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A homa fire ritual at night in a courtyard. A central fire blazes in a brick fire pit, and a priest bare-chested in a white dhoti with a red turban pours offerings into it from a brass vessel. Around the pit are marigold garlands, bowls of fruit, apples, brass vessels and kalasha pots draped in cloth. Several men sit on mats in white dhotis and rudraksha malas, and one man in saffron clothing is at the right edge. A man in the foreground with his back to the camera wears a rudraksha mala. Floral decorations and fruit offerings cover the ground around the fire.

A night-time homa in progress at a square fire pit lined with yellow and orange marigold garlands. A central priest, bare-chested with a pink turban and many marigold garlands, sits cross-legged before a tall flame and tosses offerings into it. Beside him, a man in an orange shawl and white dhoti speaks into a handheld microphone and holds a basket of wood sticks. Other bare-chested men in white dhotis and garlands sit around the fire, and a man in a green cloth bends forward at the back. Baskets of offerings and small brass vessels rest on the ground.

2016-02-22 +1 copies

A homa fire burns in a yellow-brick fire pit decorated with yellow and red flowers and scattered petals. A bare-chested priest with an orange head wrap and a brown-and-blue striped dhoti sits at left, pouring an offering from a long brass ladle into a brass vessel. Other priests in white dhotis with gold borders stand and sit behind the fire, and brass pots of flowers sit in the foreground.

January 05 2018

January 06 2018

Night outdoor homa at a brick fire pit filled with burning wood, its flames lit orange against the dark. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with an orange-red headcloth raises an offering in his right hand over the fire. Three other men sit behind him on a paved courtyard; the leftmost sings or chants into a microphone stand, and the others wear white and yellow cloths, one with a sacred thread. Around the fire are steel bowls of flowers, fruit, coconuts, vegetables and kumkum-marked offerings, with a purple cloth and a lit lamp on a side table. Pink and red flower petals decorate the fire pit's edge. No visible a person candidate.

A photograph of a fire ritual at night in a courtyard. A central figure sits cross-legged before a blazing fire pit, wearing a red-orange turban, a white dhoti, bare chest, and a layered orange and gold bead garland. He holds a ladle or stick over the flames. Around the fire are brass vessels, bowls of fruit, marigold garlands, a tray of flowers and apples, and decorated kalasha-style pots. Behind him, a few seated men in white dhotis and an orange-clad attendant watch. Potted plants frame the left side.

2016-08-05 +1 copies

A photograph of a fire ritual (homa/yagna) in a temple hall. Two shirtless men with rudraksha malas sit before a square brick fire pit with a bright flame. The central man wears a maroon turban, a white dhoti and a striped shawl, and holds a ritual implement over the fire. A younger man beside him sits with a mala. At the right, a man in a white dhoti with a yellow-green cloth bends forward holding a small bell-like vessel. Yellow and orange flower garlands and marigolds surround the pit, and orange-clothed figures stand in the background with a golden ornate structure behind them. The a person-attribution is not visibly supported by appearance.

A photograph of a fire ritual at night. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti sits cross-legged before a large flame rising from a fire pit built of wooden blocks, offering into the fire with a small vessel in his hand. A second figure in the foreground, wearing a yellow-green cloth draped over the shoulder, sits with back to the camera facing the fire. Brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot, and baskets of yellow marigold garlands are arranged around the fire, along with red flower offerings on the wooden blocks and a small oil lamp at the lower left. Homa or yagna fire ritual.

A homa fire ritual at a square orange-brick fire pit with tall flames. A man in an orange-red turban, rudraksha mala and gold ceremonial necklace, wearing an orange-red shawl, leans over the fire and places an offering with his right hand. Behind him a younger man in white with a rudraksha mala and tilak sits holding a brass ladle over a brass bowl. Brass oil lamps, a basket, banana leaves and metal plates of offerings lie on mats around the pit. Seated people in white and orange robes with garlands are visible in the background.