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July 19 2013

A night-time homa in progress at a square fire pit lined with yellow and orange marigold garlands. A central priest, bare-chested with a pink turban and many marigold garlands, sits cross-legged before a tall flame and tosses offerings into it. Beside him, a man in an orange shawl and white dhoti speaks into a handheld microphone and holds a basket of wood sticks. Other bare-chested men in white dhotis and garlands sit around the fire, and a man in a green cloth bends forward at the back. Baskets of offerings and small brass vessels rest on the ground.

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A homa fire burns in a brick fire pit at dusk in a stone-walled courtyard before a dark wooden doorway. Three shirtless men in white dhotis and saffron-coloured cloths sit around the fire; the man on the left wears an orange-and-red turban and a chain necklace, and the man on the right holds a white bowl. Another person in saffron-toned cloth tends the fire near the doorway. The foreground has a glass vessel with green leaves and a white cloth, brass vessels, bananas, flowers and fruit offerings.

August 09 2015

Night outdoor homa at a brick fire pit filled with burning wood, its flames lit orange against the dark. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with an orange-red headcloth raises an offering in his right hand over the fire. Three other men sit behind him on a paved courtyard; the leftmost sings or chants into a microphone stand, and the others wear white and yellow cloths, one with a sacred thread. Around the fire are steel bowls of flowers, fruit, coconuts, vegetables and kumkum-marked offerings, with a purple cloth and a lit lamp on a side table. Pink and red flower petals decorate the fire pit's edge. No visible a person candidate.

September 19 2015

July 09 2013

Night-time fire ritual outdoors. A large flame rises from a raised fire pit at centre, with flower offerings and red petals on its platform. Several bare-chested men in white dhotis with gold borders sit around it; one at right holds a ritual vessel, another at left wears a pink head cloth and holds a cup over a small fire. A standing man at upper right wears a white dhoti with a gold border. Further back, a figure in orange clothing sits near a white canopy. Brass lamps and marigold and yellow flower garlands surround the fire. No clearly identifiable a person depiction is visible.

A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a dim brick-walled room. A fire burns in a rectangular brick fire pit surrounded by flower garlands, fruit and offering plates. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a red cloth over his shoulder kneels and feeds the flames from a bowl, while another priest in white dhoti stands behind with hands joined in prayer. A man with a red turban and rudraksha-style beads sits at left holding a ladle over the fire, and a bare-chested young man with a tilak sits at right. Brass vessels and leaves lie on the floor.

A photograph of a fire ritual (homa/yagna) in a temple hall. Two shirtless men with rudraksha malas sit before a square brick fire pit with a bright flame. The central man wears a maroon turban, a white dhoti and a striped shawl, and holds a ritual implement over the fire. A younger man beside him sits with a mala. At the right, a man in a white dhoti with a yellow-green cloth bends forward holding a small bell-like vessel. Yellow and orange flower garlands and marigolds surround the pit, and orange-clothed figures stand in the background with a golden ornate structure behind them. The a person-attribution is not visibly supported by appearance.

A photograph of a night homa (fire ritual) in a dimly lit temple-like open hall. A large fire burns in a rectangular brick fire pit on the right, surrounded by offerings and a brass vessel. In the foreground a shirtless man in white dhoti with a blue border sits cross-legged before a tray of yellow marigold flowers. Behind him several priests in white dhotis wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, with a person in saffron-orange robes standing on a raised platform at upper left. Yellow flower garlands hang on the left and a decorated kalasha stands near the fire.

January 06 2018