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March 06 20162016-03-06November 18 20152015-11-18March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesA photograph of a fire ritual at night. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti sits cross-legged before a large flame rising from a fire pit built of wooden blocks, offering into the fire with a small vessel in his hand. A second figure in the foreground, wearing a yellow-green cloth draped over the shoulder, sits with back to the camera facing the fire. Brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot, and baskets of yellow marigold garlands are arranged around the fire, along with red flower offerings on the wooden blocks and a small oil lamp at the lower left. Homa or yagna fire ritual.2018-01-05A 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.2018-01-06A photograph of a homa fire ritual at night in a temple-like room with red walls. At the centre, a shirtless man with a red turban, a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, wearing a yellow shawl, holds an offering above a large blazing fire pit set on stacked bricks with flower garlands and offerings beside it. To the left, a man in a dark brown garment with a garland and gold necklace sits with a metal vessel, and a shirtless attendant in a white dhoti stands at right with a garland and a metal bowl. A fan and a metal cabinet appear behind them.2016-03-06 +1 copiesJuly 03 20162016-07-03August 09 20152015-08-09September 09 20162016-09-09A homa fire burns in a brick fire pit in the foreground, with cut sticks and a bowl of offerings beside it. Three shirtless men sit on the floor in a ritual setting. The man on the left wears a red and orange turban, a gold-coloured silk cloth over his shoulder, white dhoti, and multiple beaded necklaces, holding a sprig and sitting before a gold-framed throne with red cushions. The man in the centre wears a saffron and gold cloth and a long garland, seated beside a kalasha pot decorated with flowers and red garlands. A young man on the right in a white dhoti and patterned cloth watches the ritual. Brass lamps and flower-decorated vessels surround the scene. The homa is a fire ritual.2016-03-06 +1 copiesA homa is performed at a brick fire pit with a bright flame and rising smoke. A central figure in a pink turban, large wooden or bead malas, a long necklace and a dark patterned shawl over bare shoulders extends his hands toward the fire, with a copper bowl placed beside the pit. Around him, several white-clad attendants sit, some wearing orange or saffron shawls, and one wears a rudraksha mala. Seated devotees in white clothing watch in a warmly lit hall.2015-07-09 +2 copiesJanuary 06 20182018-01-06