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A photograph of a homa fire pit with tall flames rising from a golden-edged rectangular altar, decorated with white painted rangoli lines. Behind the fire, a bare-chested man wearing a red turban and red cloth draped over his shoulders sits at the altar, partly obscured by the flames. To the left, a woman in red and dark clothing with her head bowed sits near the altar. Brass bowls and small lamps sit on the altar edge, and a red cushioned seat with gold trim is visible in the upper right. A faint white cooling fan and draped red fabric appear in the background. Two people are visible.

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August 31 20172017-08-31August 25 20172017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25November 18 20152015-11-18October 07 20132013-10-07July 03 20162016-07-03A photograph of a homa fire ceremony in a temple hall at night. A fire burns in a large square golden fire pit with patterned tiles, sending up smoke. A man in an orange-red turban, orange-red shawl, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace kneels on the right holding an open book and reading. Oil lamps stand beside the pit and marigold petals are scattered on a mat. Behind, several people in white clothes sit on mats, some near a drum. The figure matches the presentation of a person through the turban, orange robes and rudraksha beads, but this is an appearance-based label only, and he is described here as a priest leading the fire ritual.2015-11-18September 24 20172017-09-24 +1 copiesAugust 31 20172017-08-31A photograph of a homa fire ceremony at an open-air pavilion. A young priest in an orange head wrap, with rudraksha beads around his neck and sacred ash markings on his arms and chest, sits behind a square golden fire pit. Bright flames rise from the pit, and a copper vessel with a ladle rests on the left edge. Other figures in saffron/orange cloth sit and stand in the background, and a flower-decorated altar and striped mats are visible in the foreground.2017-09-10A homa fire ceremony at night in an open hall. A fire burns in a large rectangular wooden fire pit decorated with painted markings, with smoke rising across the frame. Behind it a man in a reddish-orange turban and a dark orange shawl, wearing orange-beaded rudraksha malas and a large ceremonial gold pendant, sits and reads from an open book. Brass oil lamps with flames sit at the pit's edge, and marigold petals and offerings lie on a cloth.2015-11-18July 09 20152015-07-09