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A photograph of a fire ritual at night in a courtyard. A central figure sits cross-legged before a blazing fire pit, wearing a red-orange turban, a white dhoti, bare chest, and a layered orange and gold bead garland. He holds a ladle or stick over the flames. Around the fire are brass vessels, bowls of fruit, marigold garlands, a tray of flowers and apples, and decorated kalasha-style pots. Behind him, a few seated men in white dhotis and an orange-clad attendant watch. Potted plants frame the left side.

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August 05 20162016-08-05A homa fire ritual at night in a courtyard. A central fire blazes in a brick fire pit, and a priest bare-chested in a white dhoti with a red turban pours offerings into it from a brass vessel. Around the pit are marigold garlands, bowls of fruit, apples, brass vessels and kalasha pots draped in cloth. Several men sit on mats in white dhotis and rudraksha malas, and one man in saffron clothing is at the right edge. A man in the foreground with his back to the camera wears a rudraksha mala. Floral decorations and fruit offerings cover the ground around the fire.2016-08-05June 19 20162016-06-19August 09 20152015-08-09April 10 20162016-04-10A homa is performed at a brick fire pit in a temple-like hall. Three priests sit on a striped mat around the burning fire: the man on the left wears a red-and-pink turban, a red-orange rudraksha-style mala, and a white dhoti, and he is feeding items from a woven basket; the man in the centre sits in white with a white shawl and a bead necklace; the man on the right wears a white dhoti, an orange-gold cloth and a bead garland, holding a small item over the flames. A fourth person in white dhoti and white kurta stands in a doorway behind them. Flowers, a brass vessel of ghee, and yellow marigold garlands surround the fire.2016-08-05Night outdoor homa at a brick fire pit filled with burning wood, its flames lit orange against the dark. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with an orange-red headcloth raises an offering in his right hand over the fire. Three other men sit behind him on a paved courtyard; the leftmost sings or chants into a microphone stand, and the others wear white and yellow cloths, one with a sacred thread. Around the fire are steel bowls of flowers, fruit, coconuts, vegetables and kumkum-marked offerings, with a purple cloth and a lit lamp on a side table. Pink and red flower petals decorate the fire pit's edge. No visible a person candidate.2013-07-04August 01 20142014-08-01Night-time homa at an outdoor stone-walled courtyard. A brick fire pit blazes with flames and smoke at centre, surrounded by marigold and red flower garlands, fruit, bowls, brass oil lamps and candles. A shirtless man in a red-orange turban sits cross-legged behind the fire, with a second bare-chested man seated to his left and a woman in white seated behind. A standing man in white dhoti and shawl at right tends the offerings. Colourful striped mats cover the floor and a golden deity figure appears at left edge.2017-02-22March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesA night homa at a fire pit lined with flower petals. A flame rises from the central square pit, with a standing priest in white dhoti and shawl at the top of the frame and several seated priests in white around the pit. One seated priest in the right foreground has a gold necklace and folded hands. A seated priest at centre right, with hands joined in prayer, wears white, with a rudraksha-style necklace and a shaved head. Brass vessels, a brass lamp and fruit offerings sit on the left and right. Behind the pit, a brass lamp burns beside a deity murti decorated with red flower garlands and a golden kalasha-like vessel with fruit. Strings of lights glow in the background. No clearly distinctive a person cues are visible in the frame, so the candidate is unsure.2010-10-16 +1 copiesA night-time homa in progress at a square fire pit lined with yellow and orange marigold garlands. A central priest, bare-chested with a pink turban and many marigold garlands, sits cross-legged before a tall flame and tosses offerings into it. Beside him, a man in an orange shawl and white dhoti speaks into a handheld microphone and holds a basket of wood sticks. Other bare-chested men in white dhotis and garlands sit around the fire, and a man in a green cloth bends forward at the back. Baskets of offerings and small brass vessels rest on the ground.2016-02-22 +1 copies