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A photograph of a homa at a temple shrine. In the foreground a young man with a shaved head, wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder and a white dhoti, holds out a metal vessel toward a fire pit. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti sits cross-legged nearby with hands joined in front of him. Behind them stands an ornate deity murti decorated with pink and red flower garlands, placed on a blue draped platform. Brass oil lamps stand beside the offerings, and a bowl of banana, fruit and coconut sits near the fire. A man in a white shirt and other devotees in saris watch from the background. The flames burn in the fire pit at lower right.

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A homa is being performed at night inside a temple, with a sacred fire burning at lower right. A young man in saffron-orange robes sits on a deerskin-like mat at left, holding a metal plate of fruit, sticks and offerings with raised hands. A shirtless man in white dhoti sits cross-legged at centre with palms pressed together in prayer, beside a kalasha-like brass vessel draped in blue cloth and decorated with pink flowers. Brass oil lamps stand nearby, and a bowl of banana and offerings sits before the fire. Devotees in white and dark clothing sit in the background.2001-01-012001 - Glimpses From Various Programs2001-01-012001 - Glimpses From Various Programs2001-01-01A photograph of a temple ritual in progress. In the foreground a young priest in an orange-saffron shawl over bare shoulders and a rudraksha mala reaches forward with both hands, holding a metal vessel over a decorated deity murti draped in blue cloth and flower garlands. Behind him a second priest in white dhoti sits and performs the rite. A brass lamp stands at the top, and a platter of offerings with banana leaves, fruit and a lit cup sits in the lower foreground. Devotees in white and red saris watch from the side. The scene appears to be an abhishekam or puja in a temple setting.2001-01-01July 16 20152015-07-16A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a crowded hall. A man in white dhoti with a colourful striped cloth, wearing an orange turban, rudraksha mala and wristwatch, sits cross-legged behind a wooden fire platform decorated with yellow marigold petals and pink rangoli. He holds a cupped hand over a copper bowl while flames rise beside him. A bare-chested priest in an orange-yellow shawl faces him from the foreground. Behind them, devotees in white, green and saffron clothing sit with hands folded in anjali, and a standing man in white and saffron looks on.2016-12-05July 08 20172017-07-082001 - Glimpses From Various Programs2001-01-01July 11 20122012-07-11A priest sits cross-legged before a brick-built fire pit where a bright flame burns on a bed of yellow-dusted offerings with marigold petals and red flowers. He has white ash markings on his bare chest and arms, wears a saffron-orange dhoti, a pink shawl, rudraksha mala beads and glasses, and holds a silver ladle-like vessel over the fire. Behind him, other robed participants sit near a microphone stand, and floral garlands hang on the right, with a silver kalasha-style pot in the foreground. This is a homa fire ritual.2013-07-18A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a temple-like hall. A shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a green and gold border pours or offers material with a ladle, while an ash-colored bald elder in white sits cross-legged beside a man in an orange-and-gold shawl. A square wooden fire pit with a burning fire and smoke is covered with white flower petals and red blossoms. A standing shirtless attendant in a dhoti watches. A large brass kalasha stands near offerings, and red and white garlands hang on decorated pillars at right. Several seated devotees in white are in the background, some with folded hands. A camera is visible near the back.2016-12-07A photograph of a temple homa at Melmalaiyanur Sri Angala Parameshwari Amman Temple. In the foreground a young shaved-headed priest in an orange-and-pink shawl holds a brass plate of fruit and offerings toward a fire pit, arms extended. Behind him a seated priest in white dhoti sits on the floor. Brass oil lamps, a decorated deity murti draped in blue cloth and garlanded with red and pink flowers stand at the back. Several devotees sit in the background, including a man with rudraksha beads and a woman in blue, while a bare-chested man in the right background sits near a pile of pooja materials. Dried grass and offerings lie on the floor.2001-01-01