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July 01 2009

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A seated priest in orange robes and an orange head cloth pours ghee from a metal ladle into a fire on a homa pit, with flames and smoke rising. Before him, a white stepped platform is decorated with marigold garlands, red flowers, bananas, pineapples, apples, plates of sweets and a kalasha. Behind, a framed portrait of a figure in orange robes is garlanded with yellow and red flowers and set before a green cloth, with brass oil lamps flanking the altar. The setting is a plain whitewashed hall with a striped woven mat on the floor.2007-09-30September 30 20072007-09-30June 09 20092009-06-09December 10 20072007-12-10A photograph of a homa ritual inside a hall. Two priests in saffron-orange robes sit before a brick-built fire pit whose top is strewn with marigold petals, red flowers and fresh leaves. The priest at centre holds a brass plate of offerings and sticks over the pit. The priest at left, with bangles on his wrist, sits beside silver vessels, a bowl of fruit with oranges, flower garlands and a purple cloth bundle. At right a drummer in white clothes plays a drum, and a brass oil lamp stands nearby. Behind them a backdrop shows a deity murti in red and teal draping, with a rows of small oil lamps in the foreground. Two priests visible, plus one drummer and one partly visible person at the right edge.2007-12-30September 30 20072007-09-30A photograph of an outdoor homa fire ritual. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes, bare-shouldered with a white tilak on his forehead, sits cross-legged on a blue cloth at the edge of a square fire pit built from white bricks. Flames rise from the pit, and marigold petals are scattered over the bricks. He leans forward to pour from a small brass vessel into a bowl. Behind him, a second man in white with dark hair holds a metal rod. A brass plate of flowers and offerings lies in front, and a large banyan tree with aerial roots stands in the background.2006-09-21July 01 20092009-07-01June 09 20092009-06-09A dimly lit homa ritual at an altar. Two or three figures in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on the left and centre, one pouring or offering into a flaming fire pit made of stacked bricks. Behind them stands a deity murti draped with a garland of white and red flowers, with a crown and a large conical rock backdrop. Brass oil lamps, a small kalasha-like vessel, offerings in a metal tray and a fire-lit lamp stand on the altar, with a trident visible at the far left.2009-07-01A photograph of a homa fire ritual. A man seated on the floor wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a large gold-coloured beaded necklace with a pendant, and a wristwatch. He holds his hands together near his face in a prayer gesture while a tall flame rises from a stacked brick fire pit. Around him are brass bowls and plates with red flowers, marigolds, fruit, a brass lamp, a kalasha-style vessel and a pile of wood sticks. Mentioned in the attached excerpt, the scene appears to be a fire offering, though the figure's appearance is not clearly established.2013-01-01Two seated priests in orange saffron robes perform a homa at a brick-lined fire pit decorated with scattered flower petals. The front priest, shaven-headed, holds a tray of dried sticks and wood toward the pit. Behind him another priest in orange sits with a tray of offerings. Silver bowls, a small lamp, brass vessels, fruits, marigold garlands and a purple cloth lie on a white cloth. A man in white shirt with a lanyard kneels at the left edge. Behind them, large painted deity murtis in green, gold and teal garments stand against a wall. Smoke rises from the fire pit. This is a photograph of a fire ritual during the Brahmotsav celebrations.2007-12-30