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Outdoor fire ritual at dusk: a large square homa pit with a bright flame sits in the centre, with brass vessels and offerings around it. Devotees wearing rust-orange and red robes, rudraksha malas, and white and yellow markings on their foreheads sit in a wide circle on the ground and on a low platform. A woman in an orange robe sits upright near the back left of the fire, while a seated woman in orange with folded hands and many visible malas sits at the front, and rows of women and men in orange clothing sit along the back. A framed picture stands behind the fire area. The scene suggests a homa or yagna.

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March 18 20132013-03-18A photograph of a homa fire ritual at night. A square fire pit with a bright flame is at the centre, surrounded by many people in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and yellow-gold sacred threads. Several women seated on the right raise their hands and gesture toward the fire, while men with shaved heads and white forehead markings sit on the left and front. A woman in orange sits on a raised seat behind the fire pit, with a silver-framed mirror-like panel behind her. A brass pot and offering vessels sit near the fire. Roughly 40 people are visible.2013-03-18March 18 20132013-03-18March 18 20132013-03-18March 18 20132013-03-18March 10 20132013-03-10A photograph of a night homa or yagna at an ashram. A square fire pit with bright flames sits on a white platform in the centre, with small brass bowls and offering dishes around its edge. A woman seated on a raised wooden stool at the back wears an orange robe, a rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklaces, with a silver-framed backdrop behind her. Around the fire, dozens of men in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged, many shaved-headed and wearing beaded malas. Women in red and orange saris with gold borders sit in the foreground, one with a white tilak, some holding small items. A standing fan and seated devotees appear in the background.2013-03-10March 18 20132013-03-18Night-time homa at an outdoor ashram courtyard. A rectangular fire pit with a bright flame sits in the centre, surrounded by many people in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings. A woman in orange sits upright in the upper left behind the pit, with a silver-framed mirror or plaque above her. Devotees around the fire raise their hands, some holding offerings, and others pour liquid or hold items toward the fire.2013-03-18A photograph of a fire ritual at night. A central figure with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a raised golden throne draped with a leopard-print cloth, wearing an orange robe and layered garlands of gold-yellow beads, holding a small object in one hand. Before him a square homa fire pit burns with flames and stacked logs, with brass vessels and offering trays around it. Around the fire, shaved-headed men in orange robes and rudraksha malas sit in rows, several with hands raised in mudra or holding ritual items. Women in orange and red saris with gold borders and beaded necklaces sit or stand behind them, and a woman in the foreground with her hair pinned up faces the fire. Coloured string lights glow in the background. Visible people number roughly thirty.2013-03-10Outdoor night homa at a square fire pit lined with white stone, with a large flame rising from the centre. Around it sit a close circle of saffron and orange-clad sannyasis and women devotees, many with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings. A woman in saffron at the top of the frame sits behind the fire pit near a decorated white and gold frame, with a brass kalasha and oil lamps placed around the pit. A shaved-headed man in orange at left leans forward gesturing toward the offerings. Roughly twenty to thirty people are visible.2013-03-18March 10 20132013-03-10