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October 25 20062006-10-25October 25 20062006-10-25Night photo of a homa fire ceremony in an outdoor or open-sided space. A large bright fire burns in the centre on a stacked pile of white blocks, with a brass kalasha and oil lamp to the side. Two men in white clothes with saffron/orange shawls sit behind the fire facing it, while many seated men in white and women in saris sit in a circle around it. The women wear blue, yellow, purple, pink and maroon saris, many with flowers in their hair, and some have their hands folded in prayer. A woven mat covers the ground and a small white box sits on the right. a person not clearly identifiable from appearance.2006-10-25Night photograph of an outdoor homa fire ceremony. A tall bright fire rises from a low brick fire pit at right, with red-tinted offerings around its base. Two women in white clothing sit cross-legged near the fire, one with hands pressed together in prayer and another holding ritual items. Seated devotees in front, many in colourful garments, face the fire, and a row of standing men in light shirts is visible behind them. A framed portrait and a decorated altar with flower garlands and a small lamp sit at right, with a white cloth-covered table. Dense crowd of roughly thirty to forty visible people.2007-10-01October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 25 20062006-10-25A night homa fire ceremony in an open outdoor courtyard. A large flame rises from a stepped stone fire pit in the centre. A standing figure in a white dhoti and white shawl with a turban and a long rudraksha-style bead garland stands at the fire. Beside him a second man in white, with a shaved head and bead malas, bends over the fire holding a silver tray. A seated priest in white with a shaved head faces the fire in the foreground, with brass oil lamps and offering plates nearby. Seated devotees in white and orange fill the left side, and a woman in white stands at the far right. Strings of leaves and decorative hanging banners frame the scene.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 25 20062006-10-252008 - KAILASA in Hyderabad - Sripura SarvajnapeethamNight outdoor homa at a fire pit on a white-tiered stone platform decorated with flower petals, with tall flames rising from the central pit. A figure in white dhoti and a white head wrap with a gold-beaded mala stands beside the fire, one hand raised toward it. A second figure in white with a mala stands at the pit's edge, and another attendant in white kneels nearby. A carved wooden throne-style seat stands behind the fire, with a purple-draped altar holding brass lamps, a tray and a green-and-red sari-clad figure at right. Rows of seated devotees in white, saffron and orange clothing watch from the left, and draped leaf garlands and colourful pillars frame the scene. The swami-presence check is in the in_person field.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copies