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Night photograph of a homa fire pit in an open pavilion, with bright flames rising from a wooden frame and smoke drifting across the frame. Behind it a woman in an orange-red shawl and rudraksha mala sits with hands pressed together in prayer, her forehead marked with vibhuti. Around her, many men and women sit on mats with red cloth tied over their eyes, bare-chested and wearing white dhotis and gold chains, while a brass bowl rests near the fire. Colourful striped mats and garlanded pillars fill the background.

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September 17 20172017-09-17September 17 20172017-09-17 +1 copiesSeptember 06 20142014-09-06September 17 20172017-09-17 +1 copiesNight outdoor homa at a yellow-painted fire pit with flames and smoke rising from its centre. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in orange dhoti and bare chest, with white tilak markings and a long rudraksha mala, tends the fire with a ladle. Beside him a seated man in an orange turban, orange shawl and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged before brass puja vessels, a kalasha and bowls of flower petals and offerings. Behind them many people in white dhotis and white shawls sit in rows with red blindfold-style cloths over their eyes. Tripod-mounted camera at left. Ritual setting with oil lamps and brass vessels.2017-09-17 +1 copiesA homa fire ritual in a large hall filled with smoke. A yellow-framed fire pit burns at the centre, with brass bowls of offerings and flowers around it. Three young men in white dhotis with rudraksha malas sit cross-legged behind the pit, hands folded or in prayer. To the right, a priest in red-brown robes with gold trim and a red turban stands at the fire, bare-chested with white markings on his arm, while another attendant in orange garments stands beside him. Seated devotees in white and orange fill the background.2014-09-06September 17 20172017-09-17 +1 copiesJuly 22 20132013-07-22A photograph of a night homa at a brick-lined square fire pit with a large flame, with several saffron-robed sannyasis seated in a row around it. Their heads are shaved, and they wear rudraksha malas and orange shawls, reading from open papers and books. On the right, a woman in red and maroon sari with garlands and red vibhuti on her forehead sits on a wooden seat holding a tray of black seeds. Behind them a seated crowd in white and saffron, a dark temple structure and a large decorated palanquin are visible. Small brass plates, offerings and oil lamps sit on red cloth around the fire.2014-10-27September 24 20172017-09-24December 02 20162016-12-02July 08 20172017-07-08