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A homa fire burns in a sunken square fire pit decorated with white and yellow flowers and white powder lines. A person's bare arm, wearing gold bangles and a patterned sari, stirs the fire with a wooden stick. Behind the fire, a large framed photograph of a smiling figure in red headwear and a red-pink garment wearing a yellow and white flower garland sits on a golden seat with patterned cushions, under a palm-leaf canopy. A brass vessel with a ladle and a brass plate of flowers, a banana and a bowl of food sit in the foreground, with a brass lamp stand at left. Smoke rises through the scene.

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Photograph of a homa fire pit at night under a canopy with gold pillars and palm fronds. A glowing fire burns in a square brick-red pit ringed with white and yellow flower petals and white geometric lines. A brass pot with a ladle, a banana and yellow and white flowers sit in front. Behind, a framed image of a smiling figure in a red-pink turban and pink robes with garlands, hands raised in greeting, is shown seated on a gold-framed cushioned throne, appearing as a depiction on a screen or print. A brass lamp stands at left. No physical people are clearly visible apart from a partial arm at right.2021-12-28Night photograph of a fire ritual with a homa fire burning in a pit decorated with white and red powder designs and yellow and white flowers. A brass bowl with a wooden ladle sits beside bowls of offerings, and a small oil lamp burns in the foreground. Behind, a figure with a red turban and garland sits on a gold-framed seat under a decorated canopy, beside tall brass lamps, and two women in red and pink sarees with bangles sit at the right edge with hands pressed together. Palm fronds frame the scene. The figure is a depiction, possibly a portrait, not a clear in-person appearance.2021-12-28December 28 2021 sripuram2021-12-28Night photograph of a homa at an open-air shrine. A fire burns in a rangoli-decorated fire pit with flower petals, a brass bowl, and bowls of offerings in the foreground, and a lit lamp sits at the lower right. A bare-armed priest in red cloth pours or feeds an offering into the flames from the left. Behind the fire, a seated figure in a red turban, orange robe, and yellow and orange flower garland raises both hands in blessing, sitting on a striped cushioned seat beneath a multicoloured embroidered canopy with fringe. Palm fronds and gold pillars frame the scene. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure in a red turban, orange robe and garland, shown as a depiction of a seated guru rather than a clearly identifiable in-person presence.2021-12-28A homa fire burns in a floor pit decorated with white flower petals and a white geometric rangoli pattern, set under a canopy with brass pillars and palm fronds. Seated behind the fire on a low wooden couch with striped cushions is a smiling man in an orange-red turban, with a saffron-orange garment, a yellow and white flower garland and rudraksha-style beads, raising both hands in blessing. Another person's arm, wearing a red-and-yellow thread bracelet, holds a stick over the fire, and a brass oil lamp stands at right. At left a deity murti is dressed in white and green cloth with yellow garlands. a person appears to be the seated figure.2021-12-28A homa fire burns on a stone fire pit in an open-air pavilion decorated with marigolds, rose petals, banana leaves and bananas. Behind it, on an ornate gold throne with carved elephant motifs, a seated figure in a red turban, saffron-pink robe, rudraksha mala and white-and-green flower garland sits in meditation pose with hands raised, consistent with a person appearance. Brass pots, fruit plates and kumkum bowls surround the fire, and a partially visible person in white clothing sits at the lower right edge. Palm trees are visible behind the pavilion.2023-09-18A photograph of a homa fire ritual in an open courtyard. A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with carved elephant-head finials wears a red turban, pink robes and multiple garlands of yellow marigolds, pink flowers and green leaves. A bare arm at left holds a long wooden ladle feeding a large blazing fire pit decorated with white kolam lines and scattered petals. A bowl of ghee sits at the fire's edge, with a floral brass offering and palms behind. a person: the seated figure has a red turban, pink robes and garlanded ceremonial dress, seated on a throne in the central honoured position. The only visible person is the ritual officiant's arm, so the seated figure appears in a photograph on the throne.2022-12-19A homa is performed inside a white tent. A brick fire pit with a blazing flame sits in the foreground, decorated with white flowers and red petals, with a brass bowl and ladle held by a bare arm marked with white ash lines at the left edge. Behind it, a person in a red-and-orange dress, wearing a red turban with flower decoration, a long garland of white and red flowers and a beaded necklace, sits on a cushioned seat with raised hand in blessing. Nearby, a brass kalasha with leaves and a silver oil lamp stand on a low golden table, and a red and gold embroidered cloth lies beside the seat. On the left, a figure in orange and purple garments with a flower-decorated offering is partly visible.2020-11-14December 19 2022 sripuram2022-12-19A seated man in a red turban and pink robe sits on an ornate gilded throne with carved elephant motifs, greeting with raised palms and garlanded with yellow marigolds, red roses and green leaves. In front of him a homa fire burns in a rangoli-decorated fire pit, with a brass ladle and bowl of offering beside it, and a hand from the lower left feeds the flames. Flower petals are scattered around, and palm trees and a golden pedestal lamp stand in the background. The seated man's appearance is consistent with a distinctive ceremonial presentation: red turban, pink robe and layered garlands, but the identity is uncertain, so he is described by role as a seated devotee-host at the homa.2022-12-19A homa fire burns in a stone fire pit decorated with white kolam lines and scattered rose and marigold petals. A person's hand holds a wooden ladle over a metal vessel of liquid offering at the left. Behind the fire, a seated figure on an ornate gold-and-silver throne is garlanded with yellow marigolds, green leaves and red roses; the figure wears a red turban with a red bindi, a pink robe, and beaded pink malas, with hands raised in blessing. A brass lamp and a kalasha-style pot with flowers stand nearby, and palm plants and a yellow building appear in the background. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure in the red turban and pink robe, appearing on a throne, is an appearance-based candidate, with red turban and pink robe as cues, shown as a depiction on the throne.2022-12-19December 28 2021 sripuram2021-12-28 +1 copies