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A homa fire burns in a brick fire pit in a white tent, with apples, oranges and other fruit set around the bricks. A man in a dark turban and a cream shawl patterned with black motifs sits cross-legged and tends the flame with a wooden stick. Behind the fire, a brass oil lamp with a bird finial stands on a red-and-green cloth. A woman in a pink sari and a garland of white and orange flowers sits beside a tray of fruit and offerings on a green brocade cloth. Hands holding a small brass vessel appear at the right edge.

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A homa fire pit built from stacked bricks with a burning flame, surrounded by coconuts, apples, oranges, a turmeric powder bag and offerings in a tent. A man in a dark green turban and cream shawl with black printed script, yellow dhoti, sits cross-legged on the left stirring offerings with a stick. On the right, a large printed portrait of a smiling figure in a pink-red turban, orange garland and green silk cloth sits in lotus posture behind a fruit-filled kalasha, with brass oil lamps on either side. Another person in white and a cream shawl with printed script offers rice from a plate on the lower right. The portrait is a depiction, not a physical person.2022-02-28KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 2/28/20222022-02-28KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 2/28/20222022-02-28Outdoor photo of a homa ritual under a blue-and-white canopy tent. A priest in a green turban, white shawl with printed text, and yellow dhoti stands at left holding a brass five-flame lamp aloft. In front of a brick fire pit with burning flames, fruit, coconuts and flower offerings sit on the ground. Behind them, a printed portrait of a figure with an orange-red headwrap, ornate garlands and rudraksha-like adornments, seated on a green cloth-draped seat, is a depiction rather than a physical person. Brass lamps and a striped rug frame the scene. One raised hand appears at the upper right.2022-02-28KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 2/28/20222022-02-28June 20 20212021-06-20June 20 20212021-06-20May 29 20182018-05-29 +2 copiesA photograph of a ritual homa in progress at a temple room with yellow walls and framed black-and-white portraits along the top wall. A man with swept-back grey hair, bare-chested, wearing a yellow dhoti with a striped and green-bordered shawl draped over his shoulder, stands at right raising a lit lamp in his right hand. Before him is a green-draped table with a decorated deity murti crowned with a red and gold headdress, flanked by conical kalasha pots with fruit and leaves. In front lies a bed of flower petals, bananas, oranges and coconut, with a fire pit burning at the bottom of the frame, a brass oil lamp at left, and offerings in steel trays scattered across the floor.2021-11-14November 14 20212021-11-14June 20 20212021-06-20A priest in white dhoti and a blue shawl with a face mask performs a homa at a brick fire pit filled with burning embers and offerings. He holds a ladle and green-wrapped object over the fire. Behind him, a decorated altar with a green cloth holds a deity murti adorned with red and white garlands, a kalasha-style pot with conical tops, bananas and lemons. Framed black-and-white portraits hang on the yellow wall above. Scattered rose petals, brass lamps, plates of kumkum and vibhuti surround the fire pit. A seated person in green is partly visible at the lower left.2021-11-14 +1 copies