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A photograph of a homa in a dimly lit temple hall. A white brick fire pit holds a bright flame, with a ladle and a brass bowl beside it. A man in white shirt and trousers stands with palms pressed together in prayer, a rudraksha mala around his neck and a wristwatch on one wrist. A woman in a brown sari with glasses and a dark mala stands at right. In the foreground a person in white sits cross-legged facing the fire with hands extended. Behind the fire, a framed portrait garlanded with red and white flowers rests on a wooden seat draped with a striped cloth. Brass oil lamps, a brass kalasha and fruit offerings are placed around the pit.

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A dim interior temple-like room shows a square brick fire pit with a bright homa flame, with a copper vessel and a ladle near the fire. A man in white shirt and trousers stands at right with palms pressed together in prayer, a rudraksha-style mala visible at his chest. At left, a seated man in a white shirt faces the fire, hands extended toward it. Behind them a deity murti stands framed by red and gold garlands and a draped cloth, with brass oil lamps (deepams) lit on the floor and a carved white pillar behind. Two people are visible here: the standing man and the seated man, with a partially visible figure at the far right edge.A night-time homa at a temple hall. A rectangular fire pit of white bricks holds a tall flame. A priest in white dhoti and white shirt sits on a low white seat at the right, facing the fire with hands joined, while a younger assistant in white sits beside him. Standing devotees in casual clothes watch from the left, a man in an orange shirt stands at the right, and a woman in a red sari with a child stands at the far right. Brass vessels, a coconut, flower garlands and a brass oil lamp lie in the foreground, and a deity murti sits in a glass-fronted shrine at the upper right.Photograph inside a white temple hall at dusk, with carved white pillars and a deity murti at left under a golden frame. A square brick fire pit burns in the foreground beside brass oil lamps. An elderly man in a white shirt and cream dhoti, wearing glasses, holds a flaming lamp on a plate for aarti or homa offering. Beside him a woman in a maroon and green patterned sari holds the tray. At lower left a person in white clothes sits with hands joined in prayer. Behind them an ornate wooden chair with a red and gold garland stands in the sanctum, with a brass kalasha-style lamp stand nearby.A photograph of a fire ritual inside a room with a large flame rising from a brick-built fire pit strewn with yellow and pink flowers. Two men in white ritual clothes sit behind the pit; the foreground man wears an orange shawl and rudraksha mala and holds a ladle, while the second man in white wears a rudraksha mala. A brass oil lamp stands at left. At right, a seated figure in white and orange on an ornate throne beside a garland-decorated framed picture, with a garland draped over the frame. The scene shows a homa or yagna.2006-10-25October 25 20062006-10-25A homa being performed at night before a white brick fire pit with a large flame rising from it. A seated priest in white dhoti and shirt with red-edged cloth, wearing a rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead, holds a small bowl near the fire while another person in white sits at the lower left edge. Brass oil lamps stand on either side of the pit, with fruit offerings including pineapple and bananas at the bottom. Behind, a deity murti stands in the shrine, with smaller goddess murtis adorned with garlands and framed by ornate golden prabhavalis.A photograph inside a white stone-pillared hall where a sacred fire burns in a square white brick fire pit in the foreground. A kneeling person in white with a dark mala and hands joined in prayer sits at the left. A standing elderly man in a white shirt and beige dhoti, wearing glasses and a watch, stands with palms pressed together, and beside him a woman in a grey and maroon sari with glasses also stands with joined hands. Behind them a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure with long hair, garlanded with red and green flower garlands, sits on a wooden chair draped with a red cloth. Brass oil lamps stand around the fire, and a brass vessel with a ladle sits near the flames. Offerings including a pineapple appear at the lower right. This appears to be a homa ritual.April 17 20112011-04-17June 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa at night inside a temple hall with white walls and a glass-fronted shrine behind it. A brick-lined fire pit with bright flames is at centre. A man in white dhoti and shirt sits cross-legged before the fire with hands joined in prayer, a microphone stand beside him. Another person in white with a yellow shawl sits near the fire pit, and brass vessels, a plate of offerings and a yellow cloth lie in the foreground. Around the hall, standing and seated devotees watch with hands folded; several wear orange, blue shirts or red saris. A small deity murti stands in the glass shrine.October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 15 20102010-10-15