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A night-time homa at an open-air ritual ground beneath a leafy garland strung between painted posts. A man in white dhoti and yellow-tinged head wrap leans over a brick fire pit where a bright flame rises, stirring it with a long ladle. Beside him a bare-chested assistant in white cloth and gold necklaces holds a brass plate of offerings. Another priest in white stands at right with a brass vessel. Seated devotees in white and yellow clothes watch from the left, and a carved wooden peetha stands behind the fire. Marigold petals decorate the platform, and brass lamps and a red-garlanded deity murti sit at lower right.

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October 16 20102010-10-16October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +2 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesNight photograph of a homa at an outdoor fire pit in an ashram courtyard. A square stone fire pit with a bright yellow-orange blaze sits on a tiered white base strewn with marigold and red flower petals. Three men in white dhotis and white shawls stand around it: a woman in a white sari with a yellow-orange head wrap and gold jewellery leans over the pit pouring from a vessel; a bald man in white with a gold necklace and red-and-white cloth holds a brass tray of red flowers; a third man with gold necklaces tends the flame. A large carved wooden drum-shaped vessel stands beside the pit. Seated devotees and children watch from the left, and a woman in white stands at right. A kalasha-style brass lamp and a red-and-white flower garland lie at the edge, with a leafy garland hung overhead.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesNight outdoor homa at an ashram. A square stone fire pit with a large blazing flame sits in the foreground, with petals scattered around it and a brass lamp and offering trays on a purple cloth at the right. A man in white ritual dress with a white head wrap and garlands holds up a burning vessel above the fire. Beside him a priest in white dhoti and shawl with a garland stands with hands folded, and another white-clad man stands at right. A woman in a white sari on the left side of the fire pit faces the flames. Seated devotees in white and orange-toned clothing fill the background, and hanging yellow leaf garlands and round hanging lanterns frame the scene.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +2 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesNight-time homa at an open-air ritual ground. A square brick fire pit in front holds a bright flame, its stepped edges sprinkled with marigold petals. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti and white shawl stands at the front left, reaching toward the fire with a long ladle, while a priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold-coloured beads holds a brass plate of offerings. Beside him stands another priest in white dhoti with a yellow-trimmed shawl, holding a plate and beads. A carved wooden throne with a round back stands behind the fire. Brass lamps and a flower-draped object sit at the right edge. Overhead, a strand of green leaves is strung across the top, and a seated audience in white and saffron-tinted clothing fills the left side of the frame.2010-10-16Night 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 copies