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Night photograph of an outdoor homa or yagna at a temple courtyard. A priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a beaded necklace, sits cross-legged behind a square fire pit built of red bricks, with dark offering sticks laid in it. Seated devotees fill the foreground and left side on the ground, many with their backs to the camera, while two women in saffron and orange saris sit on a stone ledge against the wall. Behind the priest, a framed portrait of a deity in orange garments garlanded with flowers sits at the foot of stone steps, with brass vessels and flower offerings nearby. Warm lamplight illuminates the stone courtyard and wall.

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October 16 20102010-10-16October 16 20102010-10-16 +2 copiesNight-time photograph of a seated group inside a stone-walled temple courtyard. At the centre, a priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha-style mala and gold necklace, sits behind a square brick fire pit (homa kund) scattered with marigold petals and ash. Beside it, a framed portrait of a woman in orange garments and a garland sits on a white cloth with flowers. Around them, adults in saris and a man in white sit listening, while many children sit cross-legged in a wide circle in the foreground. A woman in an orange sari stands behind them near the wall, and a small child is held nearby. Oil lamps and flower offerings lie on the ground. +2 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesNight-time homa at an outdoor ashram setting. A square wooden fire pit with stepped yellow-painted sides holds a burning fire with dry grass and wood. In the foreground at right, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold border, rudraksha mala and bead bracelets sits cross-legged, hands raised over the fire. Next to him a bald man in orange-saffron robes sits behind a microphone stand. Two women in dark red-brown garments sit at left, one reading from an open book. Brass pots, a plate of offerings, oil lamps and a small kalasha surround the pit. Behind, a large seated crowd in orange, white and saffron clothing fills the ground, with a dark statue or murti at the back.2014-10-27Night-time Ganapati homa at an outdoor ashram setting. A golden-yellow square fire pit holds a flaming fire, with smoke rising. Several priests sit around it in saffron/orange robes and white dhotis, with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings; the priest at right wears a red and gold turban and white garment with gold border and offers something into the fire. Silver and brass vessels, a small pot with yellow flowers, and bowls of grain sit at the edges. Behind them a seated audience in white and red-sashed clothing fills the background, with a microphone stand visible at left. A partial garland hangs in the background.2014-10-11Night photograph of a homa at an open-air ritual space. A fire burns in a rectangular fire pit at centre-left, with brick-like blocks around it. A woman in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged behind a plantain-leaf offering. Beside her, a figure in orange with a mala and forehead markings sits near a brass plate. A young person in orange kneels and holds a small item near a decorated tray with fruit, flowers, a kalasha-like cone and red garlands. On the right, two boys stand bare-chested in white dhoti-style cloth, one bending toward the tray. Seated devotees in white clothing and white headwraps fill the background, and a potted plant sits at left.2017-02-15October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesEvening outdoor ritual on a lawn in front of a red brick wall lit by two lamps. A standing priest in orange-red dhoti and draped cloth, with a wrapped head covering and folded hands, faces a small fire in a brick fire pit, with brass vessels and trays of offerings nearby. Behind him a tall orange-draped altar holds a decorated deity murti garlanded with marigold-like flowers and yellow blossoms. Seated devotees in white and saffron clothing face the fire with hands joined, some in front of a young boy in orange, and a older grey-haired person in a dark top sits at the lower edge; roughly two dozen people are visible. This appears to be a homa or puja. The a person figure is an appearance-based candidate only and is uncertain.2014-05-04October 27 20142014-10-27October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a homa fire ceremony under a tree, with a fire burning inside a rectangular pit lined with yellow-orange bricks. A man in an orange-saffron robe sits cross-legged on a mat at the right, facing the fire, with a wooden stick nearby. Beside the fire, a man in an orange-peach shirt sits close to the flames. Around them, a large group of children and teenagers sit on the ground, many in white shirts, some in pink, orange and yellow tops, with hands pressed together in prayer. A woman in white with a light sari stands at the back near a man in a yellow shirt, and a woman in a yellow sari sits at the left edge. A brass plate and small offerings lie near the fire pit.2006-05-05