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A photo of a homa ritual at a temple-style setting. A bald man in reddish-brown dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala and gold bangles, kneels before a stack of yellow-powdered bricks holding a burning fire. He pours offerings from a small steel bowl, and flames rise from the altar. Behind him a woman in an orange headwrap sits near a deity murti draped in pink fabric and garlanded with marigolds and green cloth. A brass plate of offerings sits in the foreground.

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A photograph of a homa fire ritual in progress. A priest in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, with bare shoulders, glasses and a shaved head, leans over a tiered base of yellow turmeric-coloured bricks and pours from a small vessel into flames. Beside him, a younger attendant in an orange turban and saffron-and-gold wrap sits cross-legged, and another orange-turbaned man sits behind. Behind them, a decorated deity murti is draped with marigold and multicoloured garlands in front of a pink cloth. Brass vessels, a kalasha, a small oil lamp and flower offerings lie on the floor, and a golden throne-like seat is visible at upper left.2015-04-30Photograph of a ritual in progress at a temple-like hall. A seated man in orange-saffron robes, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold bangles, holds his hands together in front of his face in prayer. Beside him, a younger boy in an orange turban and orange-and-gold garments sits with palms joined. In front of them is a stack of yellow turmeric blocks, a small brass lamp with a visible flame, bowls of white flowers and yellow grains, a brass vessel with a ladle, and a kalasha-style pot with mango leaves. Behind, a decorated deity murti is adorned with green and white garlands and pink draping, with a seated figure in orange and red at left.2015-04-30A homa being performed at a brick-lined fire pit decorated with yellow and red flower petals. A shaven-headed man in saffron robes and a multi-strand rudraksha-style bead necklace with a gold pendant feeds the flames with a ladle-like vessel, smoke rising around him. Beside him, a younger man in white clothing with a yellow shawl sits on the floor among brass pots, a kalasha-style vessel, bowls and trays. Behind, brass lamps stand near a pink and green cloth with garlands, and a brass plate holds offerings. The setting is a tiled ritual space with a pale floor.2009-09-22A photograph of a homa or yagna at an outdoor-style fire pit lined with brick, with bright flames rising from stacked wood. A man with a shaved head and white tilak markings on his forehead and arms sits cross-legged in an orange-red robe, holding a long wooden stick toward the fire. He wears a gold necklace and a bracelet, and a microphone stands beside him. Nearby are silver bowls, a brass oil lamp and small offering vessels on an orange cloth. Seated devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls, with garland flowers at the edge, sit on blue and striped mats behind him. a person: the seated ritual leader wears orange robes, a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style neck mala.2012-09-04July 09 20152015-07-09 +1 copiesMarch 07 20132013-03-07A photograph of a fire ritual at an outdoor stone platform. A man in orange saffron cloth and an orange turban sits cross-legged on a striped rug, holding a long-handled ladle over a silver bowl of offerings beside a bright flame rising from a stone fire pit. Yellow marigold garlands and red flower petals lie on the rug. Behind the fire, a purple-draped altar displays deity murtis garlanded with yellow flowers. Brass plates hold red offerings and sweets, and a kalasha-like vessel sits nearby. This appears to be a homa or yagna with an oil-fed flame.2013-10-08A priest kneels at a brick fire pit (homa kunda) where flames rise, decorated with marigolds, yellow flowers and white rice-flour patterns. He wears a pink and gold turban, bare chest, a yellow dhoti with bare arms and a mala, and pours ghee from a ladle into a silver bowl while holding a bundle of grass or broom beside a bowl of fruit. Behind him stands a teal and red ornate wooden altar with carved serpent heads, and brass lamps and a red cloth backdrop are visible. A second person in white sits at the right holding an open book. The scene shows a homa ritual.2015-07-18A photograph of an outdoor homa fire ritual. A seated priest in orange-saffron dhoti and orange turban sits behind a square brick fire pit with burning wood flames. He wears a long beaded rudraksha-style mala and a large pendant, and holds a ladle over a brass bowl beside the pit. Offerings including a basket of coconut or wood pieces, brass vessels, a small silver tray and fruit lie on a cloth. A yellow cart and red-and-white curbs stand in the background among palm trees. Only one physical person is visible.2016-09-03A photograph of a homa fire ritual in progress. A bare-chested man with a rust-red turban, rudraksha mala and a silver chain sits at a yellow-plastered brick fire pit, reaching a hand toward the flames while a brass bowl and ladle rest beside it. Fresh marigold and pink flower garlands, white-clad priests stand behind, and small oil lamps sit on the floor. a person cues: a rust turban and rudraksha necklace, though the face is partly turned and the appearance is not certain enough to confirm identity.2018-04-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa fire ceremony in a tent setting. A fire burns in a yellow-brick fire pit with kindling. A man in a purple shawl with a gold chain pours or offers an item from a spoon into the fire, while a man in orange and red dhoti-style clothing with a shawl sits at right holding a small vessel. Behind them, a man in red and orange clothes holds a basket of offerings, and a woman in white and gold stands at left. Steel bowls, a brass lamp and rows of white cups or shell-like offerings sit on shelves at right, with a small deity murti visible at far right.2015-09-14December 28 20112011-12-28