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A homa fire pit is set in an outdoor courtyard with a yellow-tinted offering dish and silver vessels in front. A shaven-headed man in saffron-orange robes, with a light shawl and beaded necklaces, sits cross-legged at the left with palms joined in prayer. Facing the fire pit, a row of women in white tops and red-orange shawls with orange lanyards sit with hands folded in namaskar, eyes closed. Coconuts wrapped in leaves and small clay cups with lamps rest on the pit's ledge.

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July 11 20142014-07-11A homa fire ceremony in progress over a rectangular stone fire pit, with flames and smoke rising from burning sticks and offerings of grains. Three young participants sit in front of the pit in orange and maroon robes with white forehead and arm markings and rudraksha malas; the central one scatters grains from a silver bowl into the fire. Behind them, several seated women in orange, white and cream saris and white tops watch and pray, with silver and steel vessels holding flower petals, red powder and offerings on the right. A woven blue and striped mat covers the floor. No identifiable a person appearance is visible.2013-09-09May 13 20142014-05-13Outdoors in a palm-lined compound, a row of seated sadhus and devotees sit in meditation on mats and cushions around shallow circular fire pits filled with ash, with wood logs stacked behind them and smoke rising. In the foreground a man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala sits eyes closed with hands folded in his lap, a red tilak on his forehead, on an orange cushion beside a brass vessel. Behind him more people in white and saffron-orange and yellow shawls sit in rows, and a few small white structures and a thatched hut appear in the background.2010-08-08Women sit cross-legged on white cloth at a satsang or puja, with red drapes behind them. In the foreground a woman in white clothes with a red-and-gold bordered shawl and a rudraksha mala, eyes closed, hands folded. Beside her a woman in white with a red bordered sari, and a woman in orange sari with a brown shawl on the left. Brass puja vessels, a small bell and a pink container sit on a patterned rug at lower left. Several other women in orange, red and white garments are visible in the background, with vibhuti marks on some foreheads. No individual is identifiable as a person in this image.2014-07-22Outdoor homa ritual at a fire pit built into a stone platform, with flames and smoke rising from offerings of grains and flowers. A priest in white dhoti with bare chest, gold-bordered cloth, and tilaka pours a liquid from a silver vessel into the fire while another priest in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered shawl and a light cloth stands nearby holding a small silver plate. Devotees in saffron and white kneel with palms joined in front of a red velvet armchair with gold trim. Behind them, a shrine with a deity murti sits under a golden arch, with palm trees, a red compound wall and a parked silver SUV. Small brass bowls of kumkum and flowers sit at the edge of the pit.2013-09-09October 09 20082008-10-09December 17 20142014-12-17A square stone homa fire pit with a lit oil lamp at its right edge and a brass bowl with a ladle on the left. A smiling man in saffron-red robes, white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms, and rudraksha malas sits cross-legged at the pit's edge. Behind him, a line of seated women in white saris with gold borders, some wearing rudraksha malas, watch the ritual. Two young men in red-orange robes with white ash marks sit at the left, one holding a small bowl. A golden ornate palanquin-style seat and a red wall are in the background.2014-07-11September 09 20132013-09-09August 22 20122012-08-22A photograph of a homa fire ceremony in an open courtyard. A standing priest in an orange shawl and orange dhoti holds a silver plate near a rectangular fire pit with burning flames. Seated devotees in orange and saffron clothing, some in white and pink saris, sit on mats with hands folded in prayer. Kalasha pots decorated with white flower garlands and mango leaves, plus fruit plates and oil lamps, sit at the front.2012-07-12