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Night outdoor homa ceremony under a corrugated metal roof strung with small lights. A golden throne with a red cushion and a multicoloured fringed canopy sits at left, where a bearded man with long dark hair, an orange-saffron shawl and a white flower garland sits with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind him a row of seated devotees in white and orange clothing sits on striped mats. At centre a golden square fire pit holds a smoking fire. At right two priests stand: one in white dhoti and shawl holds a brass oil lamp and the other, bare-chested with a red dhoti and red thread, makes an offering. Trays of red kumkum, fruit, coconuts and flower offerings sit on the floor, and a painted lion figure stands at lower right.

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April 28 20172017-04-28April 28 20172017-04-28A covered outdoor ritual hall at night during a homa. A bearded man with long swept-back hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange-saffron cloth, sits with palms joined on an ornate gold-and-red throne with a golden canopy and colourful fringed valance. A garland of white flowers hangs around his neck. Beside a square golden fire pit, two men in white dhotis, one bare-chested with a red cloth, tend the flames and pour offerings. Seated devotees in white and saffron fill the background. Smoke rises from the fire pit; trays of red flowers, fruits and coconuts sit on the floor, and a painted tiger-faced figure is at the lower right. Dim lights string across the ceiling.2017-04-28April 28 20172017-04-28Night-time homa under an open-sided tin-roofed pavilion. A bearded man with long dark hair, a white flower garland, and orange-saffron robes sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with a cloth canopy, his appearance matching the page's probable Swamiji cue of long hair and saffron clothing. Before him a square yellow-painted fire pit smokes with burning wood, surrounded by a rangoli-like plate and bowls of offerings including red chillies, fruit, flowers and brass vessels. A standing man in a dark red dhoti and white shawl tends the fire on the right. Thirty or more seated devotees in white and saffron clothing fill the background, a lion-shaped figure appears at the lower right, and a tall brass pillar stands in the centre.2017-04-28April 28 20172017-04-28A covered outdoor ritual hall with a corrugated roof and strings of lights. A man seated on an ornate golden throne with a red cushion and fringed canopy wears a white flower garland, saffron-orange robe and rudraksha mala, facing a yellow-tiled square homa fire pit with smoke rising. Behind him, a row of seated people in white and orange clothes sits on striped mats in front of a red pillar, with a standing man in white dhoti holding a tray near the right. Plates of red flowers, fruit and offerings surround the fire pit, and a golden lion figure sits at the right edge. A man in red and orange clothing sits beside the fire, and a speaker stands at the left.2017-04-28April 28 20172017-04-28April 28 20172017-04-28Evening homa at an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and strung lights. Seated devotees in white clothes face a square yellow fire pit with burning wood and a flame. A standing priest in red dhoti and rudraksha mala pours from a golden vessel, another priest in white stands behind, and offering trays of red powder, fruits, and flowers are arranged on mats in the foreground.2017-04-28Outdoor homa ritual under a corrugated metal roof at night. A bearded man in a saffron-orange robe and a long white garland sits with palms pressed together on an ornate gold and red throne with a canopy of coloured tassels, a person by appearance. In front of him a square yellow fire pit smokes, with a priest in a white dhoti holding a yellow-cloth-covered tray and another bare-chested priest in maroon cloth holding a lit lamp at right. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes sit with hands folded behind the throne. Offerings of red chilies, fruits, coconut halves and bowls lie in the foreground beside a decorated lion figure.2017-04-28Night photo of a homa ritual under a open-sided corrugated roof strung with small lights. A man with long swept-back hair, a flower garland, a rudraksha mala and saffron robes sits on an ornate gold and red throne with a tasselled canopy on the left. Before him a yellow fire pit burns with smoke rising, and a priest in white dhoti and shawl stands at right holding a ritual object. Dozens of seated people in white and saffron attend in rows, while a bare-chested man in red and rudraksha kneels by the fire. Plates of red offerings, fruit and flowers sit on the floor, and a yellow lion figure appears at right. A video monitor is visible at lower left.2017-04-28