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Photograph of a homa fire ritual at an outdoor pavilion with a brick wall behind. A bearded man in a rust-brown dhoti-style wrap stands barefoot before a large ornate gold throne with red cushions, hands pressed together in namaste with eyes closed. He wears a long white and multicoloured flower garland, gold necklaces and gold armbands, with white tripundra marks and a red bindi on his forehead. A striped tasselled canopy in red, yellow, green, blue and white hangs above the throne. In the foreground a brick fire pit burns with a flame, with a brass vessel and flower-decorated offerings nearby. A woman in an orange sari sits with hands folded to the right, and a man in white ritual clothes is partly visible at the left edge.

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March 16 20172017-03-16 +1 copiesMarch 16 20172017-03-16 +2 copiesMarch 16 20172017-03-16A bearded man with long dark hair and a white vibhuti mark with red kumkum on his forehead stands with palms pressed together in namaste before a fire pit homa. He wears a rust-brown dhoti and shawl, a red-and-white flower garland, gold ornaments and gold armlets. Behind him is an ornate gold throne with red cushions, under a multicoloured tasselled canopy. To the left a bare-chested priest in rudraksha mala sits beside a man in white dhoti lying prostrate. A woman in an orange sari with folded hands sits at right, and another man in white stands behind the pillar.2017-03-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa fire pit in the foreground, with flames rising from a sunken square fire pit and a brass bowl beside it. A standing man with long dark hair, a trimmed beard and a white and red tilak on his forehead presses his palms together in prayer. He wears a rust-brown robe, a multi-strand white and red-yellow flower garland, gold ornaments and bangles, and stands before an ornate gold throne with red cushions. Above him hangs a large colourful umbrella with fringed tassels in red, yellow, green, blue and white. To the left a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and white dhoti stands, and a seated white-clad man lies at the lower left. A woman in an orange sari sits with folded hands at the right. Marigold and flower offerings lie on mats at the lower right. a person is the central figure seated on the throne, presiding over the fire ritual.2017-03-16 +1 copiesMarch 16 20172017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16January 01 20172017-01-01March 16 20172017-03-16 +1 copiesA man with eyes closed and hands pressed together in namaste stands outdoors on a stone path beneath a large ornate parasol with multicolored tassels, a procession setting. He wears a rust-brown robe with gold border, a rudraksha mala, and long garlands of white jasmine and red flowers, with white tripundra on his forehead and a red bindi. Behind him, attendants in orange and gold dhotis with bare chests, white ash markings and gold necklaces stand, one holding a tray of offerings at right, under shady trees.2017-01-01October 26 20162016-10-26March 16 20172017-03-16