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A homa is performed at a temple. A square fire pit with white and terracotta-coloured borders holds a flame at lower left. Several seated men perform the ritual on a floor covered with straw and green leaves. A bare-chested man with a rudraksha-style bead necklace presses his palms together at left. Another bare-chested man in white dhoti sits centre, hands clasped. A bearded man in orange-saffron robes sits behind the fire pit. A man in an orange robe with a red-bead necklace sits right, holding a flower and a sheet of paper. Offerings of bananas, leaves and a brass vessel with a ladle sit near the pit, and pink and white flowers fill the right foreground. A standing man in a checked shirt holds a brass tray.2001-01-012003 - Homa and puja at a devotee's home in TiruppurA shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl kneels on white stone steps beside a fire pit, feeding flame from a silver ladle-like vessel with his right hand. Behind him, two deity murti figures in purple and red garments stand draped with white and yellow marigold garlands, flanking a silver kalasha and silver vessels on a white-draped altar with yellow flowers. Potted plants line the right side. A brass tray of yellow flowers, bundled sticks and a steel pot sit in the foreground, indicating a homa or puja in progress.2011-12-162001 - Glimpses From Various Programs2001-01-01April 14 20182018-04-14A night fire ritual (homa) inside a dim hall with a brick-built fire pit lined with white bricks and scattered red flower petals. A flame rises from the centre of the pit. A central seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a long-haired headdress with a white forehead mark holds a white ritual object and sits behind the fire. To the left, a shaved-headed attendant in orange robes holds an offering tray toward the pit. Silver lamps stand on both sides, and a seated audience in orange, white and yellow clothing fills the background, with a fan and a brick wall behind them.2007-02-16A homa being performed at a temple fire pit lined with orange and white tiles. A young man in an orange robe, wearing a red rudraksha mala and a white beaded necklace, sits cross-legged holding a ladle and a folded paper, facing the fire area. Two bare-chested men in white dhotis sit nearby, one wearing a long beaded necklace and the other with a sacred mark on his forehead. Behind them a man in a checked shirt and a man in white stand over a steel vessel, and another person in orange sits further back. A brass plate holds bananas, fruit, flowers and a small offering, and a bowl with liquid sits by the pit. Pink flowers and a garland frame the right foreground. Four people are visible.2001-01-01Outdoor homa ceremony with a square fire pit filled with burning sticks and smoke rising. Seated around it are many devotees in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas, some with white ash markings. On a leopard-print seat at the right, a figure in saffron dhoti with a gold-trimmed shawl and a gold necklace reads from a book while raising a hand; a second figure in orange sits beside him. Brass vessels, oil lamps and offerings line the fire pit edge. Behind is a pink-draped stage with a seated figure and orange-painted temple structures. Several women in red and orange saris and white-clad people stand around the edges. The a person label applies only to the central seated figure with the gold necklace and shawl and the leopard-print seat, which would be in_person as a candidate; the appearance is uncertain, so the field is unsure.2013-06-132001 - Glimpses From Various Programs2001-01-012001 - Glimpses From Various ProgramsA night-time homa at an outdoor fire altar. A fire burns in a rectangular brick fire pit with white cloth and flower petals spread around its base. A priest in a white dhoti with a cream turban and gold-coloured neck garlands feeds the flames with a ladle-like implement. Nearby, a young man in white robes and gold garlands stands holding a silver tray with a red cloth bundle, and another priest in white robes with clasped hands stands at the right. A carved wooden circular yantra-like disc stands behind the fire pit. Brass oil lamps, kalasha-like vessels, plates of flowers and a red-and-green cloth lie on a purple-covered table at the right. Banana leaf and mango leaf toran decorate the overhead rope, with coloured painted pillars behind. Several seated devotees in white and yellow watch from the left.2010-10-16 +1 copiesAugust 25 20172017-08-25 +1 copies