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Outdoor homa ritual at night with a large cloud of smoke rising from a fire pit. A shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala stands at left. A standing figure in an orange dhoti with bare upper torso and a gold-coloured waist cord pours offerings into the smoke at center. Brass pots, silver and brass lamps, steel bowls of fruit and leaves, a green cloth, and a purple booklet sit on a cloth-covered floor. A small figure in white sits behind them. Gold-ornamented shrine and a tent with floral trim are in the background.

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October 16 20122012-10-16April 23 20122012-04-23A photograph of a fire ritual at night. A bald man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and a white sandalwood mark on his arm pours offerings from a silver bowl into a flaming fire pit (homa). Beside him a second man in a white dhoti with gold border stands watching. Smoke rises across the frame, and gold-decorated altar elements and a framed picture of a deity are visible behind, with flowers and brass vessels at the base of the fire pit.2015-06-02February 16 20162016-02-16October 18 20122012-10-18 +1 copiesOctober 17 20122012-10-17Night homa at an open-air outdoor pavilion under a striped cloth canopy and palm-leaf fronds. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti holds a brass plate with a tall flame behind him, while a second priest in orange robes and rudraksha beads kneels at a square fire pit, fanning it with a white fan. Seated priests in white dhotis watch on the left. Brass kalasha pots, silver ritual implements, bananas, apples, grapes and plates of offerings lie on the floor, and a decorated deity murti with marigold garlands and gold trim sits at the right. Ten or so people are visible.2012-10-19April 23 20122012-04-23Photo 11731485 +1 copiesNovember 05 20102010-11-05A smoky outdoor ritual. A standing priest in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a long beaded rudraksha-style mala and a gold pendant, holds his hands together while smoke billows around him. In front, a younger boy in saffron cloth and beads kneels beside a small flame. Behind them, a row of devotees in white dhotis and saffron or red shawls stand with palms pressed together, and a seated girl in pink and orange watches. A brass lamp stand with a flame sits at lower right, with potted plants along the wall.2012-10-17December 19 20162016-12-19