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A homa fire burns in a raised wooden fire pit set on a red floor, with marigold garlands, scattered rice and yellow flowers around the pit and a brass bowl of oil nearby. Behind the fire, three men sit on the floor: one wears a yellow shawl over bare shoulders, another wears a beige shawl, and the third, on the right, wears an orange saffron cloth and a rudraksha mala. A decorated kalasha with flower garlands sits on a metal stand at the back, with more devotees in white and a seated woman in maroon at the left edge. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.

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September 05 20172017-09-05 +2 copiesA night homa in progress at an outdoor ritual area. A central yellow-gold fire pit blazes with large flames. Behind it, a man in an orange turban and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with hands joined above the fire. Around him, several shaved-headed priests in saffron-orange dhotis sit on striped mats, tending the fire and handling offering trays of sticks and flower petals. Standing behind them, men in white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies hold their hands together in prayer. Gold ornamental arches, brass lamps and a pink flower-filled bowl are visible at the edges.2017-09-17 +1 copiesDecember 05 20162016-12-05July 09 20132013-07-09September 17 20152015-09-17A homa fire ritual at night. A square brick fire pit blazes at the centre, with tall flames rising from it. Several priests in white dhotis and white shawls with red borders sit cross-legged around the pit, one holding a ladle and one offering into the fire. A bowl of ghee sits on the pit's edge beside silver trays of flowers, nuts and offerings. On the left, a deity murti is adorned with red and white flower garlands, and brass oil lamps stand nearby. Hands of devotees reach in from the frame edges.2010-10-16 +1 copiesApril 03 20162016-04-03April 10 20162016-04-10February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesSeptember 06 20142014-09-06October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOutdoor 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.2016-04-03