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A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a temple courtyard. A priest in a maroon dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth sits cross-legged at a low stone platform, feeding dry leaves and offerings into a blazing fire pit. Steel bowls, a ladle and a plate of fruit sit around him. Behind the fire, a table draped in white and yellow cloth holds rows of brass pots topped with orange flowers. Two dark stone deity figures in garlands stand on either side, and a bright decorated shrine is visible further back. The priest's face is turned away from the camera, and no reliable appearance cues establish his identity.

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June 22 20132013-06-22December 10 20072007-12-10A photograph of a homa fire ritual inside a temple hall. A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes with a white tilak on the forehead sits cross-legged and pours an offering from a silver ladle into a rectangular fire pit with bright flames. Brass and silver vessels, bowls and a small brass pot sit on the floor around the fire pit. Behind, a table draped in a teal and gold cloth holds a row of silver kalashas topped with yellow-orange cloth, and a dark stone deity murti stands on the left wearing a red-and-white garland. Another person in orange is partially visible at the far left edge.2013-06-23August 31 20172017-08-31A photograph of a fire ritual at an outdoor stone platform. A man in orange saffron cloth and an orange turban sits cross-legged on a striped rug, holding a long-handled ladle over a silver bowl of offerings beside a bright flame rising from a stone fire pit. Yellow marigold garlands and red flower petals lie on the rug. Behind the fire, a purple-draped altar displays deity murtis garlanded with yellow flowers. Brass plates hold red offerings and sweets, and a kalasha-like vessel sits nearby. This appears to be a homa or yagna with an oil-fed flame.2013-10-08A young priest in a maroon dhoti and an orange-gold cloth sits cross-legged on a mat at a fire pit (homa/yagna) built of white stepped stone, feeding offerings into the flames with a long ladle while holding a small bowl and an open book. Smoke rises across the frame. Behind the fire, a row of polished silver kalashas topped with mango leaves and coconuts sits on a draped altar. Two dark stone deity murti statues flank the altar, garlanded with marigolds, and a lit lamp glows in the shrine beyond. Brass and silver bowls with flower petals sit at the priest's side.2013-06-22 +1 copiesDecember 28 20112011-12-28October 26 20112011-10-26October 26 20112011-10-26August 01 20142014-08-01Evening ritual photograph showing a woman in a white sari with an orange-red shawl seated cross-legged before a fire pit, holding a tray of offerings near a microphone stand while a large flame rises from the homa. Tiered steps in front of the fire are decorated with marigold garlands, fruit and small oil lamps. Behind them a seated deity murti or figure is adorned with white flower garlands, with a kalasha-like vessel in front and palm fronds at the sides. Two other seated women in orange shawls are partly visible at left, and devotees' heads appear in the foreground at right.2011-10-26June 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copies