowl. Behind him another priest in white dhoti and gold-bordered cloth stands tending the ceremony, and a third figure kneels at a second fire pit further back. A red-draped table holds flowers and petals, and fruit and brass vessels sit on the ground. Scaffolding and red curtains frame the scene.2018-03-02A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a crowded hall. A man in white dhoti with a colourful striped cloth, wearing an orange turban, rudraksha mala and wristwatch, sits cross-legged behind a wooden fire platform decorated with yellow marigold petals and pink rangoli. He holds a cupped hand over a copper bowl while flames rise beside him. A bare-chested priest in an orange-yellow shawl faces him from the foreground. Behind them, devotees in white, green and saffron clothing sit with hands folded in anjali, and a standing man in white and saffron looks on.2016-12-05January 06 20182018-01-06July 08 20172017-07-08A homa fire ritual at night in an outdoor setting. A bare-chested priest with a white sacred thread, rudraksha mala and gold chain sits behind a brick fire pit where a tall flame rises, with a steel bowl of ghee or liquid offering held by a second person in the foreground. The second person wears a magenta head-wrap, a rudraksha necklace and a light cloth. Behind the fire, flower garlands in orange and yellow, coconuts and a large floral-decorated deity murti or pot are arranged. Marigold petals and red flowers are scattered on the bricks.2016-08-14July 16 20152015-07-16January 06 20182018-01-06January 06 20182018-01-06June 19 20162016-06-19July 16 20152015-07-16Photo 11728701 +2 copies