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Outdoor homa at a brick fire pit with burning wood and a small copper ladle. A woman in a white sari with gold border sits cross-legged at the pit's edge holding a rudraksha-style mala, with a copper-coloured wooden stool behind her. Around her, women in white and blue-grey saris sit on blue mats, several holding leaf plates or cups, with fruit, a brass kalasha and offerings on a mat to the right. Red flower petals are scattered on the pit's stones, and the ground is bare dirt.

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A photograph of a homa being performed outdoors on bare earth. A square fire pit is built from white bricks, with a small flame burning inside. A woman in a white garment with gold-striped border sits cross-legged at the right, holding a wooden ladle over a brass bowl and reaching toward a small offering dish. Gold bangles are on her wrist. Small brass bells, a copper cup, a spoon and loose papers lie on a blue cloth beside the fire pit. Two other people in white sit in the blurred background.2006-08-28A photograph of a homa fire ceremony in an outdoor pavilion. A brick fire pit holds a bright flame surrounded by marigolds, pink flowers and palm leaves, with a coconut in a brass bowl at the front. A priest in orange robes sits at right, pouring from a ladle over a tray of sticks, fruit and small brass lamps. Behind the fire, several women in white saris and rudraksha beads sit on a striped mat, with more seated devotees in white clothes further back. Brightly coloured rangoli designs decorate the floor. No a person candidate is visibly identifiable.A photograph of an outdoor homa or yagna fire pit built from square white-painted bricks on bare sandy ground. Flames rise from the centre of the pit. A woman with a long braid, dressed in white with a gold-bordered cloth, sits at right holding a brass tray of offerings over the fire and a rudraksha mala in her other hand, while reading from a printed booklet on her lap. Small brass lamps, a brass bell and a small brass vessel sit beside the pit, with red flowers placed on the bricks. Behind her, rows of small clay lamps are laid out on a blue mat, and a red cloth covers part of the upper left ground. Another person in white sits at the top right edge.2006-08-28Devotees perform a homa at outdoor fire pits of stacked bricks, with flames rising from each. Seated participants in white and saffron-orange shawls tend the fires with long metal ladles and bowls of offerings, while others sit in rows on mats. Foreground women wear white saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas; a central woman wears an orange sari with a red blouse and bangles. Marigold petals and flower garlands are scattered on the bricks and mats, with brass vessels nearby. No a person candidate is visible in this frame.2008-11-11A photograph of an outdoor homa ceremony on bare ground. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged behind rows of white brick fire pits, feeding offerings into small flames with long ladles and spoons. Smoke rises from the pits. Metal plates hold leaves, herbs, and bundled wood, and a long cloth-covered table on the right displays bananas, fruit, and red-and-orange cloth offerings. Behind them, rows of seated devotees in white, several women in colourful saris, and a few bright orange and red garments fill the background. Chalk kolam-style patterns mark the ground, with scattered flower petals near the fire pits.2010-07-24June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesA homa fire burns in a fire pit built from white bricks, scattered with yellow marigolds and red flowers. A man in white clothing with a yellow shawl stands at the right, holding a long metal ladle and pouring offerings into the flames. Another man in a yellow shawl sits behind him. A brass bowl rests on the brick platform beside the fire. Behind them, seated women in white and blue saris watch the ritual, with a lapel microphone visible on the standing man.2010-07-24Outdoor ritual on bare red earth beside a brick platform. A framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda Swamiji" in a red-and-white garland sits on a white-draped table at left. On the brick platform a woman in white clothes plays a hand cymbal and reads from a sheet of paper, with a brass pot, a small plate of fruit and an oil lamp set before her on a low wooden table. In the foreground a woman in a white garment holds a brass bowl, and a fire burns in a brick-ringed fire pit. Trees and scrub fill the background.2006-08-28Outdoor fire ritual (homa) at a square brick fire pit lined with yellow and orange painted tiles, with ash and burning sticks inside. A person in a cream and gold-bordered kurta and white dhoti sits cross-legged, dropping an offering into the flame with one hand while holding a small brass bowl. To the left, a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari with gold bangles sits beside a bowl of yellow and pink flowers, bundles of wood, and small metal vessels. Behind them, standing participants wear white dhotis and kurtas. A tall brass lamp stand and a small brass oil lamp rest on the ground, and a wide blue tarp covers the floor.2006-04-01January 30 20162016-01-30Outdoor homa ceremony under a corrugated tin and bamboo shelter with tree canopy behind. Rows of devotees sit on mats, many in white dhotis and white saris, some in orange or red. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and white shirt with a rudraksha mala tends a small brick fire pit with a brass bowl and ladle. Beside him a woman in white sari with gold border stirs an offering. Several other fire pits built from bricks burn with small flames, marigold petals scattered on the bricks and brass vessels nearby. No one in the scene is identifiable as the a person by the visible cues listed, so no candidate is marked.2008-11-11 +1 copiesOutdoors on bare reddish earth at dusk, a row of women in plain white cotton saris with gold borders sit cross-legged on blue tarps before rectangular white brick fire pits. Each small pit burns with flames, and the women hold ladles and bronze bowls over the fire, performing a homa or yagna. In the foreground a woman with a hair bun and rudraksha mala raises her hands in anjali, while nearby a woman holds a ladle over the flames. Trees, a red-roofed building and a few palms form the background, and small oil lamps sit at the front.