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A seated person in white clothing and a yellow shawl performs a homa at a black rectangular fire tray, feeding the bright flames with offerings. A rudraksha mala hangs around the neck and a red tilak marks the forehead. A bowl of fruit and a kalasha sit on a wooden table in the background, with a blue-walled room behind.

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A person seated cross-legged performs a homa at a low black fire pit where tall orange flames rise. The person wears a white kurta with a yellow shawl, a long rudraksha-style mala, and a red bindi, and is adding offering to the fire with one hand.2009-11-17November 17 20092009-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20092009-11-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa fire burning in a dark square metal fire pit on the floor. Seated behind it is a person in white clothes with a yellow-green shawl draped over the shoulders and a dark rudraksha mala around the neck. Hands rest near the fire and a bowl of offerings sits at the lower left. On the right, a fruit basket and a flower vase stand on wooden stools. The scene is lit mainly by the flames.2009-11-17 +1 copiesA close photograph of a homa fire rising from a dark rectangular fire pit with dry grass blades scattered around its edges. Behind the flames, a seated person in white clothing with a light-coloured shawl sits cross-legged; a red-brown hand holds a dark prayer bead mala at the right edge. The orange flames and glowing embers are the central focus against the dark background.2009-11-19October 26 20112011-10-26November 17 20092009-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20092009-11-17Evening ritual photograph showing a woman in a white sari with an orange-red shawl seated cross-legged before a fire pit, holding a tray of offerings near a microphone stand while a large flame rises from the homa. Tiered steps in front of the fire are decorated with marigold garlands, fruit and small oil lamps. Behind them a seated deity murti or figure is adorned with white flower garlands, with a kalasha-like vessel in front and palm fronds at the sides. Two other seated women in orange shawls are partly visible at left, and devotees' heads appear in the foreground at right.2011-10-26November 19 20092009-11-19A seated priest in white dhoti and white upper cloth with gold border performs a homa fire ritual. The priest holds a brass plate and pours dark offerings into flames rising from a fire pit. Brass bells and a ritual vessel sit on a low wooden platform in the foreground. Gold bangles and a gold beaded necklace are visible. Another person's hand and white-clad arm appear at the left edge.2012-02-09A 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.2011-12-28