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February 22 20162016-02-22 +1 copiesA night-time homa fire ceremony at a stone fire pit, with a large bright flame rising from the centre. Many devotees stand around it in white dhotis and white kurtas, with red-and-maroon shawls draped over their shoulders. A woman in a cream sari with a yellow blouse holds papers, and a bearded man in white looks on. Several people hold folded papers and slips and feed them into the fire. A bright light stands behind the crowd. Photo credit overlay in the lower right reads copyright notice and source.2016-02-22February 22 20162016-02-22Night photograph of a group of devotees gathered around a rectangular fire pit, a homa or yagna, with a bright flame rising from the offerings. Many people wear white dhoti-style or white kurta clothing with red-and-maroon checked shawls draped over their shoulders. A woman in the center wears a cream and orange sari with a shawl and holds papers. Several men stand at the rear holding folded papers and small items, while others in front crouch beside the fire and feed in papers or offerings. Bright light is visible overhead.2016-02-22 +1 copiesFebruary 22 20162016-02-22 +1 copiesNight outdoor ritual photograph beside a square fire pit with a bright flame on grass. A priest in a white dhoti and white headcloth with a bare upper body pours from a silver vessel into the fire, while a woman in red garments and a rudraksha mala assists beside him. A crowd of devotees stands in a semicircle in white and red-trimmed shawls, many with palms pressed together in namaskar. Offerings and brass vessels sit near the fire, with a street lamp and building lights behind.2014-07-24July 13 20132013-07-13Night-time homa at an open-air ashram courtyard. A rectangular brass-edged fire pit blazes with flames and burning paper offerings, with yellow marigold petals scattered around its rim. Behind it stands an ornate gold throne with a sunburst backrest and red cushion. Devotees in white dhotis, white kurtas and white sarees, many wearing red-and-maroon shawls, press palms together or pour offerings into the fire; one man in white kneels forward over the pit holding a small vessel. A woman at left wears a red shawl and beaded necklaces and clasps her hands. A man at right in a white shirt and red shawl holds a sheaf of printed sheets. Several onlookers are seen in the foreground and background.2016-02-22 +1 copiesFebruary 22 20162016-02-22 +1 copiesNight outdoor fire ritual. A central figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a gold-toned necklace tosses or offers something into the fire with one hand. To the right, a saffron-clad man with a long rudraksha mala holds a brass bowl. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands at the far right holding a staff. Behind them, a crowd of roughly 25 people in white and saffron clothing, some with red shawls and marigold garlands, stands watching the ritual under the night sky.2013-07-13Night outdoor ritual on a lawn lit by floodlights. A fire burns in a rectangular brazier at lower right, where a priest bent forward in white dhoti and red shawl tends the flame; another priest with a shaved head and red-and-white sash sits behind. In the centre a woman in a red sari and rudraksha-style mala stands with hands folded. A row of about a dozen devotees in white clothes with red shawls stands along the left with palms pressed together. Behind, a silver ornate peetha or small shrine holds a deity murti under a white umbrella, and a man in white stands at the back. Fire pit with homa-style offerings.2014-07-24July 13 20132013-07-13