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Night-time homa at an open ashram courtyard. A fire burns in a yellow-and-white tiered fire pit decorated with painted motifs, with dry grass laid around its base. Several shaved-headed young men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings sit cross-legged around the fire, some making offerings. At right, a figure in white dhoti with a white head cloth and white shawl sits beside the fire, along with another in white. A man in orange robes sits in the background. A yellow flower garland and a tray of fruit sit at the right edge. Smoke rises into the dark roof area.

Night outdoor ritual at a yellow-painted tiered altar decorated with red and white flowers. Three young priests in saffron-orange robes stand behind it with white tripundra markings on their foreheads and arms; the nearest wears rudraksha beads and holds a brass vessel. Dried grass stalks and wooden logs stand in a fire pit at the centre. A large seated audience in white and light clothing fills the background, with a woman in white in the lower left foreground. No clear a person candidate is distinguishable; the figures are priests and devotees.

Outdoor homa at night: a brick fire pit with a large flame rises in the centre, decorated with pink and red flower petals along its ledges. A bare-chested priest in a green waist cloth and white dhoti, with a green head cloth, pours an offering from a brass bowl into the fire. Beside him a shirtless man in a green dhoti and white cloth sits cross-legged, and at left a shirtless man in white dhoti with an orange-saffron shawl holds a small offering. Brass pots, a bowl of petals and rice sit on the ground at lower left. Behind them, a seated crowd in white clothes with red shawls watches, several with tilak marks.

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February 16 2007

Night outdoor homa at a square fire pit lined with yellow stone, with flames rising at the base. A shaved-headed young priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a white tilak and sacred thread holds up a long strand of flame-yellow cloth above the fire, while a second priest in similar saffron-orange clothing and a bare-chested cord-adorned figure nearby assist with offerings. On the left, a standing man wears a long white-and-marigold garland and a maroon-and-gold dhoti, hands folded in anjali. Behind them, a row of men in white dhotis with gold borders stand with palms pressed together, and a seated audience in white and red clothing watches. Brass bowls of offerings, kumkum, flowers and a decorated kalasha sit at the fire's edge.

A seated man in saffron-orange robes performs a homa at a brick fire pit, holding a long metal ladle-like implement with a flame rising from it. He wears a rudraksha mala and a gold chain. Beside him, a younger man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits attentively. Offerings are laid out on the left: sliced fruits, apples, a pineapple, lemons, a silver bowl, and flower garlands. Pink flower petals are scattered over the bricks. Behind them, seated devotees in orange, yellow and white clothing watch, and a figure in white moves in the background. A brass lamp stands on the right beside a dark curtain. The scene is a photograph of a fire ritual indoors. Two people are prominent in the foreground, with more visible behind them. The a person cues include saffron robes, a rudraksha mala and gold ornaments on the seated figure performing the fire offering.

July 12 2012

A homa fire ceremony in an indoor hall with a rectangular fire pit burning with visible flames. A bald priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged on the left, his arms raised, with white ash markings on his shoulders and a gold chain at his neck; he holds a brass tray of grains. Around the fire sit devotees in orange shawls, white clothes and striped shirts, some seated on the floor and others standing behind. In the foreground are brass bowls, a golden lamp, fruit and flowers, and three yellow-orange conical offerings decorated with white flowers on a green leaf. Water pots and a pink cloth lie in front of the fire.

A photograph of a homa fire ceremony in an open courtyard. A standing priest in an orange shawl and orange dhoti holds a silver plate near a rectangular fire pit with burning flames. Seated devotees in orange and saffron clothing, some in white and pink saris, sit on mats with hands folded in prayer. Kalasha pots decorated with white flower garlands and mango leaves, plus fruit plates and oil lamps, sit at the front.

A crowded outdoor ritual scene in front of a stone structure, with many devotees in white clothes behind. In the foreground, several saffron-robed monastics sit or stand on an orange cloth with a brass plate of offerings and a small bowl. A tall man in saffron robes with long swept-back hair, a gold necklace and rudraksha malas stands at centre, hands folded, with other orange-clad men and a bald man in saffron near him. A woman in white with folded hands kneels nearby. Water appears on the stone floor beside a large stone pedestal. a person: the tall figure in saffron with long hair, gold necklace and malas is a candidate for a person, standing among the orange-clad group during the ritual.

July 22 2013