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July 04 20172017-07-04A homa fire ceremony in progress on a patterned striped cloth. A shirtless man in white dhoti with a red and gold head cloth, rudraksha and bead malas, stirs an offering with a wooden ladle over a brick fire pit where flames rise from logs. Coconuts, bananas, marigold and red flowers, and a brass kalasha with mango leaves and a coconut form the offerings beside him. A second man in white sits at the right edge. Behind, a red cushioned golden peetha throne stands empty. The scene is a ritual puja, not a portrait of a named person.2017-07-04 +1 copiesA seated man in a green turban and bare chest performs a homa at a yellow stone fire pit. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace, a crystal pendant and a green and red cloth draped over his shoulder, with a white dhoti. Bright flames rise from the wood in the pit, which is decorated with pink petals and white powder. Around him are yellow marigold garlands, coconut halves, a brass oil lamp, a metal bowl and a basket. Behind him a second man in white dhoti stands beside gold-coloured ritual vessels. The appearance-based label is a person, seated and performing the fire ritual, with the qualifying cues of a gold necklace and a green turban and shawl.2016-03-27July 04 20172017-07-04 +1 copiesA homa fire ritual on a red-floored open pavilion. Two bare-chested men sit on colourful cloth before a brick fire pit with a bright flame, marigold garlands and offering bowls. The man on the right wears a red turban, white dhoti, layered gold beaded necklaces and a gold pendant, and pours ghee from a small ladle into the fire. The man on the left wears a yellow and green cloth over his shoulder, gold beaded necklaces, and white markings on his arms and chest, and tends the fire beside baskets of offerings. Fruit, brass bowls and a bottle of oil sit on the mat. No a person appearance cues are clearly visible.2016-02-20 +2 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14January 30 20162016-01-30A homa fire burns in a square stone fire pit decorated with pink and white powders and yellow flower petals. A priest seated behind the fire wears a gold pendant necklace and a green-and-white cloth wrap over bare skin, with his hand reaching toward the flames. A brass lamp stands at the right edge beside a coconut, incense sticks and garlands. The face of the priest is not visible, and no identifiable a person candidate is clearly shown.2016-03-27A priest in white ritual dhoti and shawl with gold-toned beaded necklace sits cross-legged before a red brick homa fire pit with burning wood and flames, pouring an offering from a long-handled ladle. Nearby stand silver vessels with lids, brass pots, bowls of yellow marigold flowers and offerings on a plate, and a microphone on a stand. Behind him a golden palanquin-style deity seat is draped with green and red silk and garlanded with flowers, beside a stone pillar. Another person in orange robes sits at the left edge. Setting suggests a temple courtyard with an orange-floored area.2011-11-01A photograph of a priest performing a homa fire ritual outdoors in front of a red wall. He sits cross-legged on the ground, bare-chested, wearing a white dhoti with a green and red patterned cloth draped over his shoulder and a heavy gold necklace with a pendant. White sacred ash lines mark his forehead and arms, and he holds a small object in his right hand over a metal bowl. Before him a brick fire pit burns with bright flames, surrounded by yellow and pink marigold flowers, fruits, and a brass oil lamp to the left. Garlands and flower-decorated pots sit along the right side. Only one person is visible.2016-01-30March 16 20172017-03-16December 02 20162016-12-02