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A homa fire ritual in a covered courtyard at an ashram. A fire burns in a brick-lined pit decorated with coloured rangoli patterns and rose petals. A man in white dhoti and orange shawl with rudraksha mala, sitting on the left, tends the fire with a stick and offerings. Behind him, several priests in white dhotis and orange shawls sit on mats, one wearing a green-topped headpiece. Brass lamps, fruits, flower garlands, a kalasha, and decorated offering trays surround the fire. A bare-walled red building and a parked car are visible outside.

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April 10 20162016-04-10A homa fire ceremony in a courtyard against red walls, with a fire burning in a raised square pit decorated with coloured kolam-like rangoli, yellow and pink, and surrounded by fruit, flowers, coconuts and brass vessels. A standing man in a white shirt and white dhoti at left watches. Seated priests wear saffron and orange cloths and rudraksha or gold necklaces; one bare-chested priest wears a green head cloth and another sits near a brass vessel. Orange-clad participants sit and stand in the background, with smoke rising. Marigold garlands and petals decorate the offering area.2016-03-05 +1 copiesFebruary 27 20162016-02-27 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa fire ceremony outdoors. A fire burns in a brick fire pit decorated with marigold and red flower garlands. Two men sit on mats before it. The man on the left, bare-chested with a long topknot, wears white dhoti, a gold necklace and a garland. The man on the right, bare-chested with a sacred thread, white forehead markings and a red-and-white cloth over his shoulder, ladles an offering into the fire from a copper vessel. In front, a white cloth holds a kolam of coloured powders and flowers, with orange fruits, brass kalasha pots, a plate of offerings and a brass bowl of liquid. Two other people are partly visible at the frame's edge. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable.2016-01-30A homa fire burns inside a brick fire pit on a floor covered with striped cloth, surrounded by flower garlands in pink and yellow and small brass bowls and vessels. Four men sit around the fire. The central man wears a purple turban, bare-torso with white ash markings and a gold necklace, and a saffron-orange shawl, holding a steel bowl. Behind him, two men wear white dhotis and white marks, with garlands, and one wears glasses. A decorated offering table on the right holds pomegranates, flowers and a rangoli-style design. The scene is at an open-air red-walled courtyard. No clear a person candidate is distinguishable by appearance.2016-03-28A homa fire burns in a tiered white brick fire pit on a paved courtyard, its tiers wrapped in yellow and red flower garlands with kolam designs drawn on the ground around it. Three bare-chested men in white dhotis sit cross-legged at the fire; the one on the right holds his hands over the flames, another in a saffron-yellow shawl is at the left, and a man in a turban with a white dhoti sits behind them. Trays of flowers, fruit, bowls of offerings and brass vessels surround the pit, and to the right a shrine is hung with red and white garlands. Several seated devotees in white clothes watch from the left, one in a red scarf.2013-07-19March 15 20172017-03-15Outdoor homa ritual at an ashram courtyard. A tiered white fire altar decorated with yellow marigolds and red flowers holds a lively fire burning in a square pit. Several priests sit cross-legged around it: the central one has a blue-green head wrap, bare chest, rudraksha mala and white dhoti, while others wear white or yellow cloths and one holds a microphone. Fruits, flower plates and brass vessels sit on the floor. To the right, a deity or decorated figure is framed by orange cloth and long garlands of red and white flowers. Orange-roofed buildings and seated devotees in white and red shawls appear in the background.2013-07-19A homa fire burns in a brick fire pit on a striped mat outside a red-walled temple entrance. Several priests in white dhotis sit around it; one wears a green turban and another a yellow shawl, with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and sacred ash marks on their bodies. Two women in white saris stand at the doorway with hands folded in prayer. Plates of flowers, fruit, coconuts, kalasha-style offerings and brass vessels surround the fire, with brass lamps at the right edge.2016-03-05 +1 copiesMarch 05 20162016-03-05 +1 copiesJanuary 30 20162016-01-30 +1 copiesFebruary 27 20162016-02-27 +1 copies