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A homa fire ritual on a striped rug in an outdoor courtyard. A bearded man with a red-orange turban, orange cloth and rudraksha malas kneels at a square yellow brick fire pit, pouring from a metal ladle into the flames, while a younger priest in a black turban and orange cloth sits beside him. Both have white ash markings on their bodies. Offerings surround the pit: a bowl of pink flower petals, a plate of grains, metal bowls, a silver kalasha-style vessel, fruit, banana leaves and coconuts decorated with flowers. Another person sits in the background, and a red cushioned seat is visible at the upper right.

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A homa fire ritual on a striped cloth outdoors. A fire burns inside a square brick fire pit coated in yellow paste with white dotted markings. A bearded man with white body markings, a rust-orange cloth, a rudraksha mala and a metal bangle ladles a white liquid from a bowl with a long spoon. Beside him, a younger man in a shaved-head style with a black turban, orange cloth, layered beaded necklaces and wrist bands sits watching. On the right, kalasha-style pots decorated with yellow and pink flowers, green leaves and a bunch of bananas, oranges and fruit sit on a silver tray. Two people are visible.2018-04-26 +1 copiesApril 26 20182018-04-26Night-time homa at an outdoor ritual site. A young priest in orange and red robes, with an orange turban, white body markings and rudraksha beads, pours an offering with a long ladle over a blazing fire built into a tiered stack of yellow turmeric-coated bricks. A second priest in orange sits beside a silver throne-like seat decorated with a garland of yellow and red flowers, a kalasha and a mango and banana offering. Brass lamps, a kettle, silver bowls of grains and fruit, and a plate with a sprinkling of pink flower petals lie on a striped cloth in the foreground. Several other seated participants appear at the left edge.2018-06-04June 04 20182018-06-04August 31 20172017-08-31August 31 20172017-08-31September 05 20162016-09-05October 10 20172017-10-10September 14 20152015-09-14April 19 20182018-04-19 +1 copiesFebruary 20 20162016-02-20 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa fire ceremony outdoors. A fire burns in a brick fire pit decorated with marigold and red flower garlands. Two men sit on mats before it. The man on the left, bare-chested with a long topknot, wears white dhoti, a gold necklace and a garland. The man on the right, bare-chested with a sacred thread, white forehead markings and a red-and-white cloth over his shoulder, ladles an offering into the fire from a copper vessel. In front, a white cloth holds a kolam of coloured powders and flowers, with orange fruits, brass kalasha pots, a plate of offerings and a brass bowl of liquid. Two other people are partly visible at the frame's edge. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable.2016-01-30