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July 18 20152015-07-18July 03 20162016-07-03A homa fire ritual inside a decorated tent. A fire burns in a brick fire pit bordered with coloured rangoli, with smoke rising. A man in an orange-yellow cloth and red rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp and a small brass vessel near the fire. Around him, priests in white dhotis sit on the floor, one bare-chested and one wearing a white shawl, with brass pots and offering bowls. Behind them stands a decorated deity murti garlanded with orange and yellow flowers, with a silver-trimmed throne and brass oil lamps nearby. A microphone stands at the edge of the fire. Four physical people are clearly visible, plus a child at the fire pit.2015-07-16November 04 20132013-11-04July 17 20132013-07-17A night-time homa in progress at a square fire pit lined with yellow and orange marigold garlands. A central priest, bare-chested with a pink turban and many marigold garlands, sits cross-legged before a tall flame and tosses offerings into it. Beside him, a man in an orange shawl and white dhoti speaks into a handheld microphone and holds a basket of wood sticks. Other bare-chested men in white dhotis and garlands sit around the fire, and a man in a green cloth bends forward at the back. Baskets of offerings and small brass vessels rest on the ground.2016-02-22 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20152015-09-14March 05 20162016-03-05 +2 copiesFour men sit cross-legged behind a decorated brick fire pit (homa kund) with painted red and white brick edges, during a homa for Samaya Deeksha. Each man wears orange and gold silk shawls over white dhoti, and several speak into handheld microphones on stands. The man second from left has a rudraksha mala and a gold-bordered purple shawl. Behind them are brass lamp stands, a gold-and-red ornate throne with a red cushion, and a garlanded object with yellow and white flowers at right. No figure here is clearly identifiable as a person by the visible cues, so no candidate is asserted.2015-07-17A homa fire burns in a square wooden-framed fire pit decorated with yellow marigold garlands, pink petals and white rangoli dots. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a gold necklace and a shaved head sits cross-legged on a striped mat, holding a small bowl. Beside him, a man with long swept-back hair, a beard, a saffron-orange garment, a gold pendant necklace and beaded mala speaks into a microphone, with a silver-wrapped stand and ornate metal vessels nearby. Behind them, several people in white and saffron sit on the ground, with a wooden cart and red pillars in the background. Trays of flowers, brass bowls and banana leaves surround the fire.2016-02-16 +1 copiesJanuary 07 20172017-01-07Photo of a homa ritual at an outdoor ashram setting. Five men sit on the ground behind a low brick fire pit where smoke and flames rise, with scattered white rice grains on the bricks. Four men hold microphones and chant; the central man wears an orange shawl over white dhoti and a green-and-orange beaded necklace. The men wear rudraksha malas, bare upper bodies and red-and-gold or yellow silk shawls. In front, a brass kalasha wrapped in coconut-fibre netting is decorated with white and red flower garlands and a coconut, beside a silver tray of rose petals, a lime and a brass lamp. Red fabric and a golden-edged backdrop appear behind.2015-07-18