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A homa fire burns inside a square pit of stacked brown bricks on a floor covered with striped mats, with smoke rising and an offering bowl placed nearby. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a blue turban and rudraksha-style beads sits at the right, tending the fire with a long ladle. Opposite, a man with a red shawl over bare shoulders and white dhoti sits cross-legged, watching. Fruits, bananas, a coconut and small silver vessels sit on banana leaves, decorated with yellow marigold garlands and white-and-blue striped cloth on the pots. A stone deity figure stands behind a wooden door with brass studs. Other people stand partially visible at the upper right and lower left.

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September 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesSeptember 27 20172017-09-27 +2 copiesSeptember 27 20172017-09-27September 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesSeptember 27 20172017-09-27September 26 20172017-09-26 +1 copiesA homa fire ceremony in progress on a patterned striped cloth. A shirtless man in white dhoti with a red and gold head cloth, rudraksha and bead malas, stirs an offering with a wooden ladle over a brick fire pit where flames rise from logs. Coconuts, bananas, marigold and red flowers, and a brass kalasha with mango leaves and a coconut form the offerings beside him. A second man in white sits at the right edge. Behind, a red cushioned golden peetha throne stands empty. The scene is a ritual puja, not a portrait of a named person.2017-07-04 +1 copiesSeptember 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesA homa fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit on a striped mat in a hall. Several shirtless men in white dhotis stand at left, one holding a tray of offerings and another with an orange cloth. A priest in white dhoti and blue turban sits cross-legged at right, tending the fire with a ladle. Marigold garlands and fruit, coconuts and brass vessels are arranged around the pit. A golden standing deity murti stands near the doorway. At far right, a seated figure in saffron-red robes, rudraksha beads and a gold necklace sits on an ornate golden throne with red cushions; this matches a person by appearance cues.2017-09-27 +1 copiesJune 23 20172017-06-23A photograph of a fire ritual inside a brick-walled hall with a wooden double door behind. Four men sit cross-legged on striped mats around a yellow brick homa fire pit with bright flames, decorated with red flowers, marigold garlands and bowls of offerings. The man at left wears a pink and purple head cloth, a rudraksha-style mala and white dhoti and holds a basket of sticks; the man at right wears a white dhoti with an orange-bordered cloth and gold chain. Brass vessels, a kalasha-like pot and a standing fan are visible. Behind the doorway, several white-clad men are seated, and a screen glows in the distance. a person's presence is not visibly evident.2017-02-23April 06 20172017-04-06