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Photo 11704246 +1 copiesNight outdoor ritual at a fire pit (homa) with a bright flame beside a yellow-edged square altar. A man with long dark hair, a red-brown garment, rudraksha-style beaded malas and armbands sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne on a multicoloured striped mat, hands folded. Around the fire, a woman in a red sari with a microphone and garlands speaks, and a shaved-headed man in white dhoti stands bare-chested with arms crossed. Behind them about a dozen devotees in orange and saffron robes and turbans stand in a group, some with garlands. Flower arrangements, brass vessels and a standing fan fill the foreground. Several devotees are visible in the background, roughly six to twenty people in total.2017-08-22December 05 20162016-12-05February 22 20162016-02-22 +1 copiesFebruary 22 20162016-02-22 +1 copiesA homa fire ceremony under a corrugated metal roof at dusk. A bare-chested man with white markings on his arms and a hair ring stands at the fire pit holding a ritual implement, while two orange-clad attendants stand nearby, one wearing a wrapped orange turban. A seated man on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion wears an orange garment and a beaded necklace, with a rudraksha-style mala visible. Behind the pit, a deity murti is garlanded with flowers. Along the back are many seated devotees, some in white and some bare-chested. Colourful strings of lights hang overhead, a fire pit of offerings burns, and a floral arrangement with lemons rests on a cloth at the front.2017-04-16April 01 20162016-04-01 +1 copiesNight homa at an outdoor ashram setting with a fire pit lit before a seated figure on a red and gold throne. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with red border kneels before the fire, facing a microphone, with kalasha pots and brass plates of offerings in front. Garlands of red and yellow flowers decorate the throne and a green cloth hangs at left. Women in orange and yellow saris sit in the background, several with hands in prayer. A display board stands behind the fire.2012-04-23April 16 20172017-04-16A night fire ritual. A large square fire pit lined with white flower-dotted borders burns brightly in the foreground. Behind it, a figure with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala sits on a gold-ornamented throne with red cushions, hands pressed together in namaste. Two bare-chested young men in white dhotis with patterned borders stand at left, one pouring from a small metal vessel, the other holding a long rudraksha mala. At right, a man in a yellow-orange turban and saffron shawl sits with a small flame and offerings. Flower garlands, bananas and a silver tray lie on the mats, and an electric fan and metal railings are visible behind.2017-08-02March 16 20172017-03-16May 02 20172017-05-02