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Outdoor homa at a village temple: a square brick fire pit with burning wood and flames sits on bare ground, ringed with red and white decorations and brass vessels. A priest in a yellow dhoti and bare chest holds a large metal plate while another man in a blue dhoti and red-orange shawl pours offerings toward the fire. Behind them a crowd of devotees watches: women in saris of green, purple, pink and yellow, men in white shirts, and children in checked shirts. Striped awnings and a red-and-white cloth canopy overhead.

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May 01 20152015-05-01May 01 20152015-05-01May 01 20152015-05-01An outdoor homa fire is burning inside a square brick fire pit on bare earth. Smoke and flames rise from wood and offerings, with marigold garlands on the brick edges. A priest in a yellow dhoti and bare chest stands at left, feeding the fire, with a brass vessel nearby. Behind the pit, a crowd of devotees watches: women in saris of green, pink and orange, and men in white dhotis and shirts. A bare-footed man in a white dhoti and shawl stands near the centre, and boys in red and plaid shirts stand at right. The setting looks like a temple consecration or kumbabhishekam ceremony.2015-05-01July 19 20132013-07-19Outdoor homa at a village temple: a square brick fire pit with burning wood sticks and offerings of red kumkum and flowers around its edges. Priests in white dhotis, one with a bare chest, stand at the left, one carrying a tray with a blue cloth. Behind the fire, a crowd of devotees watches, including women in saris of blue, yellow, pink and orange, men in white shirts and dhotis, and several children. A brass plate and a bundle of firewood lie in the foreground. A canopy with striped fabric and a tree shade the scene.2015-05-01A square stone homa fire pit with burning logs and smoke is the main subject, with young boys and men in orange and red robes and white sacred ash markings tending the fire. A young man in white dhoti and a tall beige headwrap, with rudraksha mala beads, pours offerings from a steel bowl into the flames. Other ritual attendants in orange and red sit beside silver bowls, yellow marigold flowers and fruit offerings. Behind them a seated audience in white and colourful clothing watches the ritual under a red-roofed shelter. No identifiable a person candidate with compatible cues is clearly visible.2013-09-09May 01 20152015-05-01A Vedic Rudra homa is underway outdoors before a large seated gathering. In the centre, a bare-chested priest with a saffron-and-white turban and a green-and-gold sash pours an offering from a small vessel into a brick fire pit where flames rise high. Beside him, another bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a pink-and-purple shawl holds his hands together in prayer. At right stands a young assistant in an orange-brown shawl and rudraksha mala beside an ornately decorated altar with carved figures and flower garlands. Brass lamps, offering bowls and baskets of grains sit on the ground. Behind them, rows of devotees in white with red shawls sit or stand, many with palms joined.2016-07-02 +1 copiesSeptember 24 20122012-09-24 +1 copiesA homa fire pit lined with marigold garlands and a white-edged border, with a flame burning in the square trench at the bottom of the frame. Around it stand a crowd of men in orange and saffron dhotis and shawls, a few shirtless with gold necklaces and rudraksha malas, and one in a red turban holding a brass plate of offerings. A bearded man in white dhoti with a gold necklace and rudraksha mala stands at the centre, one hand raised in a mudra. Another orange-clad man holds a silver plate of fruit, and an outstretched arm on the right grips a long brass ladle. Small oil lamps sit near the pit edge. The scene suggests a fire ritual with offerings, though no clear appearance-based a person candidate is established.2015-01-13A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a open-sided hall with a banana-leaf canopy and hanging banana bunches overhead. A fire burns in a brick fire pit in the foreground, with a man in a white dhoti and cream shawl holding up a red-and-gold cloth bundle, presumably an offering, above it. Beside him a man in a dark teal shirt and white dhoti holds a cloth bag, and a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti stands with a metal plate. Behind them, a group of people in saffron and orange robes, some with rudraksha malas, stand with hands folded in prayer. A woman in a dark green sari with gold trim stands at right, hands joined, and an older man in white stands at far left with hands raised in namaskar. Brass vessels and paper items lie on the floor.2012-09-24