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Night photograph of an outdoor homa or fire ritual with smoke drifting through the scene. A man with swept-back hair and bare upper body wears an orange-and-gold cloth and holds a gold tray of dried offerings toward a small fire pit, while a younger man in white dhoti and orange shawl bends to take the offering tray. A red velvet throne with gold trim stands at left, and several people in white and saffron clothing stand behind in the background near a string of lights.

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Night homa at an outdoor ashram setting with a fire burning in a brass vessel on the ground. A man in a maroon and gold-bordered dhoti and bare upper body stands centre, holding a brass plate over the smoke, with a bandaged forearm. To the left, an empty red velvet throne with gold carved trim stands on a mat. A younger man kneeling at right in white dhoti and shawl tends the fire with a plate, while several devotees in white and red sashes stand behind with palms joined. Strings of lights and foliage appear overhead.2013-10-07A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits on a red velvet throne with gold trim, holding a silver plate with a white cloth-wrapped offering topped with a red flower, beside a fire. He wears a gold-beaded mala, a red tilak on his forehead, and a swept-back hairstyle. Opposite him, a bald attendant in orange clothing, rudraksha beads and a headset microphone kneels with open hands toward the plate amid smoke and firelight, consistent with a homa ritual. Smoke fills the dim night background.2013-10-15A man in a rust-red shawl over a red-brown robe stands beside a smoking fire, holding a brass plate of red offerings and white material above the flames. He has a shaved head, a bindi, and a gold chain. Beside the fire, a deity murti or ceremonial figure is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and silver ornamentation, and a red-and-white striped platform sits in the background. The scene suggests a homa or yagna fire offering. The man's appearance is not sufficiently distinctive to confirm the identity of a person, so he is described only by role as a priest performing the offering.2013-10-08February 16 20162016-02-16April 24 20132013-04-24October 07 20132013-10-07October 07 20132013-10-07March 16 20172017-03-16Night photograph of a homa fire ceremony in an outdoor ashram setting. A large open flame rises from a square fire pit in the foreground. A man in brown and gold-bordered ritual cloth stands behind a metal plate, facing the fire; a second robed figure in brown, seen from behind, stands at the right edge. A red velvet throne with gold trim sits at the left. Two women in white saris with their hands folded in prayer stand behind the fire, and a brass vessel rests near the pit.2013-10-07Outdoor homa at night beside a fire pit on a yellow-painted altar, with flames and smoke rising. A man in a rust-brown robe with a flower garland sits on an ornate golden throne with red cushions, under a multicoloured fringed canopy, with a trident beside him. Behind the fire, a man in an orange dhoti and rudraksha mala holds a tray of offerings, while a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a pink border pours from a metal plate into the fire. A seated crowd in white clothes fills the background under string lights and a red-and-gold kalasha. Offerings of bananas, oranges and bowls surround the fire. a person is the seated figure on the throne, identified by the garland, throne and presence of the homa. Several people are visible behind.2017-03-16Evening outdoor ritual on a carpeted platform under a canopy and string lights. A man with long dark hair and a red garland sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, wearing a rust-red robe and a sacred thread; he receives a tray of flowers and fruit from a bare-chested priest in a red dhoti with a red beaded mala. Seated devotees in white and orange garments and red shawls watch from behind, and a woman in teal stands at the back. Smoke rises at right.2017-04-28March 16 20172017-03-16