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A homa fire ritual at a wooden door with brass studs in a stone-walled room. A priest with a yellow headcloth and bare chest, wearing white and maroon dhoti and gold armlets, pours from a brass vessel over a brick fire altar. Burning flames rise from a pit lined with yellow and orange bricks, surrounded by marigold garlands, a kalasha with flowers, fruit and offerings. A standing man in white dhoti and a rudraksha-style mala watches, while a kneeling person in yellow and white assists at the altar's edge. Striped mats cover the floor.

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A photo of a homa fire ritual in an indoor temple-like room with a dark carved wooden door and stone walls. A square yellow-painted fire pit with a burning fire sits at centre, surrounded by marigold and rose petals, fruits, banana leaves and brass vessels. Three men sit on striped mats: the one at left is bare-chested with a yellow head wrap, rudraksha-style beaded garlands and a white dhoti, tending the fire; the one at centre wears a white shawl and beaded garlands; the one at right wears an orange shawl and beaded garlands. A marigold-decorated kalasha and a red-clad figure stand at the edges. Three people are visible.2017-04-06A homa fire ritual is underway in a temple-like room with a striped cloth on the floor. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with a yellow headband kneels and tends a flaming fire pit built of yellow-and-orange blocks, with flowers, fruit and a brass lamp nearby. Beside him a bare-chested assistant in white dhoti with a green-and-white border holds a small vessel. Behind them, a seated figure in saffron-orange cloth, with long hair and a gold necklace over rudraksha beads, sits on a golden throne with a gold chair back. A garland of white and yellow flowers lies in the foreground. Pooja items and a brass plate are visible on the floor.2017-06-23June 23 20172017-06-23A photograph of a homa fire ritual performed on a brick-built fire pit in front of a carved wooden door with brass studs. A priest in a yellow head cloth and bare-chested white dhoti with a patterned border stands leaning forward, feeding offerings into flames, while a second man in white dhoti kneels and tends the fire. Flower garlands, plantain leaves with fruit, brass vessels and a striped floor mat surround the pit. Two more men stand at right, one wearing an orange shawl and rudraksha-style beads, and a photographer's camera is visible at the edge. Several figures are visible.2017-04-06June 23 20172017-06-23June 23 20172017-06-23 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesSeptember 09 20162016-09-09A homa fire burns on a low yellow brick fire pit on a striped floor mat in a stone-walled room. A priest in a white dhoti with a green border and a yellow headband stands at the fire, holding a ritual item and attending to offerings. Beside him, a shirtless attendant in a white and green dhoti with a yellow cloth over his shoulder holds a large brass ladle or spoon. A second attendant on the left in a yellow shawl stands near the fire. Fruit, flower garlands, a brass vessel and oil lamps are arranged on the mat. In the background a seated figure in a golden throne wears a rudraksha mala and orange garments, with a wooden door behind.2017-06-23June 23 20172017-06-23A homa fire ritual inside a temple-style hall. A fire burns on a stack of yellow brick-like blocks, surrounded by flowers, fruit and small brass vessels. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a saffron-and-green border, a gold headband and a rudraksha-style necklace holds a lamp beside the fire. Behind him another man in a white dhoti and cream shawl stands at a dark wooden door. On the left a seated figure on an ornate gold throne wears a saffron-red cloth, gold chains and rudraksha beads, with hands folded; this is a person in person, based on the throne, ornate gold jewellery, rudraksha and saffron clothing. Striped mats cover the floor, with a garlanded tray of marigolds and fruit at right.2017-06-23December 28 20112011-12-28