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A smoky indoor homa or yagna at a fire pit lined with yellow marigolds. On the right, a man in saffron robes and a gold mala pours or lifts a long wooden ladle or stick while a red silk cloth is held up beside the fire. Beside him a young man in white kurta and yellow shawl assists, holding the cloth. A seated man in orange robes and gold beads sits at left with a brass vessel and spoon. Behind them, a seated audience of devotees, some with white shawls and rudraksha malas, watches under a hanging tube light and banana leaves. Brass pots and kalasha vessels sit on the altar edge.

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Photograph of a homa fire ritual at night under a temporary thatched canopy with banana leaves. In the centre, a man in orange robes with a red-and-orange head wrap and a heavy gold bead necklace with a pendant leans over a raised fire pit, gripping a red cloth that is being fed toward the flames, with smoke rising around him. A younger man in white kurta and yellow shawl stands beside him helping hold the cloth. At left, another orange-robed man with a gold bead necklace sits cross-legged beside brass vessels. Behind them a crowd of onlookers in white and orange watches. The altar is decorated with yellow marigold petals, kumkum-marked patterns, brass pots, lamps and a small bowl of offerings.2009-09-25 +1 copiesSeptember 25 20092009-09-25 +1 copiesNight homa ceremony under a thatched open pavilion decorated with banana plants and leaves, with smoke rising in the air. A bald man in saffron-orange robes and a long gold necklace kneels at a fire pit covered with a red and gold cloth, his hands folded, while a man in white with a yellow shawl leans in beside him holding a ladle. Around the pit are brass pots, bowls, marigold garlands and yellow flowers. Seated along the left are men in orange robes with long beards and gold chains, and on the right a row of devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas watch and sit with hands folded. a person: the saffron-robed kneeling figure with gold necklace is presented as the ceremony's central officiant. A lamp hangs from the ceiling above.2009-09-25A photograph of an evening fire ritual at a homa pit lined with brick, with a bright flame burning at left. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a red-pink wrap draped over his shoulders, seated behind the pit while others sit around it. A younger man in orange garments with a rudraksha mala assists by holding a fabric wrap. Brass bowls with yellow liquid, ladles, marigold petals and a fan are arranged around the pit. Behind them, a table with decorated kalasha pots and a lit brass oil lamp, and a seated worshipper in orange at the far left. Several people in orange garments are seated in the foreground, with a microphone stand on the right.2006-09-30Night outdoor homa at a fire pit lined with marigold petals, under a thatched canopy with banana leaves and hanging foliage. A standing man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a mala necklace holds a silver plate of offerings over the pit with his right hand. Beside him a man in white with a yellow shawl carries a tray. Seated on the left, a bearded man in orange with a gold-beaded mala and a younger man in orange tend the fire, and several women in white and yellow sit behind them. A brass plate of sweets and oil lamps are on a cloth at right, and a young man in white and yellow sits at far right.2009-10-17October 17 20092009-10-17 +1 copiesNight photograph of a Chandi Homa in an open-sided pavilion decorated with hanging orange ring lamps, string lights and banana leaves. In the centre, a man in a white dhoti and yellow shawl stands at a raised white platform beside a figure in orange robes with a red cloth draped over one arm, near brass vessels and offerings. On the right, a deity murti is garlanded and lit by string lights. Seated in the foreground are several people in orange shawls with dark red borders, including a woman with a long braid, facing the platform. Other people in white and yellow stand at the edges.2009-09-26A photograph of a nighttime ritual set against a backdrop of small multicoloured string lights and a leafy plant arrangement. A bald, shaved-headed man in a saffron-orange robe with a draped orange cloth and a gold chain stands center right, holding and arranging a red-and-orange cloth over a long wooden pole; a white tilak marks his forehead. Two young men in white kurtas with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas stand beside him, one holding the pole. Green banana-leaf and bamboo decoration fills the left foreground, with bronze lamps and brass vessels on a table at right. Several heads of seated devotees in orange appear at the bottom edge. The scene suggests a homa or yagna setting, though no fire is visible.2009-09-26September 26 20092009-09-26September 26 20092009-09-26Night-time homa at a yellow-edged fire pit with flames and smoke rising. Three men in ritual dress stand at the fire. The foreground man in front wears an orange-brown robe and glasses, holding a yellow and white flower garland. A man in a white dhoti and white head cloth with gold border and rudraksha beads kneels, placing a dark purple and orange cloth into the fire. A third man in an orange robe stands behind holding a brass plate. Seated devotees in white clothing watch in the background.2013-11-07A night homa fire ceremony under a decorated open-sided pavilion hung with orange and blue fabric and green leaf strands. Smoke rises from a fire pit bordered with yellow and white flower petals. A saffron-robed priest stands at centre holding a brass tray of offerings, wearing an orange shawl, an orange head wrap and a beaded necklace. To the left, two orange-robed priests kneel with brass bowls of yellow flowers and grains. Behind them, a man in white with a yellow shawl holds a basket. To the right, two seated devotees in white dhotis with yellow shawls sit before a brass oil lamp stand, banana bunches and a wooden table of offerings. Several audience members are seen at the bottom edge.2009-09-26