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A homa is being performed under a covered pavilion. In the foreground a square brick fire pit with a flame is decorated with flowers and petals. Seated at the fire, a man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace leads the ritual, holding a ladle-like implement, with a bronze vessel nearby. Beside him, another man in orange and a white-robed priest assist. Rows of devotees in white clothes sit on mats behind the fire pit, while others in saris and kurtas watch. Coconuts wrapped in woven straw sit in the foreground, and a painted pillar with floral and elephant motifs stands at right. A camera on a tripod is visible near the seated congregation.

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A homa fire ceremony in progress. A brick-lined square fire pit burns brightly in the centre, with red flowers and white petals placed on its top layer and a large ornate brass vessel set above it. Two saffron-robed priests sit behind the pit: the one on the left wears round glasses, a rudraksha-style gold-beaded necklace and a red-banded head covering, while the one on the right wears a red head cloth, a gold-beaded mala and a large gold pendant, and gestures with his raised hand. Four people in white clothing sit on the left, tending small offerings and flames at smaller brick fire pits. A woman in a cream sari stands in the background beside tables holding jars, bags and trays.2007-11-07A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a hall with yellow pillars and a white painted wall. Two women in orange robes sit cross-legged on a patterned rug before a low brick fire pit, one holding a lit flame in a bowl while the other sits with hands joined in prayer. Brass bell, wooden stand, books, a basket and plates of fruit and offerings lie on the rug, with banana, apple and clay dishes around. Beyond the pit, a woman in orange sits on a white-draped mat near coconuts and a kalasha, and several people in white and orange stand in the background and sit on rugs at the right in a seated congregation. Several people are visible, including a woman in a red sari and others in pale clothing.2007-11-07A photograph of a homa fire ceremony in an outdoor pavilion. A brick fire pit holds a bright flame surrounded by marigolds, pink flowers and palm leaves, with a coconut in a brass bowl at the front. A priest in orange robes sits at right, pouring from a ladle over a tray of sticks, fruit and small brass lamps. Behind the fire, several women in white saris and rudraksha beads sit on a striped mat, with more seated devotees in white clothes further back. Brightly coloured rangoli designs decorate the floor. No a person candidate is visibly identifiable.September 14 20152015-09-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa ceremony held under a teal canopy with yellow pillars in a white-walled hall. Two saffron-robed figures sit on a patterned rug at the centre, one in an orange robe with a shaved head seated before a small fire pit, while a white-clad priest kneels beside them. Several rows of clay dishes filled with offerings line the white cloth in the foreground, alongside a plate of fruit including bananas and apples. Small fires burn in pits to the right among seated devotees in white and pink saris. Behind, a woman in orange sits on a white-draped table near baskets and a decorated pole, and a standing man in white attends the scene. Spectators sit in rows, and a camera on a tripod records the event.2007-11-07A photograph of a homa at an outdoor ceremony. A figure with long dark hair and an orange saffron robe sits at the left, pouring from a brass vessel and ladle into a square fire pit built of red bricks, where a small fire burns. Around the pit, people in white clothes sit on mats, several wearing beaded necklaces. Behind them a large crowd of mostly white-clad devotees, some in dhotis and saris, watches from a platform. A brass kalasha and metal offering vessels sit on a mat in the foreground, and a microphone stand stands near the fire.2005-07-21December 30 20072007-12-30February 21 20172017-02-21A homa (fire ritual) in an open-sided pavilion with turquoise canopy and yellow pillars. A seated priest in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala sits at a wooden stand near a woven rug, with a shaved-headed man in white dhoti beside him. In the foreground, rows of small clay plates hold offerings, and a brass bell and a tray with fruit sit on the cloth. A woman in orange sits at left near white-draped tables with coconuts and baskets. A line of white-clad and orange-clad devotees sits along the right under the canopy, and a video camera on a tripod records the scene.2007-11-07September 14 20152015-09-14December 16 20102010-12-16December 26 20082008-12-26