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A homa fire burns inside a brick fire pit on a floor covered with striped cloth, surrounded by flower garlands in pink and yellow and small brass bowls and vessels. Four men sit around the fire. The central man wears a purple turban, bare-torso with white ash markings and a gold necklace, and a saffron-orange shawl, holding a steel bowl. Behind him, two men wear white dhotis and white marks, with garlands, and one wears glasses. A decorated offering table on the right holds pomegranates, flowers and a rangoli-style design. The scene is at an open-air red-walled courtyard. No clear a person candidate is distinguishable by appearance.

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September 09 20162016-09-09March 05 20162016-03-05 +1 copiesJuly 19 20132013-07-19July 02 20162016-07-02September 09 20162016-09-09January 30 20162016-01-30November 26 20172017-11-26August 31 20152015-08-31A homa fire ritual at night in an outdoor setting. A bare-chested priest with a white sacred thread, rudraksha mala and gold chain sits behind a brick fire pit where a tall flame rises, with a steel bowl of ghee or liquid offering held by a second person in the foreground. The second person wears a magenta head-wrap, a rudraksha necklace and a light cloth. Behind the fire, flower garlands in orange and yellow, coconuts and a large floral-decorated deity murti or pot are arranged. Marigold petals and red flowers are scattered on the bricks.2016-08-14March 05 20162016-03-05 +1 copiesJuly 16 20152015-07-16Outdoor homa fire ritual under green foliage. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with pink turban and marigold garlands sits cross-legged behind a yellow wooden platform, holding a ladle over a smoking fire pit with a copper vessel of offerings. Other men in white dhotis and garlands sit nearby, one in orange-red cloth. Yellow and pink flower petals scatter the platform edge; brass vessels, a brass lamp stand and a woman in orange sari stand at the edges.2016-09-09