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A homa or yagna being performed in an open-sided hall with bare concrete floor and smoke rising. On the left a man in a rust-red dhoti with gold borders and a flower garland stands smiling and holds a stick. At centre a shaved-headed priest in rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti with a bare upper body and a rudraksha mala bends over the fire pit, tending it with a long iron rod. Around him stand several young men in white t-shirts and white dhotis, one in a white shirt, and another man in a white turban-like cloth. A man in red-and-gold garments is partly visible at the right edge. Walls are whitewashed and stained, with a metal-grilled window and a shuttered gate behind.

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A photograph of a homa or yagna in a large, plain hall with bare concrete walls and tall windows. A fire burns in a shallow sand pit at the centre, and a metal tool or ladle is held over the flames. Several men in white t-shirts and white or grey trousers stand around the fire. In the foreground, a figure with hair in a bun, wearing a red-maroon cloth draped over one shoulder and a gold-bead garland, faces the fire. Three bald men in red-maroon robes with yellow-gold borders and rudraksha malas stand at left and right, watching the ritual. Smoke drifts across the upper part of the room.2014-08-24A photograph inside a bare, whitewashed hall with a sandy floor showing a fire being tended. A woman in a rust-red garment with a gold-ornamented garland and gold earrings stands in the foreground with her back to the camera. Beside a flaming pit, a figure in a rust-red robe with gold borders bends over the fire. Several young men in white shirts and white or maroon lungis work at the fire with long iron rods and stoke the flames, while a photographer in a white shirt and jeans records the scene. A man in orange-brown robes stands at the right edge. The setting suggests a homa or yagna fire ritual.2014-08-24August 24 20142014-08-24August 24 20142014-08-24August 24 20142014-08-24A photograph of an outdoor homa or fire ritual under a corrugated roof in an open-sided hall with a dirt floor. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a red-and-white rudraksha-style mala stands before a small burning fire pit, with stone blocks arranged around the flames. Several men in saffron-orange dhotis and malas stand around the fire, some with hands folded. A man in a white shirt and a red-and-white checked cloth at left faces away from the camera. Behind, people in white dhotis and white clothing stand in a line, and a cameraman in a dark shirt films the ceremony. Several onlookers stand in the background.2014-08-24A photograph of an outdoor-style ritual construction site inside a bare, whitewashed hall with dirt floor. In the centre, a small brick-lined fire pit with a lit flame and smoke rises from it, with scattered red flowers nearby. A man in a red-maroon dhoti with gold-yellow borders and a flower garland stands at right, holding a small red cloth and a brass tray with bowls and flowers. Around him, about a dozen men in white t-shirts, checked lungis and white dhotis watch, while two men work on a stone-and-brick structure with tools at centre. A man in a white shirt and jeans stands on the earthen base hammering or setting a pole. The scene suggests the ritual setting of a bhoomi puja or foundation rite.2014-08-24Men work at a foundry, pouring molten metal from a crucible held with long iron tongs into a mould beside a bright orange furnace fire in a dusty earthen floor workshop. Several men in white t-shirts and checked lungis, one with a bare-chested upper body, handle the tongs and a bellows-like mould box. On the left a standing man in a dark red dhoti with a gold border and a long gold-beaded necklace watches the work. Smoke rises from the pour and a ladder leans against the whitewashed wall.2014-08-24Outdoor-roofed open shed with a dirt floor during a fire ritual. A shaved-headed priest in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands at the front, bending toward a small smoking fire pit with glowing embers. Other priests in saffron and white dhotis stand behind, one holding an orange vessel. On the right, young men in white t-shirts stand near the fire, one holding a long metal rod. A crowd of people in white clothing watches from the back beside a wall, with a ladder and buckets at the side. The scene suggests a homa fire ritual.2014-08-24August 24 20142014-08-24August 24 20142014-08-24July 13 20132013-07-13 +1 copies