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A photograph of a homa fire pit built from stacked pale bricks with orange-flame fire burning inside, surrounded by offerings, brass vessels and plates on white cloth. A man in white clothes with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala kneels low on the floor with his forehead near the ground, hands flat on a white cloth, performing prostration beside the fire. Two standing people in white dhoti and white clothing are partly visible at the top of the frame, and a person in a light shirt holds a brass pot at the right edge. Tent walls and a floor mat are visible in the background.2009-10-10November 12 20102010-11-12June 06 20102010-06-06A homa fire burns on a yellow-painted brick fire pit with a brass vessel beside it and flower petals scattered on the bricks. A man in white kurta and white dhoti, wearing glasses and a rudraksha mala, leans over the fire with a ladle while another man kneels in white clothing beside him. Behind them, several people in white and yellow garments stand in a hall. A silver kalasha with yellow flowers sits at the right edge of the fire pit.2010-06-06June 06 20102010-06-06July 20 20102010-07-20Night outdoor fire ritual. A central figure in a white dhoti and white shawl, wrapped in a cream-yellow turban and wearing gold-bead necklaces, stands with hands pressed together in prayer. Beside him a shaven-headed priest in white holds a silver vessel, and other white-clad men stand with folded hands. Seated devotees in white sit at left. Behind them hang mango-leaf strings, a round brass ring, a colourful painted pillar and a carved wooden disc. Four standing men are visible, with several seated people at left.2010-10-16Night outdoor homa at a fire pit lined with stone steps and scattered marigold petals. A man in a cream turban and white dhoti with a sash, wearing gold and beaded necklaces, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar over the fire. Beside him a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti holds a silver vessel, another priest in white stands with hands folded, and a seated group in white and yellow watches on the left. A large carved stone disc rests beside the pit, with a kalasha-like vessel and brass bowls nearby.2010-10-16April 10 20162016-04-10October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesNight ritual scene at a temple-like shrine under a canopy. A man in white dhoti with a striped border lies prostrate on the stone platform in front of a fire pit with flames and flower offerings. Seated on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion and a tall gold-framed umbrella overhead is a person in saffron-red robes with a red-and-white garland, hands in anjali, wearing a tall dark headpiece. Behind them, a decorated deity murti is adorned with white flower garlands on a gold-trimmed red-draped throne. Standing spectators in white clothes watch at the back, and a silver kalasha-like vessel and fruit offerings sit at the left.2016-02-22 +1 copiesNovember 24th To 27 2005 - Highlights Of NSP in Salem2005-11-24