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A photograph of a homa ritual at an indoor pujari setting. A priest in saffron-orange dhoti and matching shawl, wearing a rudraksha-style beaded mala and gold necklace, sits cross-legged before a square yellow-rimmed fire pit (kunda) and reads from open books while speaking into a microphone. He pours from a brass bowl into the pit. Around him, brass plates hold bananas, mangoes, flowers, coconut and sticks. Brass oil lamps burn, and on the right are cones of turmeric-yellow ritual offerings in netting on banana leaves. Two seated men in white with orange shawls sit to the left, and a few more people are partly visible at the top and right. A portrait-style presentation is not shown.

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October 17 20122012-10-17A square homa fire pit lined with sand or ash sits in the centre, with a flame glowing inside its basin. Around it, priests in white dhotis and white shoulder cloths sit on the floor; several wear gold-bead necklaces, and one holds a wooden ladle over a brass bowl of ghee. Brass bowls hold yellow marigold petals, cashews and other offerings. On the left stands a deity murti draped in a large red garland of flowers, with a white garland and brass oil lamps lit beside it. A framed portrait in saffron robes hangs in the upper right corner, and the background is decorated with a silver or gold textile. The scene is a homa ritual being performed.2010-10-16 +1 copiesA homa fire ceremony in an indoor hall with a rectangular fire pit burning with visible flames. A bald priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged on the left, his arms raised, with white ash markings on his shoulders and a gold chain at his neck; he holds a brass tray of grains. Around the fire sit devotees in orange shawls, white clothes and striped shirts, some seated on the floor and others standing behind. In the foreground are brass bowls, a golden lamp, fruit and flowers, and three yellow-orange conical offerings decorated with white flowers on a green leaf. Water pots and a pink cloth lie in front of the fire.2012-07-11December 28 20112011-12-28November 06 20112011-11-06April 29 20132013-04-29December 23 20102010-12-23October 18 20122012-10-18A night-time homa at an outdoor ritual pavilion. A large yellow-painted square fire pit with a bright flame sits in the foreground, decorated with white and purple floral markings and scattered flower petals. Behind it, a priest in an orange-red turban and orange cloth, wearing a rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged and feeds offerings into the fire from a bowl. Beside him, another ritual assistant in an orange turban and orange cloth tends the fire. Standing men in white dhotis with gold borders, some bare-chested and some wearing shawls, stand in the background. Brass lamps, a tray of flower petals, a covered brass vessel and small offering plates sit on a striped mat, along with a silver puja tray holding pink flowers and lit wicks. Gold decorative arches stand behind the group.2017-09-17A photograph of a homa fire pit with a lit flame in a wooden square yagna kunda decorated with white flower garlands and rangoli-like white lines. In the foreground a silver tray holds apples, oranges, a bowl of red and yellow flower petals, and marigold garlands. A seated young man bare-chested with a white dhoti, a red turban, and a garland of white flowers sits beside the fire. Behind, a golden throne with red cushions is occupied by a figure in a red-brown robe. Many white-clad devotees, including women in white saris, sit and stand in the background, and bananas lie in a basket at lower left.2017-05-25March 15 20202020-03-15 +2 copiesA photograph of a homa fire ritual at a hall. A central figure seated cross-legged behind a brick fire pit with a bundle of sticks, wearing a red turban, rust-red robe with gold border, and a rudraksha mala with gold beads, holds a ceremonial lamp and bell. A second person in white ritual clothes with a rudraksha mala holds a flaming lamp beside him. Seated behind them, devotees in white with red shawls sit with hands folded in prayer. A colourful rangoli with marigold petals decorates the fire area, surrounded by silver plates of fruit, bowls and a kalasha with a coconut and mango leaves.2015-07-06 +1 copies