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A homa is performed outdoors on grass at dusk. A brick fire pit with yellow-dusted bricks holds a small flame. A man in a red-orange turban and saffron-orange cloth with a gold necklace and rudraksha mala feeds the fire with a ladle or stick. Three young people in orange robes sit cross-legged around the pit, one wearing glasses, chanting or assisting. Brass and silver ritual vessels, a lamp stand, bowls and a tray surround the fire, with a plant-filled courtyard behind.

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May 21 20142014-05-21 +1 copiesMay 21 20142014-05-21 +1 copiesDecember 15 20132013-12-15Outdoor evening fire ritual (homa) at a brick fire pit lit by an open flame. A seated priest in a rust-red dhoti and red turban, with long swept-back hair, a gold-bead necklace and a large gold pendant, pours or offers ghee from a silver bowl into the fire with his right hand. Beside him a young person in an orange-saffron cloth with a red and white beaded mala and glasses sits near brass and silver ritual vessels and a kalasha. Several devotees in white clothes sit on the left with hands pressed in anjali, one woman with a red bead necklace. Dark pavement and a green leaf are visible in the foreground.2013-12-15August 01 20142014-08-01August 01 20142014-08-01A photograph of an outdoor fire ritual at night. A man in a rust-orange robe and orange turban sits cross-legged before a square brick fire pit with bright flames, with his hands over the fire. He wears a long layered gold beaded necklace and a large ornate gold pendant, and his long dreadlock-like hair falls over his shoulders. Behind him, a seated group of devotees in white and orange clothing, some wearing rudraksha malas, watch quietly. Silver and brass bowls, a brass bowl near the fire, lamps and a stack of offerings sit on the grass in front, and a blue-draped table stands at right.2013-12-09October 01 20172017-10-01 +1 copiesOctober 01 20172017-10-01November 04 20132013-11-04A night-time homa at a brick fire pit blazing in the centre of the frame. A standing priest in an orange shawl and red-orange garment, with a long mala and a red tilak, holds a tray and stands before a silver ornate seat. Around the fire, seated devotees in red and maroon saris and orange robes sit on mats, some with palms joined in prayer. Bald, white-marked monastics in orange and red shawls sit on the right, and brass pots, kalasha-style vessels, pink flowers and ghee bowls surround the fire. Several white-clad devotees with joined hands sit in the background. The orange-clad figure at the centre is a priest, not an identifiable individual.2014-08-01A seated priest in orange-red robes and a matching orange turban performs a homa beside a sunken square fire pit with bright flames, marigold-yellow and white floral garlands, and brass vessels with offerings on a blue-and-red cloth. He wears a long rudraksha mala with a large gold ornament, reads from an open book, and has white tilak marks on his arms and forehead. Behind him, several figures in orange sit in the dim hall, and at right a young man in white dhoti with a gold-and-rudraksha necklace sits by the offerings. A tray of banana-like fruit and a basket of dried sticks sit nearby.2015-11-18