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A priest in white ceremonial dhoti and shawl with a yellow border, wearing a gold-beaded necklace and a white vibhuti forehead mark, sits beside a smoking fire pit (homa kunda) and gestures over it with one hand while holding a small paper. In front of him are silver bowls of red and green offerings, a silver bowl of rice or grain, a silver lamp, a kalasha and a red flower garland. Behind the fire pit, a deity shrine area with a wooden carved backrest and potted plants is visible. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance; he is a priest performing a homa.

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A photograph of a homa or yagna at a shrine. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold necklace and a white tilak on his forehead kneels before a dark rectangular fire pit with his right hand extended over it, smoke rising around him. A brass oil lamp with a flame sits on the pit's edge, beside a silver bowl with offerings and a small book in his left hand. Behind, a deity murti is decorated with white jasmine garlands before a red and gold cloth, with brass kalashas and potted plants along a red and white wall.2011-10-29December 17 20112011-12-17A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold-edged border kneels at a square homa fire pit, feeding offerings into flames with a long metal ladle. He wears a gold necklace and a white tilaka on his forehead. Silver pots and a kalasha-style vessel sit on the stone ledge, with green plants and a red-and-white striped wall behind him. Other people are partly visible at the left. This is a fire ritual scene. The priest's identity cannot be determined from appearance.2011-12-17October 27 20112011-10-27A photograph of a priest in white ritual dhoti and shawl with gold trim sitting cross-legged beside a fire pit with rising smoke, holding a brass lamp stand with a wick toward a yellow flame. Behind him, a shrine with brass pots, garlands of yellow and red flowers, and a deity murti draped in blue and yellow cloth. Potted plants stand on red-and-white steps. A silver bowl and a small oil lamp sit in the foreground. No a person candidate is visibly present.2011-10-27October 27 20112011-10-27A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and shawl with gold borders sits at a black fire pit, holding a ladle over a flame in a homa or yagna. A gold rudraksha-style mala hangs at his neck and he wears a bracelet. Brass bowls of offerings, yellow flowers, and a kalasha-like vessel sit on the stone ledge. Behind him, musicians play a flute and a drum, and a man in a white shirt and red-and-white lungi stands with hands folded. Orange-red walls and green foliage form the background.2011-12-17June 06 20102010-06-06A photo of a homa ritual at an ashram temple. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold-coloured sacred thread sits on the floor, holding a silver ladle over a silver bowl and pouring offering into a fire pit that burns at the right. Behind him stands a golden lion-shaped vahana beside a deity murti draped in garlands of white and orange flowers with green leaves, and pots of plants line the steps. Silver vessels, a open book, a silver bowl of yellow offerings and a plate of nuts lie on the floor in front. No visible candidate for a person is present.2011-12-31A shaven-headed priest sits cross-legged behind a fire pit with a bright flame, performing a homa. He wears white ritual cloth with gold borders, a rudraksha mala, and white vibhuti lines on his forehead, and gestures with one hand while holding a steel plate of grains. Brass and copper vessels, a ladle, a bell, dry twigs, and an open book sit on the altar, with a microphone in front of him. Red cloth and green leaves lie at the bottom edge, and a terracotta-coloured wall and pillar stand behind under a covered walkway.April AF 2012A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red-and-gold border sits cross-legged beside a brick fire pit (homa/yagna) with bright flames. He wears a heavy gold necklace and a gold pendant, holds a ladle over the fire in one hand, and reads from an open book on a stand with a microphone. Behind him stands a wooden cart, and to the right are trays of red chillies, fruit and other offerings.2011-12-31