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Outdoor photo of a yagna at a fire pit (homa kunda) under palm trees. Several priests in white dhotis and shawls, wearing gold necklaces and sandalwood or vibhuti markings, sit around the smoking fire pit, while a priest in white on the right holds a ladle and offering. Metal bowls of fruit and offerings fill the foreground. Behind them, a figure in a red-bordered orange cloth sits on a red and gold throne beneath an ornate multicoloured canopy, with a man in orange robes standing to the left. A crowd of devotees in white stands and watches in the background, with a stone deity murti at the right edge.

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September 11 20102010-09-11September 11 20102010-09-11September 11 20102010-09-11September 11 20102010-09-11September 11 20102010-09-11September 11 20102010-09-11A homa fire ritual at an outdoor ashram event. A fire pit with white stone edges sends up smoke as several priests in white dhotis and bare upper bodies make offerings. Several have white tripundra markings on their foreheads and gold beaded necklaces; one wears a red cloth over his shoulder. Offerings are being poured in, with rice heaped on silver trays. Rows of steel bowls filled with food and fruit sit in the foreground. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white clothes and yellow scarves watches, some with hands folded. A yellow banner with printed text is visible at upper left, and a red-cushioned throne-like seat stands at the left edge.2010-09-11September 11 20102010-09-11September 11 20102010-09-11September 11 20102010-09-11September 11 20102010-09-11September 11 20102010-09-11