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October 02 20142014-10-02A photograph of an evening homa at an open-air outdoor ritual space under a corrugated roof. In the foreground a square wooden fire pit with yellow-edged borders holds a bright fire, with smoke rising and small brass vessels and offering items beside it. A man in a red-orange dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha-style mala stands at the left with hands pressed together, near an orange armchair. On the right a bare-armed person pours liquid from a brass vessel into the fire, and a man in white dhoti and shawl stands nearby. Several people in orange and white garments stand in the background, and yellow and purple flower garlands hang at the right edge.2014-11-25October 11 20142014-10-11October 27 20142014-10-27June 02 20152015-06-02A photograph of a fire ritual at night. A bald man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and a white sandalwood mark on his arm pours offerings from a silver bowl into a flaming fire pit (homa). Beside him a second man in a white dhoti with gold border stands watching. Smoke rises across the frame, and gold-decorated altar elements and a framed picture of a deity are visible behind, with flowers and brass vessels at the base of the fire pit.2015-06-02A night fire ritual. A large square fire pit lined with white flower-dotted borders burns brightly in the foreground. Behind it, a figure with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala sits on a gold-ornamented throne with red cushions, hands pressed together in namaste. Two bare-chested young men in white dhotis with patterned borders stand at left, one pouring from a small metal vessel, the other holding a long rudraksha mala. At right, a man in a yellow-orange turban and saffron shawl sits with a small flame and offerings. Flower garlands, bananas and a silver tray lie on the mats, and an electric fan and metal railings are visible behind.2017-08-02April 24 20132013-04-24Night-time homa at an open ritual space. A yellow-painted rectangular fire pit with bright flames and smoke stands in the foreground, with brass vessels and small oil lamps nearby on red rugs. On a silver-backed seat at right, a man with bare upper body, a white flower garland, and saffron-maroon cloth sits in front of the fire. Beside him a priest in saffron-maroon cloth bends forward, tending the offerings. Standing at left, several men in maroon cloth with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings watch the fire, and devotees in white clothes stand behind. A tall figure appears in the smoky background.2014-10-27September 24 20172017-09-24 +1 copiesOctober 11 20142014-10-11Night-time homa at an outdoor ritual site with a large fire pit in the foreground, flames rising from a stone fire altar decorated with red flower petals and surrounded by brass offering trays. Two priests stand behind it: the left man in orange dhoti and orange shawl with a long garland of orange flowers, hands folded in namaste; the middle shaved-headed man in orange robe with rudraksha mala, holding a brass ritual vessel. On the right, a woman in white sari with a red-and-orange head wrap pours liquid from a vessel toward the fire. Behind them a seated audience of devotees in white clothes and pink tops sits on striped mats, and an empty red-and-gold ornate throne chair stands at the left.2013-07-04