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Outdoor fire ritual under palm trees with a smoking fire pit in the foreground. Two men in saffron-orange cloth stand at the pit: one bare-chested with a long rudraksha-style mala and a tied red-orange wrap, pouring offerings, and a second in a long orange robe holding a yellow offering item over the fire. Smoke rises in the bright daylight. An inset photo at left shows a man in orange wrap wearing a rudraksha mala and holding a ritual item.

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May 03 20122012-05-03 +1 copiesMay 03 20122012-05-03 +2 copiesA homa fire ceremony in an outdoor ashram setting with palm trees behind. A central flame burns in a fire pit at right-centre. A priest in white dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged at the lower right, facing the fire. Standing at left, a man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands beside an ornate red throne with gold trim. Beside him, a woman in a red and orange sari stands near several devotees in orange and white. Brass vessels and a kalasha sit on a white-draped platform at left, with a basket of offerings near the bottom right.2012-05-03Outdoor photograph of a fire-offering ritual beside coconut palms. Thick white smoke rises from a rectangular stone fire pit with scattered flower petals on its edge. A bald-headed man in an orange-red unstitched cloth wears a long rudraksha mala and pours liquid from his cupped hands toward the fire. Beside him, a younger man in orange robes with a swept-back dark hairstyle holds a small brass bowl. A third man in orange stands at the right edge, and a few people are blurred in the background near parked white vehicles. The scene suggests a homa with offerings, but only what is visible is described here.2009-06-15May 03 20122012-05-03 +2 copies2010 - Photo Album +1 copiesMay 03 20122012-05-03January 09 20152015-01-09October 01 20112011-10-01A homa fire ritual in an outdoor courtyard. Four men in saffron-orange robes sit around a stone-lined fire pit with burning wood and a brass bowl of offerings. The man at left, with long hair and a rudraksha mala, feeds the fire with a stick while holding a small ladle. A man in the centre in orange clothing and a rudraksha mala tends the flame. A man at right in orange holds a tall ceremonial staff, and a figure in orange at back right holds a rope-wrapped pole near a decorated kalasha-style pot. A white wall behind bears Devanagari script. Brass vessels and a red-and-gold ornamental arrangement sit on the ground.2005-05-25January 14 20122012-01-14July 21 20102010-07-21 +1 copies