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A priest in a white dhoti and shawl with orange-gold borders stands at a white stone homa fire pit, pouring ghee from a brass vessel into the flames while holding a gold tray with pink flowers and offerings. Behind him, two women sit on the ground, one in a red top and one in a white outfit, with brass pots, brass plates and a silver lamp in front of the fire. A woman in a teal top sits at the right edge beside plates of food and a steel pot. Brass kalasha vessels wrapped in gold cloth with mango-leaf tops stand on a white cloth at left. Grey stone deity statues and a dark stone Nandi-like figure with garlands appear in the courtyard background, against a red-brick wall with a child in red.

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A photograph of a homa fire ritual in an open courtyard. A bald priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a gold necklace pours an offering from a small ladle into a square fire pit with glowing embers, while a metal bowl of offerings sits at its edge. A microphone stands beside him. Behind him, a man in white clothing sits and watches, and to the right another man wearing a gold necklace sits in white. In the background, several seated men in white play drums, and red-walled buildings and trees fill the setting.2011-12-31A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders sits cross-legged before a fire pit built of brick-shaped blocks. He wears a long beaded necklace and bangles, a tilak on his forehead, and feeds the flames with a ladle held in his right hand. Silver bowls of offerings, a silver vessel and a tray sit beside him. Behind him three brass kalashas and potted palms stand near a red-and-white striped backdrop, and a woman in a white and yellow sari sits on a plastic chair. Yellow flowers decorate the blocks and three ornate vases with yellow flowers stand on the right.2011-12-28December 26 20102010-12-26A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold trim sits cross-legged before a square fire pit at an outdoor ritual site, wearing a long rudraksha-style bead necklace and a forehead tilak. He holds a ladle over the flames while brass bowls of offerings, coconuts and yellow flowers lie on an orange cloth beside him. Behind him musicians play a drum and a wind instrument, and an assistant in white shirt watches. Red and white striped walls and green plants frame the courtyard.2011-12-17December 28 20112011-12-28April AF 2012A homa fire ritual in progress on a sunlit outdoor terrace. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a beaded garland kneels before a square brick fire pit with flames rising, pouring offering from a silver ladle-like vessel. Another person in white holds a large silver bowl of grains at left, and silver bowls and a plate with offerings sit nearby. Behind the fire, decorated kalasha pots with mango-leaf tops and turmeric-marked coconuts stand on a bed of rice. A microphone stands at the fire pit and orange fabric hangs overhead.2011-12-28December 28 20112011-12-28September 09 20132013-09-09A photograph of a homa fire ritual at an outdoor ashram courtyard. A young shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold beaded necklace lights an oil lamp held over a square homa pit lined with white stone. Beside him an older priest in white with gold necklace and glasses holds a small ritual vessel near a microphone stand. A woman in white sari sits in the background among metal offering bowls of turmeric, flowers and grains. Potted plants and an orange wall surround the scene.2011-12-31Outdoor homa or yagna at a temple courtyard. In the foreground a priest with a shaved head sits bare-chested in white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl, facing a square stone fire pit with a bright flame, and he is seated before a microphone and brass vessels of offerings. Around the pit, seated devotees in white and orange clothes watch, including a man in a saffron-orange shirt, a man in white with a rudraksha mala, and women in saris. Behind them stand stone deity murtis and an orange shrine with marigold garlands. Coconut, pineapple and fruit offerings lie on leaves near the fire, and brass kalasha and ritual vessels sit on the mat.2011-12-12December 28 20112011-12-28