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A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a dim, smoky hall. A red rectangular fire pit with a white-and-red trim and a painted white emblem burns with flames and smoke. To the right, a person in white clothing sits on a mat, bent forward and tending the fire. Behind, more people in white sit near similar red fire boxes, with orange marigold garlands hanging at the top right and a brass plate with offerings at the left.

January 12 2009

November 01 2011

A square fire pit with a lit fire of burning logs dominates the foreground, as a homa or yagna is performed. Seated on striped mats, a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes with a white headband, rudraksha mala and white markings applies offerings from a brass plate, with brass bowls, a kettle-like vessel and ritual implements around him. Around the fire, several devotees in white clothes with orange and red sashes sit with palms joined in prayer, and a woman in white at left presses her hands together. Behind them more participants are seated in the dim hall.

A square red-painted homa fire pit filled with sand holds a burning fire of sticks and kindling at night. White painted stripes decorate its edges and sides. Nearby on the ground sit a brass vessel, a folded white cloth, scattered flower petals and offering material. No people are visible in the frame.

A photograph of a homa fire burning in a red-painted rectangular fire pit with white decorative trim, set on a concrete floor. Bright flames rise from a bed of burnt wood and offerings, with smoke drifting upward. To the right, a brass plate holds offerings including a folded white cloth and flower petals, and a small brass vessel sits nearby. Only partial limbs of seated people are visible at the top edge, and no faces are shown.

January 12 2009

Evening ritual photograph showing a woman in a white sari with an orange-red shawl seated cross-legged before a fire pit, holding a tray of offerings near a microphone stand while a large flame rises from the homa. Tiered steps in front of the fire are decorated with marigold garlands, fruit and small oil lamps. Behind them a seated deity murti or figure is adorned with white flower garlands, with a kalasha-like vessel in front and palm fronds at the sides. Two other seated women in orange shawls are partly visible at left, and devotees' heads appear in the foreground at right.

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January 12 2009

A photograph of a homa fire burning in a square brick fire pit on a dark tiled floor. Behind it, several seated people in white shirts and dhotis, and a woman in a red and green sari, sit on patterned mats. To the right, a brass tray holds offerings of marigold garlands, fruit and vessels, with a brass oil lamp and a small flame nearby. A man in white clothing sits at the right edge, holding a brass ladle over the fire. Items of puja material and a small lamp are arranged around the pit.