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A dimly lit homa in progress. A seated person in white clothes with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala feeds offerings into a fire burning in a dark metal fire pit. A second seated person in white with a yellow shawl sits to the left, partly in shadow. Small oil lamps glow in the foreground. The person at the fire has a red tilak on the forehead and a bangle on the wrist. The background is a dark blue-green wall.

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November 17 20092009-11-17A person seated cross-legged performs a homa at a low black fire pit where tall orange flames rise. The person wears a white kurta with a yellow shawl, a long rudraksha-style mala, and a red bindi, and is adding offering to the fire with one hand.2009-11-17November 17 20092009-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20092009-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20092009-11-17 +1 copiesA seated person in white clothing and a yellow shawl performs a homa at a black rectangular fire tray, feeding the bright flames with offerings. A rudraksha mala hangs around the neck and a red tilak marks the forehead. A bowl of fruit and a kalasha sit on a wooden table in the background, with a blue-walled room behind.2009-11-17November 19 20092009-11-19A homa is being performed on the floor of a hall. In the centre, a person in white kurta and pants with a yellow shawl sits cross-legged before a dark metal fire tray with a bright flame, holding a rudraksha mala and a few ritual sticks, with a red tilak on the forehead. To the left, a younger person in white with a yellow shawl and red-brown mala holds a ritual vessel beside brass plates and a small oil lamp. To the right, a person in white with long dark hair and a beaded mala sits in meditation posture. Brass bowls, a kalasha-style vessel and a lamp are arranged on the floor around the fire.2009-11-19November 17 20092009-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 19 20092009-11-19A photograph of a fire ritual at night. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti sits cross-legged before a large flame rising from a fire pit built of wooden blocks, offering into the fire with a small vessel in his hand. A second figure in the foreground, wearing a yellow-green cloth draped over the shoulder, sits with back to the camera facing the fire. Brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot, and baskets of yellow marigold garlands are arranged around the fire, along with red flower offerings on the wooden blocks and a small oil lamp at the lower left. Homa or yagna fire ritual.2018-01-05November 19 20092009-11-19