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A photograph of an outdoor homa fire ritual. A seated priest in orange-saffron dhoti and orange turban sits behind a square brick fire pit with burning wood flames. He wears a long beaded rudraksha-style mala and a large pendant, and holds a ladle over a brass bowl beside the pit. Offerings including a basket of coconut or wood pieces, brass vessels, a small silver tray and fruit lie on a cloth. A yellow cart and red-and-white curbs stand in the background among palm trees. Only one physical person is visible.

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September 03 20162016-09-03 +1 copiesOutdoor fire ritual at a homa pit with bright flames rising from the brick-lined fire pit. Two young shirtless men in saffron-orange dhotis and orange turbans sit beside it. The man on the left wears a rudraksha mala and a pendant, reaching toward the fire. The man on the right wears an orange turban, a white cord necklace and a pendant, and holds a brass bowl of offerings. A golden ornate throne with red cushions stands at the left edge. Brass vessels, bananas and marigold-like offerings lie near the pit. Several seated women in red and dark saffron clothing sit in the background beside a red brick wall and trees. a person candidate not established by visible appearance; roles given. Appearance-based labelling unsure.2016-10-29A photograph of a fire ritual at an outdoor stone platform. A man in orange saffron cloth and an orange turban sits cross-legged on a striped rug, holding a long-handled ladle over a silver bowl of offerings beside a bright flame rising from a stone fire pit. Yellow marigold garlands and red flower petals lie on the rug. Behind the fire, a purple-draped altar displays deity murtis garlanded with yellow flowers. Brass plates hold red offerings and sweets, and a kalasha-like vessel sits nearby. This appears to be a homa or yagna with an oil-fed flame.2013-10-08A photograph of a homa or yagna at an outdoor-style fire pit lined with brick, with bright flames rising from stacked wood. A man with a shaved head and white tilak markings on his forehead and arms sits cross-legged in an orange-red robe, holding a long wooden stick toward the fire. He wears a gold necklace and a bracelet, and a microphone stands beside him. Nearby are silver bowls, a brass oil lamp and small offering vessels on an orange cloth. Seated devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls, with garland flowers at the edge, sit on blue and striped mats behind him. a person: the seated ritual leader wears orange robes, a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style neck mala.2012-09-04A photograph of a homa fire ritual at an outdoor pavilion. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold-edged border, wearing a gold necklace and bangles, sits before a square fire pit and pours an offering from a ladle into bright orange flames. Nearby on the stone platform are a silver bowl, a brass plate of yellow offering, and a pile of firewood. Behind him, several seated musicians and devotees in dark and white clothing watch, with a microphone stand near the fire and green shrubs in the background.2011-12-16December 28 20112011-12-28A photograph of a homa fire ritual outdoors beside a large tree. A figure with long swept-back dark hair and a forehead tilak wears an orange saffron robe and sits on a low wooden stool before a square fire pit built from white-painted bricks. Tall orange flames rise from the pit, which is decorated with marigold petals. Brass bowls, a small brass lamp, a pink flower and a silver tray with offerings sit near the pit, and a microphone stands in front of the figure. Swamiji (probable): the figure has long swept-back hair, a tilak and orange saffron robe, cues consistent with the page's claim of Swamiji conducting the Sri Vidhya homa.2006-09-21A homa being performed at a brick-lined fire pit decorated with yellow and red flower petals. A shaven-headed man in saffron robes and a multi-strand rudraksha-style bead necklace with a gold pendant feeds the flames with a ladle-like vessel, smoke rising around him. Beside him, a younger man in white clothing with a yellow shawl sits on the floor among brass pots, a kalasha-style vessel, bowls and trays. Behind, brass lamps stand near a pink and green cloth with garlands, and a brass plate holds offerings. The setting is a tiled ritual space with a pale floor.2009-09-22October 06 20132013-10-06September 21 20062006-09-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa at an outdoor fire pit built from wooden planks. A young man in white ritual dress sits cross-legged at the left, wearing a red and white turban, thin-rimmed glasses, a dark rudraksha mala across the chest and brown armbands. Tall flames rise from the fire pit beside a copper bowl, a silver ritual vessel rests on the wood, and a brass lamp stands at the right. A yellow vehicle and green foliage appear in the background.2014-10-03A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a crowded hall. A man in white dhoti with a colourful striped cloth, wearing an orange turban, rudraksha mala and wristwatch, sits cross-legged behind a wooden fire platform decorated with yellow marigold petals and pink rangoli. He holds a cupped hand over a copper bowl while flames rise beside him. A bare-chested priest in an orange-yellow shawl faces him from the foreground. Behind them, devotees in white, green and saffron clothing sit with hands folded in anjali, and a standing man in white and saffron looks on.2016-12-05