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A night-time outdoor homa at an ashram. A fire blazes in a square brick fire pit on a multicoloured striped cloth, its edges decorated with white painted motifs. Around it are brass pots, a kalasha-like vessel, bowls of offerings and a silver figure on a silver peetha. On the right a man kneels on the striped cloth before a microphone, wearing a red-brown garment, a patterned turban and a cloth wrap, with a white-draped figure beside him. Behind, about twenty-five saffron-clad sannyasis with orange headwear sit in rows, and white-clad devotees stand on the left and right. A deity murti draped in a garland sits on a pedestal at the upper left, beneath a small temple shrine. A fan and a fire extinguisher stand near the audience.

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Night outdoor homa at a KAILASA ashram: a lit brick fire pit with tall orange flames sits at left, with ritual offerings and a brass vessel nearby. Behind it, about two dozen young ascetics in orange robes and orange head cloths sit cross-legged on striped mats. A shirtless man in an orange cloth stands holding a microphone, and a man in white dhoti with a sash stands beside him. At right, a seated man in orange robes with an ornate headdress and beaded necklaces leads the offerings beside a silver throne, brass lamps, kalasha-style pots and a silver bull figure. a person appears as the seated officiant in ornate headdress and beaded jewellery.2017-09-07 +1 copiesNight-time homa at an outdoor ashram setting. A square brick fire pit with a bright flame sits on a striped multicoloured cloth in the left foreground. Dozens of saffron-robed sannyasis, many wearing orange turbans, sit cross-legged in rows behind the fire. 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