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A photograph of a homa at a temple, with a fire pit burning in the lower left. A man in saffron-orange robes with a red rudraksha-style bead necklace holds a silver tray of fruits and offerings above the fire. Beside him, a bare-chested man in white dhoti sits with palms joined in prayer, and an orange-robed priest sits behind. Other white-clad men stand in the background near a blue doorway. Banana, fruit, a brass vessel, flower garlands and a ladle sit in the foreground. Garlands of pink and yellow flowers frame the right edge.

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November 07 20002000-11-07A homa is performed at a temple. A square fire pit with white and terracotta-coloured borders holds a flame at lower left. Several seated men perform the ritual on a floor covered with straw and green leaves. A bare-chested man with a rudraksha-style bead necklace presses his palms together at left. Another bare-chested man in white dhoti sits centre, hands clasped. A bearded man in orange-saffron robes sits behind the fire pit. A man in an orange robe with a red-bead necklace sits right, holding a flower and a sheet of paper. Offerings of bananas, leaves and a brass vessel with a ladle sit near the pit, and pink and white flowers fill the right foreground. A standing man in a checked shirt holds a brass tray.2001-01-012001 - Glimpses From Various Programs2001-01-01November 07 20002000-11-07A homa being performed at a temple fire pit lined with orange and white tiles. A young man in an orange robe, wearing a red rudraksha mala and a white beaded necklace, sits cross-legged holding a ladle and a folded paper, facing the fire area. Two bare-chested men in white dhotis sit nearby, one wearing a long beaded necklace and the other with a sacred mark on his forehead. Behind them a man in a checked shirt and a man in white stand over a steel vessel, and another person in orange sits further back. A brass plate holds bananas, fruit, flowers and a small offering, and a bowl with liquid sits by the pit. Pink flowers and a garland frame the right foreground. Four people are visible.2001-01-01November 07 20002000-11-07November 07 20002000-11-07A photograph of a temple homa in progress. A young man in orange saffron robes and a red rudraksha mala sits on the right, holding a brass plate with a burning flame aloft while chanting. Before him is a platter of offerings with bananas, betel leaves and fruit. In front, a sunken fire pit with a flame is surrounded by a metal ladle. Two bare-chested men in white dhotis sit with palms pressed together at left, and several men in white and checked shirts stand behind in a temple hall with a blue cloth and painted pillars.2001-01-012001 - Glimpses From Various Programs2001-01-01December 30 20072007-12-30A photograph of a Hindu fire ritual on a ground floor with straw and leaves spread out. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a red rudraksha mala sits cross-legged at the right, holding a ladle and a folded white cloth, and pours from a ladle into a fire pit. Beside him a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti sits with his hands joined. A bare-chested man with white beaded necklaces sits at the left, and a man in a checked shirt and white clothes stands behind, handing over a vessel. Offerings on a tray include bananas, a coconut and flowers, and pink garlands hang in the foreground. Stone blocks and a dark pit edged in orange and white lie at the lower left.2000-11-07A photograph of a puja ceremony in an open hall with a seated crowd of devotees, many with palms pressed together in namaste. In the foreground a bare-chested priest with a sandalwood-marked forehead, wearing a red-and-yellow dhoti and a white beaded necklace, holds a brass lamp with a lit flame and a brass vessel while performing the ritual. Nearby sit a bearded man in white with tripundra marks and a man in an orange robe. Before them is a brick-edged fire or offering platform decorated with bananas, fruits, flowers, pineapples and a red cloth-wrapped kalasha-like arrangement with paddy stalks. Several seated men wear white dhotis and white shirts; a few wear orange or saffron shawls.2004-06-12