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Close view of a Rudra Homa fire ritual. A bundle of tied wooden sticks. Two priests in white dhoti-style clothing stand on either side: the one on the left wears a long rudraksha mala with a small pendant, and the one on the right wears a plain white cloth with a dark rudraksha mala. Incense sticks stand in the foreground and a dark background surrounds the scene.

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January 03 20152015-01-03Close view of a homa fire pit with split logs and dry stalks burning in a dark trough, smoke rising and a small flame at the center. Beside it a silver bowl holds yellow offerings and a silver lid or dish is raised in the upper left. Behind, a person in white clothing with a long brown rudraksha mala is seated, one hand extended over the fire in a ritual gesture, with a corner of orange cloth visible at the left edge. Only partial limbs and torso are visible, and no face is shown.2013-10-15January 03 20152015-01-03A photograph of a homa fire pit with large orange flames rising from burning logs and sticks. Behind the fire, two seated priests are visible: the figure on the left wears saffron/orange robes and a rudraksha mala, and the figure on the right wears white ritual clothing with a yellow-trimmed dhoti, a long rudraksha mala and a red-beaded wrist mala. Brass or silver vessels sit near the left priest.2013-10-15October 15 20132013-10-15A homa fire ritual in progress. Two priests sit cross-legged in white dhotis with golden borders and bare upper bodies, one wearing a beaded necklace, both with gold bangles. The right priest holds a brass plate and a ladle-like spoon over a flaming fire pit built from brick-like blocks decorated with white and red patterns. Brass oil lamps with lit wicks stand at the left edge, along with small brass bowls and a metal vessel. The foreground is warmly lit with glowing flames.2012-02-09A fire ritual at night: a tall flame rises from a wood fire pit (homa) on a wooden platform with a yellow edge and dry straw at its base. A young man in a white dhoti-style cloth and a beige turban holds a stick toward the fire, wearing a long rudraksha mala and bangles. Beside him, a second person in an orange-saffron garment with a rudraksha mala looks toward the flames, and another figure stands behind the fire in the smoke. The background is dark and smoky.2013-10-15Close-up photo of a fire ritual in progress. A person in white dhoti and white shawl with gold border sits cross-legged; their hands hold a shallow brass plate with offerings toward a visible flame at lower left. A long metal rod or ladle stands beside the fire. A second seated figure in white with a large beaded mala of amber-gold beads is partly visible at upper center. Setting is a homa or yagna with sacred fire, consistent with a Hindu ritual. No face is visible.2012-02-09October 16 20102010-10-16September 30 20132013-09-30Night-time homa at a fire pit in a temple setting. In the foreground a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with maroon-and-white check borders and rudraksha-style beaded necklace holds a silver plate of burning offerings over a brass vessel. Behind him a younger man in white with beaded necklace tends the fire with a ladle. Several other people in white sit or lie on the floor, and a gold-trimmed seat and cushions are visible in the background. Flames rise from the fire and the platform is strewn with flower petals.2010-10-16February 20 20162016-02-20 +1 copies