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May 26 2015

A photograph of a Rudra Homa fire ritual outdoors on green mats. A large fire burns on a stepped altar of yellow-painted bricks decorated with red flower petals. Two priests in white dhotis sit bare-chested at the fire; the front priest wears a yellow turban, a golden garland and a green-and-white sacred thread, and holds a ladle over the offerings. Behind them a seated crowd in white clothes and red-orange shawls watches; several participants fold their hands in prayer. To the right stands a decorated shrine with a golden figure and offering plates, and metal vessels of grains and fruit sit in the foreground.

Outdoor Rudra homa fire ritual. A bare-chested priest in a yellow head cloth and white dhoti, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold beaded necklace, feeds offerings into a large flame rising from a pit built of stacked yellow-ochre bricks decorated with red flower petals. Behind him, a crowd of dozens of people in white clothes and red shawls sit in rows, many with orange forehead marks and orange lanyards. Brass vessels, a basket of grain, flowers and fruit lie on a green cloth in the foreground. A few people in white stand at the back of the crowd.

Outdoor ritual homa in a garden with a large crowd seated on mats. In the foreground, a priest in white dhoti and pink headband pours offerings into a wooden fire pit with flames, with baskets of rice and bowls of yellow flowers beside it. Another priest in white and an orange shawl sits nearby, holding a microphone. Behind them, rows of devotees in white and orange clothing sit on mats, many wearing rudraksha malas. A gold-cushioned seat with a trident stands at left, and a tall ceremonial pillar with rings stands in the background among palm trees. a person is not clearly identifiable from appearance, so no candidate is named.

A photograph of a Vedic fire ritual. A bare-chested priest with a yellow-and-brown turban, rudraksha-style gold necklaces and a green-and-white cloth over his shoulder holds a brass kalasha-style vessel above a large flaming homa fire pit. The yellow brick fire altar is decorated with pink flower petals. Behind him seated participants in white and red-bordered garments, with orange tilak marks on their foreheads, sit with palms pressed together in prayer. Several saffron-robed attendees stand in the background, and a young priest in orange cloth tends the fire. Brass bowls with grains and offerings rest on a cloth on the ground.

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A night homa fire burns in a raised stone fire pit at a devotional gathering. Marigold and red flower offerings surround the pit's edges, with brass plates of flowers and a small oil lamp on a stand nearby. On the right, a man in a white dhoti and shawl with a striped wrap sits cross-legged, holding a small ladle over the fire, while a woman in an orange headband and striped white sari sits beside him. Behind them, a seated audience in white and pink clothing fills the rows, many with hands joined in prayer. Striped mats cover the stone platform.

Outdoor homa ceremony at a temple courtyard. A large square fire pit lined with yellow marigold garlands and flower petals burns brightly in the foreground. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with gold chains sits at the fire pit, and a man in saffron-orange garments and rudraksha beads raises one hand while speaking into a handheld microphone. Behind them, dozens of devotees sit on colourful striped mats, many in white with red shawls and others in saffron-orange, with a red shrine structure and palm trees behind. Brass vessels and offerings sit on the ground. A figure with long hair and a crown-like headpiece sits near the front.

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Outdoor homa ceremony before a large seated congregation of several hundred devotees dressed mostly in white with red and orange shawls. In the foreground a brick fire pit holds a lit flame with brass vessels, offerings and marigold and rose petals. A tall silver trident stands beside it. On the left a man in an orange-red dhoti with a yellow-orange cloth wrapped on his head and a gold garland sits on a red-draped seat facing the fire, with a richly decorated ceremonial parasol behind him. Several shaven-headed priests in orange and white sit beside the fire making offerings, while a cameraman stands at the back on the right.

A photograph of an outdoor homa at an ashram under a open-sided pavilion with palm trees behind. In the foreground a square golden fire pit burns with bright flames, with bowls of offerings, a basket of rice and flower petals around it. A priest with a pink head-cloth and white dhoti, a garland around his neck, extends his arm toward the fire while other priests in white and orange-saffron dhotis sit on striped mats. A large crowd of devotees in white and red clothing sits on the ground facing the fire. Carved wooden and brass ritual objects, a yellow lion figure and a small statue of a deity stand at the left edge.