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Evening 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.

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A homa fire ceremony under a corrugated roof at night. A man with long dark hair, a white garland, and a saffron-orange garment sits with palms pressed together on an ornate gold-and-red throne at left, a distinctive presentation with long hair and a garland that the page associates with a person; appearance is consistent but uncertain, so the candidate is marked unsure. Two priests stand at right: one in white ritual dress holding a conch-like vessel, another bare-chested with a red dhoti and rudraksha mala pouring an offering into a square yellow fire pit. Seated devotees in white fill the background. Brass offerings, bowls of fruit, marigold and red flowers, and a striped cloth surround the fire, which sends up smoke. A large decorated umbrella with multicolour fringe stands at upper left.2017-04-28April 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 homa in an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof. A seated man on a gilded throne with a red cushion, wearing orange-brown robes and a white flower garland, presses his palms together in prayer. In front of him a square yellow-painted fire pit burns, with a large orange offering on top and smoke rising. A standing priest in white dhoti with bare torso pours offerings into the fire. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes sit on striped mats with hands folded. Plates of fruit, red flowers, vermilion and bowls of offerings lie on the floor, and a colourful canopy hangs at the left.2017-04-28April 28 20172017-04-28April 28 20172017-04-28April 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 20172017-04-28April 28 20172017-04-28Night 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.2017-04-28