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A homa fire burns on a yellow-brick fire pit built in layers, with flowers and marigold garlands around it and a kalasha-style pot nearby. A shirtless priest with a yellow headwrap and beaded necklaces, wearing a white dhoti, pours from a brass ladle into the fire. Two other men in white dhotis and beaded necklaces sit on striped mats beside the pit; one offers items, the other sits cross-legged. A carved wooden door with brass studs stands behind, and a sign on the left shows photography prohibition symbols.

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A homa fire ritual in a temple-style room. A square fire pit built of yellow-painted bricks, decorated with white sprinkled powder and red flower petals, holds a blazing fire. A priest with a yellow turban and gold necklaces, bare-chested, pours offerings from a long brass ladle. Two seated assistants in white dhotis sit nearby, one bare-chested with a gold chain and one in orange with a gold chain. A wooden door with brass studs stands behind, and a kalasha with yellow flower garlands sits near the fire. A signboard in the upper left shows Telugu and other text beside a fan.2017-04-06April 06 20172017-04-06A homa fire ritual in front of ornate dark wooden double doors with brass fittings. A fire burns inside a square pit built of yellow-ochre bricks, decorated with white rice-flour lines, rose petals and dark seeds. A man in a yellow turban, bare-chested with gold necklaces, sits on the left holding a long brass ladle, while a second bare-chested man in a white dhoti with gold chains and a third seated man in an orange garment and white dhoti attend beside the fire. Marigold and yellow flowers, a brass kalasha with garland, a brass pot and lamps surround the pit.2017-04-06April 06 20172017-04-06Three men perform a homa fire ritual seated around a brick fire pit (kund) with a large open flame. The man at left wears a yellow turban, gold beaded necklaces and a white dhoti, and pours an offering from a long-handled ladle into the fire. Beside him a shirtless man with a gold necklace tends the offerings, and at right a bare-chested man in a saffron wrap and rudraksha-style beaded necklace sits with folded hands. Flowers, red petals and rice are scattered on the bricks, with a garlanded decorative arrangement behind them and a wooden door studded with brass knobs in the background.2017-04-06April 06 20172017-04-06April 06 20172017-04-06A fire ritual in a tiled hall with a large carved wooden double door behind it. A homa fire burns on a square altar of stacked brick-coloured blocks, dusted with white powder, with fruit offerings (bananas, pomegranates, red fruit) on green leaves in front. A priest in white dhoti with a yellow head cloth and gold-coloured garlands ladles ghee into the fire. Beside him a man with a bare chest and rudraksha-style beads pushes wood into the flames. Another man in an orange shawl and white dhoti sits cross-legged, and a fifth participant sits at the lower right. Flower garlands and a kalasha-like vessel decorate the altar, and a red-carpeted seat is visible at left.2017-04-06A homa fire burns in a square yellow-brick fire pit decorated with red flower petals and white powder. A priest bare-chested with a yellow turban and gold beaded necklace pours an offering from a ladle-like vessel into the flames. Beside him a second man in white dhoti with a yellow-bordered cloth and gold beaded necklace tends a tray of wood and offerings. Marigold garlands, oranges, bananas and flowers lie nearby; a heavy wooden door with brass studs stands behind.2017-04-06April 03 20172017-04-03A fire ritual performed before a large dark wooden door with brass studs and knockers, set in a stone wall. A yellow-turbaned priest bare-chested with a white dhoti and gold necklace feeds the flames from a brass vessel over a yellow brick fire pit (homa) laid with flowers, fruits, coconuts and bowls of offerings. A second priest in a white dhoti with a pale pink cloth bends forward holding a ladle, while a third kneels in a yellow-green dhoti fanning the fire. Two men in striped white dhotis and orange shawls stand behind, and a cameraman in the foreground films the rite.2017-04-06A homa fire ceremony at a heavy wooden door with brass studs in a brick-walled room. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a yellow-and-red cloth around his waist and a yellow head cloth pours liquid from a brass vessel near the door. Another priest in a pink-and-white dhoti holds a brass bowl over a brick fire altar stacked with yellow bricks, where a flame burns amid marigold garlands, fruit, flowers and offerings. A man in a yellow dhoti kneels at the altar. On the right, two men in orange and white stand with folded hands, one wearing glasses and a rudraksha-style gold necklace. Smoke rises from the fire pit.2017-04-06