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A homa fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit inside a decorated tent, with ritual items around it. Two priests in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged behind the fire: the nearer one wears a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces and has long, dark, unbound hair. Beside them a shaved-headed priest in white sits with a mala. Brass lamps, kalasha-style vessels and brass oil lamps are arranged on red mats, with a crowd of devotees standing behind a railing in the background. Hanging paper decorations and orange umbrellas hang overhead. The priest in saffron with long hair is a probable candidate for a person by appearance, though the image is not clear enough to confirm.

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April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24A photograph of a homa fire ritual inside a red-carpeted tent hung with colourful triangular banners and a chandelier. A square fire pit lined with yellow bricks marked with white swirl designs holds a bright flame. A young boy in white dhoti with gold border and gold necklace stands at left, while three young ritual attendants in saffron/orange robes and beads sit around the fire, one tending offerings from a bowl. Brass oil lamps, brass bull figurines and a small brass kalasha surround the pit, and a crowd of onlookers stands behind a barrier.2016-04-24A homa fire burns inside a square brick fire pit lined with brick edges marked with white painted designs, set on a red carpet at a temporary outdoor camp. Four boys in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls sit around the fire. The boy at centre holds a brass bowl of offerings and wears a multi-strand rudraksha mala, gold pendant and face and body marked with white ash. Two boys on either side wear beaded necklaces and bangles, and the boy at left has white tilak on his forehead. Behind them a crowd of devotees stands behind a rope barrier, with brass lamps and a kalasha-like brass vessel and a bronze bull figure at the lower left. Behind the fire pit, a seated figure in orange robes appears in the far background.2016-04-24April 25 20162016-04-25 +1 copiesA homa fire ritual in a tent with a red carpet. A brick fire pit with burning wood sits at the centre, bordered by white painted swirl motifs. Four young priests in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls sit behind it; the one centre-back holds a brass bowl of grains and wears a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, and the others wear orange garlands and kumkum marks. Brass bulls, a bell-metal vessel with firewood and a kalasha-style brass lamp stand around the pit. Behind a rope barrier, a crowd of devotees watches, and a seated elder in orange sits at left. Lamps hang overhead.2016-04-24April 25 20162016-04-25April 24 20162016-04-24A homa fire pit lined with yellow brick, with flames rising from burning wood and offerings of seeds and red petals, is the centre of the scene. A man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged at the fire and tends the flames with a ladle. Beside him, a man in a plain orange cloth and a purple shawl kneels and tends the fire, and a seated man in orange robes with a gold necklace and a gold garland watches. Behind them, priests in white dhotis and orange cloths attend a row of small white lamps and a brass lamp stand, and a shelf of carved deity and animal figures is visible on the right. A central figure in orange robes, with long grey hair, sits calmly with hands folded. The scene appears to be a ritual homa in progress at an outdoor setup with a colourful striped mat.2015-09-14Night outdoor homa at a yellow-painted fire pit with flames and smoke rising from its centre. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in orange dhoti and bare chest, with white tilak markings and a long rudraksha mala, tends the fire with a ladle. Beside him a seated man in an orange turban, orange shawl and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged before brass puja vessels, a kalasha and bowls of flower petals and offerings. Behind them many people in white dhotis and white shawls sit in rows with red blindfold-style cloths over their eyes. Tripod-mounted camera at left. Ritual setting with oil lamps and brass vessels.2017-09-17 +1 copiesA homa fire ritual in progress. A brick-lined fire pit holds flaming wood and ash at the bottom centre. A man in orange cloth sits cross-legged at the front right, pouring from a small vessel into the fire. Behind the fire, a seated man in a long orange robe with a bare upper body and a wide crimson-and-gold sash, adorned with a large gold pendant and a rudraksha-style necklace, sits with hands together. Beside him a man in a purple cloth and ochre dhoti is seated, and further back a man in white stands. On the right, brass lamps, a metal pot and rows of small white packets are arranged on shelves. Woven striped mats in red, green and blue cover the floor.2015-09-14A large hall during a homa fire ritual for samaya deeksha. In the foreground, a square brick fire pit burns with flames while a robed priest sits beside it, with metal bowls of offerings, fruit and flower garlands nearby. Several seated men in white and saffron-coloured dhotis and shawls, some with rudraksha malas, sit on striped rugs facing the fire. A decorated deity murti garlanded with orange and yellow flowers sits at left, under a gilded canopy with lamps. Many devotees fill the hall behind, and a large brass oil lamp stands nearby.2015-07-17