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Night outdoor fire ritual at a stone homa pit set on grass beside a large tree trunk. A single priest in an orange-red turban, bare-shouldered orange cloth and rudraksha mala kneels at the flaming pit, tending the fire with a long ladle. Silver and brass offering bowls, a kalasha-style vessel and a plate of offerings sit on a wooden platform to the left. Blurred white-clad figures are seated on steps in the background. Wires and white pebbles lie on the ground at lower right.

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A photograph of an outdoor fire ritual at night. A man in a rust-orange robe and orange turban sits cross-legged before a square brick fire pit with bright flames, with his hands over the fire. He wears a long layered gold beaded necklace and a large ornate gold pendant, and his long dreadlock-like hair falls over his shoulders. Behind him, a seated group of devotees in white and orange clothing, some wearing rudraksha malas, watch quietly. Silver and brass bowls, a brass bowl near the fire, lamps and a stack of offerings sit on the grass in front, and a blue-draped table stands at right.2013-12-09A 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 copiesDecember 09 20132013-12-09November 18 20152015-11-18A homa fire burns on a raised stone fire pit in the foreground at night. A robed priest in saffron-orange wrap and turban sits cross-legged, extending one arm over the flames while holding a brass plate of grains and a brass bowl with a ladle. Rudraksha-style bead bracelets and necklaces adorn the priest. Small brass pots, a kalasha-type vessel, and a potted plant sit beside the fire. Behind, a large seated audience dressed largely in white fills the background, softly out of focus. The scene reads as a fire ritual in progress.2017-02-21Night ritual in a covered open hall lit by tube lights and strings of multicoloured bulbs. In the foreground a brick-lined fire pit blazes as a homa. A sadhu in an orange head turban and orange cloth, with rudraksha malas and sandalwood markings, sits at right feeding sticks from a brass tray into the fire with a brass bowl beside him. Another orange-clad priest sits behind him. Oil lamps and a decorated palanquin with floral garlands sit by the fire, and a large crowd of devotees in white clothes fills the mats behind.2017-02-21A photograph of a homa fire ritual in progress. A bare-chested man with a rust-red turban, rudraksha mala and a silver chain sits at a yellow-plastered brick fire pit, reaching a hand toward the flames while a brass bowl and ladle rest beside it. Fresh marigold and pink flower garlands, white-clad priests stand behind, and small oil lamps sit on the floor. a person cues: a rust turban and rudraksha necklace, though the face is partly turned and the appearance is not certain enough to confirm identity.2018-04-11 +1 copiesOctober 10 20172017-10-10 +2 copiesA photograph of a homa at an outdoor fire pit built from wooden planks. A young man in white ritual dress sits cross-legged at the left, wearing a red and white turban, thin-rimmed glasses, a dark rudraksha mala across the chest and brown armbands. Tall flames rise from the fire pit beside a copper bowl, a silver ritual vessel rests on the wood, and a brass lamp stands at the right. A yellow vehicle and green foliage appear in the background.2014-10-03A seated priest in a red-orange dhoti-style wrap and red-orange turban performs a homa at a brick fire pit with a large open flame at night. He wears layered gold beaded and bead-ornament necklaces, multiple bangles on his arms, and long reddish sacred cords or malas over his shoulders. He offers items into the fire with his hands. Brass vessels, a plate and small cups with offerings sit on the floor beside him, and a covered brass container is at the right edge. The setting is dark with warm firelight.2013-12-20 +1 copiesSeptember 03 20162016-09-03 +1 copiesAugust 03 20142014-08-03 +2 copies