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A seated priest in a red dhoti and red-orange shawl performs a homa at a brick fire pit in front of a decorated altar with a gilded lion-and-deity shrine, brass lamps and floral offerings. He holds a ladle over a bowl and a microphone is near him; a second robed attendant in orange and white stands behind. Flames rise from the fire pit, and kumkum and vibhuti marks are visible on the priest's forehead. Rudraksha and gold-coloured necklaces are visible on the seated man. Rows of small oil lamps stand at the left edge.

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May 15 20162016-05-15A homa fire burns in a square brick fire pit decorated with pink dots and dusted with white powder, flames rising at the centre. Behind it a bare-chested priest with a long beard, a red-beaded rudraksha mala and a red sacred cloth sits with a bowl and ladle, performing the offering. To the left, a man in a yellow dhoti sits cross-legged, and at right a man holds a microphone while seated with a plate of fruit and small brass lamps. Golden trident-topped staffs and gold-framed arches stand around the platform, with red flags and banners overhead. Several people watch from the background behind barricades.2016-05-15September 19 20152015-09-19September 19 20152015-09-19September 19 20152015-09-19A photograph of a homa fire pit built from yellow-orange bricks with white-dusted edges and pink flower decorations, a large flame rising from the center. Three men sit on a red cloth before it. On the left, a bare-chested man in a yellow dhoti pours or tends the fire. In the center, a bald, bare-chested man wearing a red rudraksha mala raises a hand over the fire. On the right, a young man in a white dhoti with a gold chain speaks into a microphone. Fruit, brass bowls and a green basin sit nearby. Behind them, golden trident-topped stands, red flags and a white decorated bull are visible, with a crowd standing behind barricades under a tent.2016-05-15September 19 20152015-09-19August 05 20162016-08-05A homa fire ritual in a large, decorated hall with red floor and gold-painted arches and decorations. A sacred fire burns in a brick fire pit ringed with yellow-and-pink decorated bricks and white rice. Three men perform the ritual: a seated man in a yellow dhoti at left holds a plate of white rice, a bare-chested priest in the centre wears a red cloth and red beaded mala and holds a microphone, and a young man at right in a white dhoti with red border holds a microphone and sits beside a bowl of oranges. A standing man in red cloth stands behind at upper left. Brass pots, bowls and offerings surround them, and a white horse figure stands at right. Spectators fill the background behind metal barricades.2016-05-15Outdoor fire ritual at dusk: a large square fire pit with a tall flame stands in the foreground, decorated with white kolam-style dots and scattered pink flower petals. A bearded priest with a shaved-headed, long-haired appearance wears an ornate red garment and a long beaded garland, holding an open book and gesturing with one hand. Beside him a man in white dhoti sits and tends the fire, and another man in white sits to the right above trays of coconuts, betel leaves, fruit, puffed grains, pink flowers and brass vessels. About a dozen seated devotees in white clothes with red sashes sit on striped mats in the background, and a woman in an orange sari stands at the right edge.2016-04-03A photograph of a homa fire ritual at night. A bare-chested priest with white sacred marks on his arms and chest, a rust-orange turban and a long rudraksha mala with gold ornaments sits on a silver chair. He holds a long ladle over a fire built on a stack of yellow bricks, decorated with grass and white grains. A brass bowl sits in front of the fire, with brass pots and a plate of flowers on a striped cloth. Behind him stand a stone pillar and a dark red mat. The priest appears to be a devotee-level performer; no identity is asserted from appearance.2018-06-04 +1 copiesSeptember 19 20152015-09-19