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Night photograph of a homa performed beside a square fire pit lined with grey stone and white-painted edges. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a white tilak on his forehead makes an offering with his right hand, a small bowl of grains or offerings near him. Around him, several people in white and red kurta-style clothing and red shawls sit on the floor; a woman in a white outfit with an orange mala holds a steel bowl and ladle near the pit. Brass vessels, a kalasha-like pot, and decorative pink-tinged offerings sit on the right. Several participants wear badge lanyards and sit with palms together in prayer.

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A night homa at a brick fire pit with a tall bright flame rising from the centre. A bald man with a white tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over his body, a rudraksha mala and a beaded necklace, sits at the right side of the pit, hands extended over the fire with a ritual vessel nearby. Behind him a row of seated devotees wear white clothes and red shawls, some with orange scarves. Brass pots and a small bowl sit beside the fire on a cloth-covered platform. A small headset microphone is visible on the officiant's face.2013-03-31April 01 20132013-04-01April 01 20132013-04-01February 24 20152015-02-24 +1 copiesSeptember 04 20122012-09-04Photo 11740852March 28 20132013-03-28Night-time photograph of a group of devotees in saffron and orange clothing seated with hands folded in namaskar around a large dark stone yagna or homa pit. Several men and women wear orange robes, red-and-gold shawls and beaded necklaces, some with rudraksha-style malas. A standing figure in orange robes and a red shawl stands at the back with palms pressed together. Around the edge are brass pots, kalashas, flower petals, marigolds, banana leaves, vessels and a brass bell on a white cloth. A low wall with red and white posts and palm trees appear in the background.2008-10-07Night outdoor ritual in an open courtyard with a large group of devotees seated on colourful striped mats in rows. In the foreground, a square stone fire pit (homa kunda) with brass vessels, an oil lamp and cone-wrapped lotus-shaped offerings sits on a red-and-gold cloth. A man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban sits at right, his palms pressed together near the fire pit. At left, a figure in orange robes, orange turban, rudraksha beads and a shawl sits on a red-upholstered throne with hands folded in greeting. Many participants in white clothes with red sashes sit with hands in anjali. Behind them a golden-framed altar holds a deity murti with gold drapery, and an orange kalasha-like pillar stands in the background.2013-04-01Night outdoor fire ritual (homa) at a yellow brick fire pit decorated with white flowers and petals. Several shaven-headed priests in saffron-orange robes with gold necklaces and rudraksha beads sit cross-legged, feeding wooden sticks into the fire from brass trays and a metal vessel. Women in cream and yellow saris, one with an orange shawl, stand watching in the background, with a large drum visible behind the priests and smoke rising through string lights.2011-11-10April 01 20132013-04-01A photograph of a homa fire ritual in an indoor hall. A brick-lined fire pit holds a lit flame, and a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes with a gold necklace and white tilak marks on his forehead and arms feeds offerings into it from a steel plate. Brass bowls, a copper vessel, bundles of sticks, banana-leaf packets and white jasmine garlands sit on the mat in front. Behind them, a row of seated devotees, several women in white and a woman in a black top with an orange scarf, watch the ritual. A microphone stands at the right edge.2012-09-04