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Outdoor homa at dusk beside a yellow-painted fire pit strewn with red and white flowers. A shaven-headed priest in orange robes with white sacred ash markings on his forehead and arms leans forward, pouring or offering into the flames with a long ladle. Two boys in orange cloth sit beside the fire pit; one holds a metal bowl of offerings and wears a rudraksha-style necklace. Brass lamps and a small metal vessel sit on the platform, with potted plants and foliage behind. A small seated figure in orange appears in the background.

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September 30 20132013-09-30Three young men in saffron-orange robes sit before a homa fire pit at night, with flowers scattered on yellow steps. The man on the left has white stripes on his arms and a rudraksha-style mala, the man in the centre wears a long rust-coloured shawl and a long necklace with a white tilak on his forehead, and the man on the right holds a brass bowl and a ladle-like spoon near the flames. Marigold-red and white flowers surround the fire, and a silver oil lamp sits on the steps. The fire blazes against dark foliage.2013-09-30A night homa ritual beside a brick fire pit with a bright flame, lined with yellow-painted edges. A young boy seated on a low wooden seat with a patterned cloth, wearing orange saffron cloth and a rudraksha mala, white body markings on his arms and chest, looks toward the fire. Beside him, a shaved-headed boy in orange and rudraksha malas sits on the floor pouring offerings, while another boy in orange with a tilak holds a bowl. Brass bowls of offerings, a bundle of sticks and a lamp sit in front. A young attendant in an orange turban and multiple malas holds a tray of herbs and offerings. Lamps and a brass vessel are visible at the edges.2017-10-01A homa fire ritual in an outdoor courtyard at dusk. A fire burns in a square stone fire pit in the foreground. A young priest in red dhoti and sash, wearing a white forehead band and bangles, feeds sticks into the flames. A second young priest in saffron robes and rudraksha beads holds a silver tray of offerings beside a brass vessel. A third priest kneels at a microphone on the left, holding a small brass bell. A framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure sits on an orange chair in the background, with a golden cobra-hooded deity murti at the right. Two people stand in the background, one in white.2014-09-30October 01 20172017-10-01Night outdoor ritual at a yellow-painted tiered altar decorated with red and white flowers. Three young priests in saffron-orange robes stand behind it with white tripundra markings on their foreheads and arms; the nearest wears rudraksha beads and holds a brass vessel. Dried grass stalks and wooden logs stand in a fire pit at the centre. A large seated audience in white and light clothing fills the background, with a woman in white in the lower left foreground. No clear a person candidate is distinguishable; the figures are priests and devotees.2013-09-30May 28 20132013-05-28September 10 20172017-09-10 +2 copiesOctober 01 20172017-10-01November 04 20132013-11-04October 01 20172017-10-01 +1 copiesNight-time homa at a sacred fire pit lined with yellow-painted edges and a blue-and-yellow decorative tile. A young priest in white dhoti and white turban, with rudraksha mala and white forehead markings, tends a flaming fire of wood and offerings. Behind and beside him, several men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white markings sit around the fire, one holding a brass bowl. A bare-chested young man in white cloth with a rudraksha mala sits at the right, hands folded, and a fourth figure in white sits in the background. Smoke rises, and yellow flowers and dry grass lie around the fire pit.2013-10-15