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Night 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.

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October 16 20102010-10-16Night 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 copiesNight outdoor homa at an ashram. A standing man in white dhoti and shawl with a white turban and a long rudraksha-style garland holds a lit lamp over the fire pit, a small fire of hot embers in a stone-lined square pit. Behind him a man in white holds a bowl; other white-clad priests stand with hands in anjali. Seated devotees in white, some in yellow vests, sit on a white cloth at left. A decorated wooden yagna pillar and banana-leaf toran hang overhead. At lower right, a brass lamp and a silver tray with fruit and flowers sit on a purple cloth. Smoke rises into the dark night air.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 +1 copiesOctober 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 +2 copies