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A photograph of a homa or yagna ritual. A person in white dhoti with gold borders and a rudraksha-style bead necklace stands at a square fire pit, pouring a liquid. Liquid streams down into the dark pit. Nearby stand a brass bowl and a gold tray of flowers, and a microphone is visible at right. A red building and green shrubs are blurred behind.

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Close photo of a person in white dhoti with a gold border pouring liquid from a silver ritual vessel with an elephant-head spout and a lotus-patterned square body, the stream falling in droplets. Gold necklace visible at upper right. Background is a blurred red wall and green shrubs with a bright sandy courtyard. In the foreground a brass bowl and a gold tray with yellow flowers sit near the bottom, with incense sticks at lower right.2011-12-17December 17 20112011-12-17December 17 20112011-12-17December 08 20112011-12-08A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and white shawl with a gold border pours water from a silver vessel over a dark black stone lingam on a pedestal. He wears a gold bead necklace with a gold pendant and a gold bracelet on his wrist. Behind him an orange wall and a blurred portrait-like figure appear, with a partial sculpted figure on the right. The scene suggests abhishekam ritual.2011-09-19September 19 20112011-09-19A close photograph of a homa fire ritual at an outdoor camp setting. A seated person in white ritual dress with a cream-and-gold border ladles liquid from a silver bowl into a fire pit lined with red brick and yellow-marked tiles. The fire is burning wood sticks and ash, with flames rising beside the ladle. Offerings sit nearby: a silver bowl, a steel vessel, a glass jar of pale liquid, and a tray with orange fruit. Pink and yellow flowers decorate the edge of the pit. Another person in white trousers stands at left, and a brass bell appears at upper right.2006-04-01A photograph of a homa fire ritual with a close-up of a silver ritual vessel with a curved spout held in a bare-armed hand wearing a gold bangle, pouring a thin stream of liquid (likely ghee) onto a fire pit built of red bricks with a bright orange flame. Green banana leaves lie across the foreground, scattered white flowers rest on the brick edge, and a small silver oil lamp sits at the lower left beside a metal bowl. In the blurred background, many people in white clothing stand and watch, with a tripod visible at right. The fire ritual suggests a homa or yagna.2011-11-10December 28 20112011-12-28September 19 20112011-09-19April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesNovember 10 20112011-11-10