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A standing priest in a white dhoti with a blue and gold border and a purple shawl with gold zari, wearing a blue head cloth, performs a fire ritual. He holds a white cloth over a blazing fire pit on a tiered, orange-painted platform decorated with coloured rangoli, pink flower garlands, roses and a plate of bananas, apples and coconut. Seated devotees in white watch from the background, and a deity murti stands near the back.

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Night homa ritual at an open-air fire pit, a stepped stone altar with a large blaze rising from its square well. Three priests in white dhotis and shawls stand around it: the front priest in a saffron-orange turban with a gold necklace holds a kalasha-like vessel; the middle priest with a shaved head holds a lit oil lamp and a silver plate; the third, on the right, in white with a red border, pours offerings. Marigold and rose petals are scattered on the altar steps. Seated devotees in white clothes watch from the left, and brass lamps and plates sit at the right edge. Painted pillars and leafy garlands hang in the background, and a carved wooden disc lies beside the fire pit.2010-10-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a night fire ritual at a homa pit, with a bright open flame rising from a stone fire pit decorated with red and white rangoli. A priest in white dhoti with a blue and gold border and a purple shawl stands bare-chested, holding a long white cloth over the fire, wearing a rudraksha-style necklace and a wristwatch. Beside him a second man in a white dhoti kneels at the pit, and two men in white stand at right, one holding a microphone and another with a small bell-like vessel. Brass vessels, banana bunches, pink flower garlands and fruit offerings sit around the pit. Behind them a glass-fronted shrine case holds a framed picture and deity murti, and a crowd of seated devotees in white fills the dim hall. The scene suggests a homa or yagna during a devotional gathering.2015-08-31Night photograph of a Chandi Homa fire ritual in an open outdoor area. A tiered white stone fire pit blazes at center. A woman in white garments with a yellow-orange head wrap leans over the flames, while a standing priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold-toned necklace holds a brass tray of offerings. A seated officiant in white kneels at the lower left and another in white stands at right. Behind the pit, a row of seated devotees in white clothes watches. Strings of green leaves hang overhead, and brass oil lamps, flower garlands and offering plates sit at the right edge. A wooden yagna vessel stands near the fire. No candidate for a person is distinctly identifiable.2010-10-16 +1 copiesAugust 31 20152015-08-31March 16 20202020-03-16 +2 copiesA night fire ritual at a square stone homa pit blazing high with flames, scattered with marigold petals. In the foreground a priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala, lifts a flaming vessel overhead. Behind him a second white-clad priest with a mala stands with hands folded, and a third at right holds a brass tray. Seated devotees in white clothes watch from the left in the dark, and a carved wooden disc and a small oil lamp appear at the edges, with strings of pennant leaves overhead.2010-10-16 +1 copiesJune 23 20172017-06-23A homa fire ritual at night in a courtyard. A central fire blazes in a brick fire pit, and a priest bare-chested in a white dhoti with a red turban pours offerings into it from a brass vessel. Around the pit are marigold garlands, bowls of fruit, apples, brass vessels and kalasha pots draped in cloth. Several men sit on mats in white dhotis and rudraksha malas, and one man in saffron clothing is at the right edge. A man in the foreground with his back to the camera wears a rudraksha mala. Floral decorations and fruit offerings cover the ground around the fire.2016-08-05June 23 20172017-06-23December 02 20162016-12-02A night homa at a square stone fire pit, its tall flames rising in the centre. Two priests stand behind the pit in white dhotis and shawls; the one on the left wears an orange-yellow turban and holds a lit torch, while the one beside him, shaved-headed and in white with a red-bordered cloth, stands with hands together. Both wear beaded necklaces. A third man on the right in white holds a brass plate. Seated devotees in white sit on the left behind a white cloth, and a large carved wooden disc stands beside the pit. Marigold petals are scattered on the stone steps, and green leaf garlands and a hanging orange-and-red decoration hang overhead.2010-10-16August 09 20152015-08-09