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Night-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 20162016-02-22July 17 20152015-07-17Night-time homa at an outdoor ritual site under string lights, with smoke rising from a golden fire pit where a fire burns and sparks fly. Seated around it, a bare-chested man in a white and green-striped shawl presses his palms together while a man in white ritual clothes sits near the fire. Many participants in white garments with red-and-maroon shawls, some wearing beaded necklaces, sit on mats behind the fire pit. In the foreground a man with a handheld microphone sits in white, and a red and gold throne with a golden base stands at the left, with trays of flowers, fruit and offerings in front. Approximately 30 people are visible.2017-04-28July 17 20152015-07-17Photo of a homa fire ritual at night inside a temple-like hall. A rectangular yellow fire pit holds a bright flame with offerings of petals and fruit nearby. Several men sit cross-legged on a patterned floor; the nearest wears a green turban, rudraksha-style beaded garland and white dhoti, and another is bare-chested with white body markings. Behind them a woman in white and a woman in a red shawl stand with hands folded in prayer, and a woman in a red robe with a gold necklace stands near the fire. Women in white with white headbands stand in the background. On the right are ornate decorated shrine pieces with white and gold Shiva lingams topped with cobra hoods, brass lamps, and a silver-framed arch.2015-09-15February 22 20162016-02-22 +1 copiesNight outdoor ritual at a fire pit: a standing man in a rust-red dhoti and saffron-orange shawl with a rudraksha-style mala holds a lit oil lamp aloft to the left. Seated devotees in white clothes with red waist cloths and orange-red shawls sit with palms pressed together before a stone fire pit with a burning flame and brass offering vessels. A shaven-headed priest in saffron with white horizontal markings kneels at the right foreground. Behind them, a golden-framed deity murti is seen in shadow, with a sanctum and plants nearby; more devotees sit in rows.2013-04-01Evening ritual in a temple-style hall. Several priests in white dhotis and bare upper bodies stand at left, one lifting a lit lamp and a plate of offerings before a decorated deity murti garlanded with flowers. A fire burns in a raised stone homa or puja pit in front of the shrine. Devotees sit on the floor facing the altar, mostly women in white clothes with red-orange shawls. A figure in a golden ornamented throne chair at right, dressed in orange and gold, observes the ceremony beside electric fans. The room has a red wall and an arched shrine frame.2013-07-17April 01 20132013-04-01A 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.2016-02-22 +2 copiesMarch 28 20132013-03-28