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A night homa ritual at an outdoor ashram setting. A fire burns in a rectangular brick fire pit with white-painted edges and flower petals scattered on the steps. Behind it stands a carved reddish stone yantra-style object. Three men in white dhotis, bare-chested and wearing rudraksha malas, stand together holding brass plates of offerings; the central man wears a saffron-yellow turban. A man in the foreground at left sits cross-legged, wearing a white cloth and a beaded necklace, with a red tilak. Behind them a seated audience in white and orange clothes watches, and brass lamps, kalasha-style vessels and a red-and-gold draped offering stand at the right. Leafy garlands hang overhead.

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October 16 20102010-10-16Night homa at a fire pit lined with stone, with a large flame rising from the brick hearth. In the foreground a seated priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a sacred-thread-free bare upper body and a gold-coloured beaded necklace, faces the fire. Behind him three men in white dhotis and garlands stand holding brass trays of red offerings, and a man in a turban and white robe with a gold-coloured garland stands among them. On the right a purple-draped altar holds brass lamps, flowers and a red-garlanded object, and further back a man in white with folded hands stands near a decorated pillar. Leaves and a string of flags hang overhead under a dark sky.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +2 copiesNight outdoor homa ceremony at an ashram. Smoke rises from a square fire pit lined with stone, where a seated priest in white bare-chested with a rudraksha-style necklace tends the fire. Several white-clad priests stand behind holding silver plates and offerings, one wearing a white turban and gold necklace, another with a shaved head and gold chain. A round wooden carved stand and brass oil lamps with flames sit on a purple cloth beside marigold garlands, fruit and sweets on plates. Seated devotees in white and orange watch from the left, and a woman in a white and yellow sari stands at the right. Banana leaf strings and a decorated pillar with a bird emblem hang overhead.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesA night-time homa at an outdoor ashram setting. A large fire burns in a rectangular brick fire pit in the centre, with a bronze homa vessel and flower petals scattered on its raised platform. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold beads stands in the foreground, while to the left a young man in white with a yellow-gold turban, gold necklaces and bangles holds a brass tray of red offerings. Other white-clad priests with gold neck beads stand behind, some with palms pressed together. On the right are a purple-draped table with fruit, brass lamps, and a deity murti adorned with white flower garlands and a green silk cloth. Strings of lights and leaf garlands decorate the background.2010-10-16 +1 copiesNight photograph of a homa fire ritual in an open courtyard. A square brick fire pit with a lit flame sits on a white-cloth platform strewn with flower petals. A man in a white dhoti with a yellow-orange head wrap stands at the pit pouring an offering, while a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with red borders and a gold-bead garland holds a brass plate. Another attendant in white with a garland stands at right beside a carved wooden stand, and ceremonial lamps and brass vessels sit at the front. Seated devotees in white and colourful clothing watch from the left under a leafy garland-decorated canopy, with a large red flower garland visible at lower right.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 open-air fire pit lined with brick and stone steps. A central figure in a white dhoti and white shawl, with a white turban, holds a burning ceremonial torch above the fire and smiles. Beside him, a bald man in a white cloth wears a beaded mala and holds a small offering. To the right, a younger priest in white with a gold-toned mala holds a brass plate of offerings. Another white-clad devotee stands with palms joined at the far right, and a seated audience in white and orange clothes watches from the left. Behind the fire, a copper-toned disc and yellow-and-white hanging ornaments decorate the space, with leafy garlands strung overhead. Brass oil lamps, plates of fruit and flowers and a red cloth sit on the table at the right.2010-10-16 +1 copies