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A photo of a homa fire ritual at night. A priest with a shaved-back dark hair knot, bare-chested, wearing a long red rudraksha mala and a yellow dhoti, sits cross-legged behind a brick fire pit bordered with red, yellow and white flower petals. He holds a ladle over flames rising from the pit, while smoke fills the air. A second person in white clothing sits to the right beside a microphone. Behind them are brass vessels, a bowl of rose petals, garlands, and a decorated altar with a deity murti.

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A bare-chested priest sits cross-legged before a brick fire pit (homa) lined with red and yellow flower petals, pouring liquid into a metal bowl while flames and smoke rise. He wears a red rudraksha mala, a sacred thread across his chest, and a yellow and green dhoti, with a tilak on his forehead. Behind him stand a floral garland, silver ritual vessels, a microphone on a stand, and an altar with a deity murti. A man in white sits to the right, and a small figure in red appears near the altar. Visible identity cues are insufficient to confirm who the priest is.2015-07-16A homa fire burns in a square brick fire pit decorated with pink dots and dusted with white powder, flames rising at the centre. Behind it a bare-chested priest with a long beard, a red-beaded rudraksha mala and a red sacred cloth sits with a bowl and ladle, performing the offering. To the left, a man in a yellow dhoti sits cross-legged, and at right a man holds a microphone while seated with a plate of fruit and small brass lamps. Golden trident-topped staffs and gold-framed arches stand around the platform, with red flags and banners overhead. Several people watch from the background behind barricades.2016-05-15A homa fire ritual at night in an outdoor setting. A bare-chested priest with a white sacred thread, rudraksha mala and gold chain sits behind a brick fire pit where a tall flame rises, with a steel bowl of ghee or liquid offering held by a second person in the foreground. The second person wears a magenta head-wrap, a rudraksha necklace and a light cloth. Behind the fire, flower garlands in orange and yellow, coconuts and a large floral-decorated deity murti or pot are arranged. Marigold petals and red flowers are scattered on the bricks.2016-08-14A homa fire burns in a square wooden-framed fire pit decorated with yellow marigold garlands, pink petals and white rangoli dots. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a gold necklace and a shaved head sits cross-legged on a striped mat, holding a small bowl. Beside him, a man with long swept-back hair, a beard, a saffron-orange garment, a gold pendant necklace and beaded mala speaks into a microphone, with a silver-wrapped stand and ornate metal vessels nearby. Behind them, several people in white and saffron sit on the ground, with a wooden cart and red pillars in the background. Trays of flowers, brass bowls and banana leaves surround the fire.2016-02-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa fire ritual in progress. A bare-chested man with a rust-red turban, rudraksha mala and a silver chain sits at a yellow-plastered brick fire pit, reaching a hand toward the flames while a brass bowl and ladle rest beside it. Fresh marigold and pink flower garlands, white-clad priests stand behind, and small oil lamps sit on the floor. a person cues: a rust turban and rudraksha necklace, though the face is partly turned and the appearance is not certain enough to confirm identity.2018-04-11 +1 copiesMay 15 20162016-05-15July 16 20152015-07-16September 19 20152015-09-19A photograph of a homa fire ritual at night in a tent-like hall. A large fire burns in a brick-lined pit bordered with marigold petals. A man stands at right, bare-chested, wearing an orange and striped dhoti with a red cloth at the waist, a red rudraksha mala around his neck, and gold ornaments, holding a small round hand drum and singing into a handheld microphone held by a person at the upper right edge. A seated priest in white dhoti with a bare upper body tends offerings in a brass bowl at the fire's edge. Behind the fire, a silver-framed throne with a green backdrop holds a deity murti decorated with yellow and orange flower garlands and a crown. Silver ceremonial umbrellas and decorated standards frame the scene, and flower-garlanded images stand at right.2015-07-16December 11 20152015-12-11November 18 20152015-11-18December 11 20152015-12-11