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A homa fire ritual in progress. A fire burns in a yellow-edged rectangular fire pit with a blue-painted border and scattered white powder. A hand at right pours a thin stream of ghee or liquid from a brass ladle into the flames. At left, a bare forearm with a silver bracelet is raised toward the fire. Behind the pit, several seated participants in white ritual clothes and a few in orange or saffron garments sit near pink flower garlands and a brass bowl. Smoke rises through the scene.

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Close view of a homa fire pit at a Vishesha Deeksha session. A hand holding a long-handled ladle pours liquid ghee into flames rising from a yellow-edged square fire pit. A small brass bowl sits on the rim, pink flowers and a red and white cloth lie beside it, and seated participants in white and orange blur in the background. Smoke drifts across the frame.2017-03-16November 23 20162016-11-23November 23 20162016-11-23A homa fire ritual in progress. A hand holding a long brass ladle pours ghee over a wooden fire pit with flames and smoke rising. Brass vessels, a brass tray with bananas and flowers, and red-and-white offerings sit on a wooden platform. A red thread is tied on the wrist of the ladle hand. Blurred seated devotees in green, pink and white clothing fill the background along a red carpet.2016-12-07September 24 20172017-09-24 +2 copiesA homa or yagna ritual at a golden wooden fire altar. Smoke rises from the fire pit on the left, and wooden sticks are laid across the altar. A brass ladle with a twisted handle pours liquid into brass bowls on the altar. A brass pot and a brass plate with offerings sit nearby, and a pile of herbs and green leaves lies in the foreground. A hand with a red thread wrist string holds the ladle, and another hand with a red thread rests on the plate. Blurred red-carpeted aisle and figures in green clothing appear in the background. No identifiable person is shown.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A brass ladle with a twisted handle is dipped into a brass bowl set on a stone or brick platform beside a flaming fire pit, with smoke rising. Marigold and pink flower petals are scattered on a yellow-wrapped wooden surface. A person in white ritual clothes with orange-bordered cloth is partially visible, seated and pouring liquid into the bowl for a homa-type fire ritual. No face is visible.2016-11-23A homa fire ritual at night. A smoking wooden fire pit with glowing embers sits on a wooden altar draped with white rice and marigold-like offerings. A priest's hand, wearing a red thread on the wrist, pours ghee from a long brass ladle into the flames, while a second brass vessel and a silver tray with fruit and grains sit nearby. Blurred devotees sit on a red carpet in the background, some in green and pink clothing. No identifiable face of a presiding figure is visible.2016-12-07A close photograph of a homa fire ritual at an outdoor camp setting. A seated person in white ritual dress with a cream-and-gold border ladles liquid from a silver bowl into a fire pit lined with red brick and yellow-marked tiles. The fire is burning wood sticks and ash, with flames rising beside the ladle. Offerings sit nearby: a silver bowl, a steel vessel, a glass jar of pale liquid, and a tray with orange fruit. Pink and yellow flowers decorate the edge of the pit. Another person in white trousers stands at left, and a brass bell appears at upper right.2006-04-01December 14 20112011-12-14A photograph of a homa fire ritual at night against a black background. A man in a rust-orange robe with long braided hair and a beaded mala necklace holds a long-handled silver ladle over a wooden fire pit, where flames and smoke rise. A silver bowl sits beside the fire, and green leaves and a coconut lie at the right edge.2013-10-06