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September 24 20122012-09-24 +1 copiesOctober 26 20112011-10-26A homa ritual in a tent-like hall. In the centre, a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged before a square brick fire pit with burning embers and offerings. Beside him, a priest in orange and a seated attendant tend the fire. Standing priests in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls, rudraksha malas and bare shoulders surround the area. To the right, a tiered altar with a deity murti and gold-framed images, brass lamps, and kalasha-like vessels. A red and green striped mat lies on the floor. Roughly ten people are visible.2015-09-14May 13 20132013-05-13A homa is performed inside a pillared hall decorated with green banana bunches and banana leaves. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a yellow-orange shawl and a beaded necklace sits cross-legged at left, gazing toward the fire. At right, a fire blazes in a brick-built fire pit, with a copper pot and ladle beside it. Behind the fire, a table holds fruit, flower garlands and offerings, and a large painted banner shows a deity seated in a chariot drawn by white horses, with a seated figure below. The centre of the banner has a red and purple background.2012-09-24 +1 copiesA homa fire ceremony in a hall with participants seated on colourful striped mats. In the centre a man in an orange-red turban and orange shawl, with long beads and rudraksha-style necklaces, tends a flame rising from a brick fire pit decorated with marigolds. Two men in white dhoti with red-orange shawls and beaded necklaces sit on either side, and a woman in a red-and-gold sari sits at right. Behind them, seated devotees wear white with red shawls. Brass bowls, fruit, and offerings surround the fire pit.2015-07-06October 02 20112011-10-02Night homa at an outdoor fire pit, with a tall flame rising from the stone fire pit and a brass bowl of offerings on its edge. Several people in orange and saffron robes sit around the fire: a shaved-headed monk in the foreground with his back to the camera, and women in red and orange sarees with rudraksha malas and vibhuti forehead markings watching the flames. Behind them a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure with garlands sits on a golden-framed throne with red cushions. Small brass vessels and yellow flowers lie on the ground in front. Overall the scene is a ritual fire ceremony.2013-04-29November 06 20112011-11-06A photograph of a seated puja inside an open white pillared hall. A framed portrait on a throne-like seat, draped with red and orange flower garlands, is the central focus; the portrait shows a figure in orange robes with a long garland of beads. In front, a woman in a red sari sits with hands folded, a man in white shirt and mundu sits beside her, and an older man in white and an older woman in a green sari sit with palms pressed together. A man in white with long hair and a sash sits facing them near a square brick fire pit. Brass lamps, a kalasha pot, a coconut, and brass items sit on the floor, and a deity murti with garlands stands at the left edge.2009-09-21April 14 20182018-04-14July 17 20152015-07-17