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ADIKAILASA on 2/28/20212021-02-28ADIKAILASA on 2/24/20212021-02-24 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa fire rising tall from a brick-lined fire pit. A long-handled metal ladle with a twisted handle pours ghee or liquid offering into the flames from the right, with golden drips falling beside the fire. A large polished metal bowl sits behind the pit, and marigold-like flowers and petals lie on the bricks. Soft green and gold blurred decorations fill the background. No people are clearly visible, only a hand holding the ladle at the edge of the frame.2011-11-10December 10 20172017-12-10 +1 copiesClose view of a homa fire pit built of brick with a flame rising from the centre. A hand at the left edge holds a bundle of thin dry sticks above the fire. Beside the fire, a shallow brass plate and a deep brass bowl with a ribbed wooden handle rest on the brick edge. Patterned orange and red cloth lies in the background. No people beyond the hand are visible. Caption at bottom reads Sayam Kalam Yagashala Shodashi Homa, Day 3, Rajarajeshwari Brahmotsavam.2021-02-19A night photograph of a homa fire ritual. A brick-lined square fire pit holds burning wood with bright flames rising at the centre. A brass kalasha pot with a spout sits on a green-edged brass tray at the front, and a brass bowl stands on the left edge. Behind the pit, a bare-chested priest in orange cloth with a red sash and rudraksha beads raises his hands near the fire. Woven mats cover the floor, and a broom-like whisk rests at the right edge.2021-02-20November 10 20112011-11-10A photograph of a homa fire ritual at a temple-style hall with gilded pillars. A priest in orange saffron robes stands at left, pouring a liquid from a golden ladle or vessel into a rectangular fire pit where flames are burning. Brass bowls and a brass vessel sit near the fire pit, and a golden lion statue and brass lamps stand on a shelf at right beside a red and gold cloth. The priest is shown only from the waist down, with the face not visible.2021-02-20A tall fire rises from a brick-lined homa pit inside a dim temple hall, with flames licking upward and burnt wood and offerings at its base. A brass ladle with a long handle rests at the left edge. Behind the fire, gilded brass lamps, a small brass vessel and a carved deity murti sit on an ornate altar. No people are visible in the frame. The scene shows a Shodashi homa during the yagashala ritual.2021-02-26A close photograph of a homa fire pit built from yellow-painted brick with small red kumkum marks on the top edges. Flames rise from the centre of the pit. A hand holding a long brass ladle with a ringed finger pours or stirs liquid from a brass bowl. A second brass bowl filled with yellow liquid sits on the brick ledge beside the fire. Behind the pit, a striped purple and green cloth covers the floor, with a grinding stone, a woven basket and small brass vessels visible. Only a hand and arm are visible; no full person is shown.2017-12-10June 04 20182018-06-04 +1 copiesA close-up photograph of a wood fire burning in a ground-level fire pit for a homa. Bright yellow-orange flames rise from split logs and dry twigs, with a violet-tinged flame at the base and smoke drifting upward. Dry grass stalks, scattered leaves and a few small red offering pieces lie around the stones. No people are visible in the frame. A caption along the bottom reads Sayam Kalam Yagashala Shodashi Homa, Day 3, Rajarajeshwari Brahmotsavam.2021-02-19