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Outdoor homa ceremony beside water. A brick-built fire pit with a bright flame sits at right, with two men seated before it: one in saffron cloth with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, another bare-chested with a gold necklace and a green turban, both attending the fire. A standing priest in white dhoti and pink-and-maroon shawl watches at upper centre, and more people in white and saffron stand in the background. At left, a brass kalasha-style vessel and decorated altar are garlanded with white and orange flowers, with a lit oil lamp, brass vessels, bananas, a coconut half, mangoes and oranges on a striped cloth. Bundles of sticks lie in a basket at right.

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March 05 20162016-03-05March 05 20162016-03-05A homa fire ritual on the floor of a red-walled temple hall. A fire burns on a brick-built fire pit with a stack of wood, surrounded by yellow and purple painted bricks, flowers, banana leaves, coconut halves and brass pots. Four priests sit on striped mats: the front-left man has bare chest, white dhoti, orange shawl, rudraksha beads and white body markings; the central man wears a green turban and holds a ladle over the fire; the man behind wears orange and bead necklaces; a man in a yellow shawl sits to the right. Two women in white saris stand in the carved wooden doorway. Brass lamps and offering trays of flowers and fruit sit at the sides.2016-03-05 +1 copiesA homa fire burns inside a brick-built fire pit on the ground of a red-walled hall, surrounded by yellow and white flower garlands, banana bunches, coconuts and brass vessels on mats. A bare-chested priest in a green turban and gold necklace sits behind the pit with hands folded in prayer. Beside him a man in a yellow shawl sits cross-legged. Behind them, men in white dhotis stand near a doorway, and a woman in a white sari with a pink blouse holds a tray of flowers. A brass lamp stands at the right foreground.2016-02-27March 28 20162016-03-28February 27 20162016-02-27 +1 copiesMarch 15 20172017-03-15March 15 20172017-03-15Outdoor ritual homa at a fire pit built of stacked bricks beneath a red-walled building with a corrugated roof. A shirtless priest wearing a green turban and rudraksha malas tends the flames and holds a bowl, while a second shirtless priest in a white dhoti and yellow-orange shawl sits on a low platform facing the fire. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and a woman in white sari stand with folded hands. Foreground offerings include garlands of yellow marigolds and white flowers, bananas, grapes, apples, brass vessels and a kalasha-like pot on an orange cloth. Colourful striped mats cover the floor.2016-02-27 +1 copiesMarch 05 20162016-03-05 +1 copiesMarch 15 20172017-03-15March 05 20162016-03-05 +1 copies