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A homa fire ceremony with a brick-built fire pit sprinkled with turmeric-yellow powder and marigold flowers, flames rising from the centre. In the background a shaved-headed priest with a grey beard and wire-rimmed glasses, bare-chested and wearing a rudraksha mala and saffron cloth, holds a ladle over the fire. Beside him a seated man in a white dhoti with a microphone stands at a stand, another man in a white dhoti sits nearby. Foreground: a figure in a white dhoti with purple and gold brocade borders and a red and gold waistband, barefoot. White and red-yellow flower garlands hang at left. Brass vessels and a bowl of dark liquid sit near the pit. a person is not supported by appearance here, so the priest is described only by role.

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A homa fire ritual in progress on a white tiled floor. A brick fire pit with a lit flame and smoke rises from it, surrounded by yellow and red flower offerings, steel bowls and a small brass vessel. Behind it a bare-chested priest with a long white beard, rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti, sits holding a ladle and offering. Another man in white sits behind him near a microphone, and a person in a purple-bordered white dhoti stands at left. Garlands of red and yellow flowers decorate the background.2013-07-18Outdoor homa ceremony at night beside a square brick fire pit with flames rising from it. Several bare-chested priests in white dhotis with coloured striped borders and gold necklaces stand and kneel around it. One priest in the centre, wearing a red-and-white head cloth, pours from a metal vessel. Behind them a silver-framed object and tiered arrangements of yellow and red flower garlands rest on a silver stand, with brass pots on a table at the back. The page-based identity cue does not show a qualifying candidate here, so the people are described by role only.2018-01-06January 06 20182018-01-06January 06 20182018-01-06January 06 20182018-01-06A homa fire ritual is underway in a temple-like room with a striped cloth on the floor. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with a yellow headband kneels and tends a flaming fire pit built of yellow-and-orange blocks, with flowers, fruit and a brass lamp nearby. Beside him a bare-chested assistant in white dhoti with a green-and-white border holds a small vessel. Behind them, a seated figure in saffron-orange cloth, with long hair and a gold necklace over rudraksha beads, sits on a golden throne with a gold chair back. A garland of white and yellow flowers lies in the foreground. Pooja items and a brass plate are visible on the floor.2017-06-23A homa fire ritual at night. Flames rise from a brick-lined fire pit where a priest in white dhoti with a striped border and a bare chest, wearing a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, feeds the fire with his hand. Another priest in white stands behind, holding a ladle-like vessel with a lit oil lamp. To the right, a silver ornate peetha throne is decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands and flower petals, with brass vessels and a small brass lamp nearby. Smoke drifts across the scene. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance.2018-01-06January 06 20182018-01-06September 26 20172017-09-26 +1 copiesA photograph of a sacred fire ritual inside a richly decorated Hindu temple hall with pink and silver shrine alcoves holding deity murtis. A large blazing homa fire rises from a stacked brick fire pit topped with a tiered ornate golden altar, decorated with red flowers. On the left, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a saffron-coloured shawl and rudraksha mala sits with hands folded, beside a standing man in white dhoti with a saffron sash and a yellow-brown headwrap seated near him. On the right, a young man in white dhoti and purple-striped sash bends forward tending the fire. Seated devotees in white and orange clothes watch in the background, and green mats cover the floor.2016-07-02January 06 20182018-01-06A ritual scene in a temple hall during a homa or fire ceremony. A priest seated at left, bare-chested with a blue and gold cloth around his waist, a blue head wrap, a gold beaded necklace and bangles, holds a silver vessel and pours or offers over a flaming fire pit. In front of him, a golden-framed altar or throne holds a central fire and is draped with yellow, red and white flower garlands. Two standing priests in white dhoti and cream shawls with white and yellow garlands stand behind, hands folded. Offerings of yellow marigold petals, red flower petals, fruit and brass plates sit on the pit's tiered platform. Brass lamps and vessels line the background.2015-10-18