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A homa fire ritual in a temple doorway. Two priests sit before a brick-lined fire pit with bright flames, flower petals and small offerings. The priest on the left, bare-chested with white sacred ash markings and a gold necklace, wears a white dhoti with a green-and-gold border and holds a bundle of grass toward the fire. Beside him a second priest in an orange-saffron cloth, with a rudraksha mala and white forehead markings, sits with hands joined. Metal vessels, a kalasha and brass pots surround the fire pit. Behind them, carved wooden doors open into a dim shrine hall with gilded deity murtis.

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Two men sit before a homa fire pit built of stacked bricks topped with white powder, marigold petals and kumkum, with a bright flame rising from the wood. The man on the left in white dhoti and gold necklaces holds a stick and a folded white cloth; his bare chest bears white sacred markings. The man on the right wears an orange saffron robe with gold border, rudraksha beads and a tilak on his forehead, and feeds the fire with a small stick. A silver vessel and brass pot sit nearby, and a red wall forms the backdrop.2015-11-28A homa fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit set on a tiled floor in front of a red wall. Two men sit cross-legged with palms pressed together in namaskar. The man on the left is bare-chested in a white dhoti with a yellow-and-gold border, wears a yellow flower garland and gold ornaments, and has white ash markings on his arms and forehead. The man on the right wears an orange saffron shawl with gold border and a rudraksha mala, and has a white forehead marking with a red-and-yellow tilak. Flowers and petals decorate the bricks, and a brass vessel rests near the flames. No printed name is visible in the scene.2015-11-28 +1 copiesNovember 28 20152015-11-28January 30 20162016-01-30A homa fire burns in a brick fire pit decorated with yellow, purple and white flower petals, with fruit offerings and marigold garlands at its base. Two shirtless priests in saffron-yellow shawls and white dhotis sit on either side: the left one wears a long beaded necklace, the right one has sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms. A copper vessel sits at left. A man in a white dhoti and shawl stands in the wooden doorway behind the fire. The red temple wall and carved wooden doors frame the scene.2016-03-05 +1 copiesFebruary 20 20162016-02-20 +1 copiesA photo of a homa fire ritual at a brick fire pit, with a large open flame rising from the centre. Two men sit on the floor at either side: on the left a bare-chested priest in white dhoti wearing a vertical tilak and a rudraksha-style mala, holding a marigold stem; on the right a bare-chested priest in a green and gold turban and a beaded mala, stirring the fire with a long-handled ladle from a copper vessel. Yellow marigold garlands drape a deity murti behind them beside a red and gold shrine niche. Offerings of rice and flower petals lie on the bricks, with brass oil lamps and a tray of puffed grain nearby. Two more people in white stand at the edges, and a camera tripod is visible at the top left.2016-01-02 +1 copiesMarch 05 20162016-03-05 +1 copiesFebruary 20 20162016-02-20 +1 copiesA homa fire ritual in progress. Two priests sit cross-legged in white dhotis with golden borders and bare upper bodies, one wearing a beaded necklace, both with gold bangles. The right priest holds a brass plate and a ladle-like spoon over a flaming fire pit built from brick-like blocks decorated with white and red patterns. Brass oil lamps with lit wicks stand at the left edge, along with small brass bowls and a metal vessel. The foreground is warmly lit with glowing flames.2012-02-09A photo of a Shiva Deeksha homa at a fire pit covered with marigolds and red flowers. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with an orange turban and rudraksha mala pours an offering with a ladle over the flames. Beside him, a man in saffron-orange robes and a long gold-beaded mala sits with hands folded. Another priest with a bare chest and mala sits at the left edge. Brass vessels and a flower garland line the altar.2017-08-21A homa ritual in a tent-like hall. In the centre, a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged before a square brick fire pit with burning embers and offerings. Beside him, a priest in orange and a seated attendant tend the fire. Standing priests in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls, rudraksha malas and bare shoulders surround the area. To the right, a tiered altar with a deity murti and gold-framed images, brass lamps, and kalasha-like vessels. A red and green striped mat lies on the floor. Roughly ten people are visible.2015-09-14