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Night outdoor homa at an ashram courtyard. A brick fire pit with lit flames sits on a white stepped stone platform scattered with flower petals. A woman in white with a yellow head wrap bends forward pouring an offering from a metal bowl into the fire. Beside her a bald man in white with a red-and-yellow cloth and rudraksha-style beads holds a brass bowl of red flowers. Behind them a standing man in white with a gold chain and beads holds a ritual vessel, and a woman in white with a yellow shawl stands further back. Seated devotees in white line the left side. A large carved wooden drum-like object and brass lamps with oil flames sit to the right, with a garland of red flowers near a brass vessel. Decorated painted pillars and leafy garlands frame the scene.

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October 16 20102010-10-16October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesNight photograph of a homa at an outdoor ritual site. A brick-lined square fire pit with a burning fire sits on a white stepped platform scattered with flower petals. A woman in white clothing with a yellow head wrap and rudraksha-style beaded necklace kneels at the pit, pouring from a ladle. Two priests in white dhotis with red-bordered cloth and gold necklaces stand behind, one holding a plate of red flowers. Seated devotees in white and colourful clothes watch from the left. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, brass plates and a red-and-white flower garland sit on a cloth on the right, with a carved wooden seat behind. A leafy garland hangs overhead.2010-10-16 +1 copiesNight outdoor homa at an ashram: a square brick fire pit blazes at the centre, its edges strewn with marigold and rose petals. A woman in white with a yellow head wrap pours liquid from a brass vessel into the fire. Beside her, a man with a shaved head, white dhoti and orange-red border wears beaded necklaces and holds a brass bowl of red flowers. A younger man in white stands behind holding a brass vessel. A carved wooden plate stands upright near the fire. Brass lamps with flames and garlands sit at right. Seated devotees in white, some in saffron and yellow, watch from behind, and a woman in yellow stands at right near a leafy garland canopy.2010-10-16 +2 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesNight photograph of a homa fire ritual in an open outdoor courtyard. A large stone fire pit with rising flames sits at the centre, with offerings of flowers and red petals around its base. Three priests in white dhotis stand behind it; the central priest wears a white shawl and a rudraksha mala and holds a vessel over the fire, while a priest on the right, in a white garment with a mala, leans in to assist. A priest with a white turban stands on the left. A wooden carved disc stands beside the pit. A seated priest in the foreground, shown from behind, holds his hands in namaskar. A row of seated devotees watches from the left, and a standing devotee with folded hands appears at the right edge. Brass lamps, plates of offerings and a decorated seat sit on a cloth to the right, under strings of leaf garlands and a painted pillar.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesA night-time homa at an outdoor ritual ground under strings of green leaves and garlands. A central square fire pit with white stone edges holds a lit fire, surrounded by flower petals. A shaven-headed man in a white dhoti and a bare-chested man with gold necklaces stand near the pit; one officiant seated at left in white cloth faces it with folded hands. A man in a white dhoti and orange-yellow turban-like cloth leans over the fire, and a man in white dhoti holds a silver tray of offerings. Seated devotees in white and orange fill the left background, and a few stand at right. Brass lamps, a wooden carved disc, plates of red offerings and a garlanded deity murti rest on the purple-draped table at right. Ritual decorations hang overhead.2010-10-16 +1 copiesNight-time homa at an open-air temple pavilion. In the foreground a large fire burns in a tiered yagna kunda decorated with marigold garlands and red kumkum. Behind it a priest in white dhoti with a saffron-and-gold shawl holds a vessel over the flames and offers oblations, while a second priest in cream dhoti with a gold border holds a bundle of kusha grass beside him. At right a man in a saffron dhoti with a red rudraksha mala and bare chest, hands folded in anjali, stands by a table of flowers and offerings. Behind them more white-clad priests tend additional fire pits under bamboo-supported roofing, with a deity shrine lit at the back. Coconuts, flowers and brass pots sit on the ground.2018-03-02October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copies