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Photograph of a homa at night. A visible fire burns in a yellow brick fire pit in the foreground. Several devotees in white clothing sit before it; a woman at left wears a white sari with gold borders and bangles, while a central figure in white with dark hair passes an offering into the flames. Behind the fire, a figure in orange-saffron robes with a rudraksha-style necklace performs the ritual. Above and behind, a framed portrait of a seated figure in yellow-orange robes hangs on a dark wall. At right a woman in white with glasses observes. Five to six people are visible.

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Photograph of a night homa in a dim hall. A man in an orange saffron turban and orange robe, with a microphone in front of him and a paper in his hand, recites beside a yellow brick fire pit with a bright flame. Seated in white garments, a bearded man, a bearded man with curly hair and a woman with hair pulled back and earrings follow along, the woman holding a notebook. A person in white stands at the right edge in the foreground. A decorative red and gold hanging is visible behind the speaker.2004-07-02July 02 20042004-07-02July 02 20042004-07-02A night homa at a brick fire pit with a tall bright flame rising from the centre. A bald man with a white tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over his body, a rudraksha mala and a beaded necklace, sits at the right side of the pit, hands extended over the fire with a ritual vessel nearby. Behind him a row of seated devotees wear white clothes and red shawls, some with orange scarves. Brass pots and a small bowl sit beside the fire on a cloth-covered platform. A small headset microphone is visible on the officiant's face.2013-03-31A homa or fire ritual in a temple hall with a small brick fire pit burning in the centre. Two people in white clothes stand at the pit: a man with glasses and a woman with dark hair tied back in a bun, who holds a magenta cloth over the flames. Brass oil lamps stand around the pit. Trays hold yellow flowers, sweets, and a heap of fruit including apples, oranges and mangoes. Behind them a dark wooden throne-like seat is decorated with a garland, and a framed portrait with a red-orange garland hangs at the right; a green-clad woman's arm is visible at the far right edge. A white dressed deity murti with dark ornate detailing stands in the background niche and a sculptural figure is visible at the back.A night-time outdoor gathering beneath a large banyan tree with thick, twisting aerial roots. On the right, a man with long dark hair wearing an orange-saffron garment over white clothing sits cross-legged before a microphone, eyes closed and hands together, with a small fire lamp, brass vessels, fruit and flowers on a low tray in front of him. Seated to the left on white cloths are several devotees in white clothes: a man with grey hair and a rudraksha mala, a woman in a lavender sari, an older man with glasses and a mala, and others in white behind them, some with hands folded in prayer. A portable light is visible among the branches.2005-12-19 +2 copiesA homa fire ritual in a temple hall. A woman in white clothes kneels in the foreground, holding a long wooden stick with a red cloth draped over it toward a tall blaze rising from a square white brick fire pit. A second person in white stands behind her, partly visible. Brass oil lamps stand beside the fire pit, and brass plates hold offerings of fruit, sweets in boxes, yellow rice and cooked grains. In the background a gold-decorated deity murti is visible on an altar with garlands and a red curtain.April 01 20082008-04-01February 21 20162016-02-21January 14 20052005-01-14 +2 copiesA photograph of a homa fire ceremony at night in a brick-lined fire pit with large flames rising. On the left, a figure in orange saffron robes and an orange head wrap sits behind the fire. Several people in white ritual clothes sit or kneel nearby; one man in white holds a brass bowl with flames above it and a small brass vessel in his other hand. Women in white and onlookers are visible in the background against a lattice wall, with a decorated umbrella or banner at the top left.2004-07-02A photograph inside a temple hall of a homa fire burning in a white brick fire pit in front of a shrine. Two people in white ritual clothes kneel on the floor beside the fire, one tending it and one seated nearby, with offerings of fruit, plates and a steel vessel laid out. To the right, a woman in a green saree with gold border and an elderly woman in orange sit on wooden chairs watching. Behind them are two dark deity statues in orange dhotis, golden arched prabhavali frames holding small deity murtis, brass lamps and garlands along a white pillared wall.