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A homa fire ritual in a red-walled room. A bare-chested man with a saffron-orange turban and ceremonial gold necklace sits cross-legged on the left, sprinkling powder from his hands near a bright fire pit built from stacked bricks, decorated with flower petals and sweets. Two young men in white dhotis sit beside the fire, one wearing a white shawl and a garland of beads, and a standing man in white bends over the fire. Brass bowls, oil, flower garlands and a small metal lamp surround the altar on a patterned mat. Several onlookers in white stand in the background.

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April 10 20162016-04-10April 10 20162016-04-10April 10 20162016-04-10Photograph of a fire ritual, homa or yagna, inside a stone-walled hall with rough brick and stone blocks. Several priests sit on the floor around brick-lined fire pits where flames rise, with bowls of offerings, leafy green stems, marigold-like flowers, a basket of sticks and brass vessels nearby. The priest in the centre wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his body with a tilak on his forehead. A bare-chested priest on the right wears a yellow head cloth and white dhoti. Attendants in white and orange garments tend the fires and handle offerings in the background.2016-10-16Evening fire ritual in an open brick-walled courtyard. A large square homa fire pit with a bright flame sits at centre, surrounded by garlands of yellow and orange flowers, bowls of offerings, fruit and green leaves. A priest in white dhoti with a bare upper body and a red-orange headcloth sits at the left and tends the fire with a ladle. Another priest in a white dhoti and orange sash sits behind the fire pit, with a second fire and more ritual participants visible in the background. A woman with glasses and a flower garland sits at the right. Several other people in white dhotis are seated or standing in the background.2016-10-16Priests perform a homa fire ritual inside a brick-walled space at dusk. A large brick fire pit holds blazing flames, surrounded by marigold garlands, brass vessels, bundles of sticks in a basket, and a bowl of grains. Seated priests wear white dhotis, bare upper bodies, and orange or saffron shawls and headcloths; one wears an orange headcloth and holds a bowl over the fire, another in an orange shawl sits cross-legged at the pit, and others tend to a second fire pit in the background. Garlanded brass pots and offerings are arranged on a striped mat. A bearded figure in white stands at the left edge.2016-10-16January 06 20182018-01-06A homa fire burns in a brick fire pit at the centre of a stone-walled hall, surrounded by marigold garlands and brass vessels. A bare-chested man with a white dhoti and orange shawl, with a tilak on his forehead, sits cross-legged before the fire. Around him, priests in white dhotis and orange clothing tend the ritual, one holding a brass pot and another feeding offerings into the flames. A second fire burns in the background, and a woven basket of sticks and offering materials sits at right. Copyright overlay text appears on the image.2016-10-16September 14 20152015-09-14A homa fire is burning in a square fire pit built from stacked brick-like blocks decorated with white and purple rangoli-style designs. Four priests sit on striped mats around the fire. The two on the left wear white dhotis and saffron-and-gold wraps, one with a red-and-gold head turban, both with beaded necklaces and bare upper bodies. Two more on the right wear saffron and cream cloths with rudraksha-style beaded malas. Brass vessels, plates of flowers, fruit, and small offering bundles surround the scene, and a long, dim corridor with red walls and people in the background leads toward the entrance.2016-03-06 +1 copiesOctober 16 20162016-10-16A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a temple-like hall with dark red walls and carved wooden doorframes. A large flame rises from a brick-built fire pit at centre, surrounded by flower garlands, fruits, a brass vessel and a kalasha with a white cloth. A priest on the left wears a pink-and-gold turban, bare chest, rudraksha-style beaded garland and white dhoti, holding a ladle. Two young men sit on the right, one bare-chested with a white dhoti and garland, the other in a white dhoti with an orange garland. Standing in the doorway, a man in white kurta and dhoti with hands in añjali mudra faces the fire, while a man in orange dhoti stands beside him. Offerings and a brass plate with fruits and flowers lie in the foreground. Four people are visible plus a partly seen figure at the doorway, making several people in total.2016-08-05 +1 copies