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December 16 20102010-12-16Night-time homa at an outdoor fire pit lined with red brick and strewn with yellow flower petals. A bald man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a shaved head, tripundra markings and a beaded necklace, stands bent forward holding a brass bowl at the edge of the flames. Beside him a seated priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a shaved head and sandalwood markings, sits on a mat with a brass vessel and banana leaves. A tall brass oil lamp stands by the fire. Behind them about twenty seated devotees sit on white chairs and mats in orange, maroon, yellow and white garments, some with hands in anjali, and a tripod-mounted camera stands at left.2010-12-16December 16 20102010-12-16A photograph of a Rudra Homa fire ritual outdoors on green mats. A large fire burns on a stepped altar of yellow-painted bricks decorated with red flower petals. Two priests in white dhotis sit bare-chested at the fire; the front priest wears a yellow turban, a golden garland and a green-and-white sacred thread, and holds a ladle over the offerings. Behind them a seated crowd in white clothes and red-orange shawls watches; several participants fold their hands in prayer. To the right stands a decorated shrine with a golden figure and offering plates, and metal vessels of grains and fruit sit in the foreground.2016-07-02December 16 20102010-12-16A homa ritual at a brick fire pit filled with ash and offerings. A figure in orange robes with long swept-back grey hair and a forehead tilak sits cross-legged at the centre, hands raised in blessing gesture. Beside him a young man in an orange dhoti wears a purple shawl. A priest in orange and gold stands at right holding a brass lamp, and a man in orange at the lower right holds a ritual vessel. Behind them, people in white dhotis with gold borders and beaded necklaces assist, and a shelf holds small clay lamps and ritual objects. The scene is a Hindu fire ceremony.2015-09-14September 17 20172017-09-17 +1 copiesDecember 15 20132013-12-15A night fire ritual. A seated priest in an orange-red turban and orange cloth pours offerings into the fire while a second orange-clad sadhu sits beside him. Around the pit, many white-dressed men with yellow-bordered dhotis, some bare-chested and wearing rudraksha malas, stand or sit on striped cloth. Brass trays of flowers, lamps, betel and pink petals sit in the foreground, with a camera tripod and a sound speaker in the background.2017-09-17Outdoor night homa at a brick fire pit bordered with yellow flowers and white ash-like marks. A man in saffron-orange robes with a gold necklace and white tripundra forehead marks kneels at the pit, stirring it with a long wooden ladle; flames rise from the pit. Behind him, a brass oil lamp with a tall stem burns, and a kalasha decorated with flowers and mango leaves sits nearby, alongside banana leaves and a brass vessel. Seated on white plastic chairs on a green mat, about a dozen women and men wear red-brown, orange and cream clothes, some with rudraksha malas. The homa area is in the foreground, with the audience behind it.2010-12-16June 09 20092009-06-09September 14 20152015-09-14