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Close view of a homa fire burning in a brick-lined fire pit at night, with flames rising over scattered flower petals and marigold-like garlands. A brass bowl with a decorated rim sits at the right edge of the pit. Two people are partly visible: on the left a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with long gold-bead necklaces seated behind the fire, and on the right a person in white dhoti with a metal bangle, reaching toward the fire with an offering. A red cloth mat lies in the background, and a sacred thread is visible around the pit.

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February 20 20162016-02-20 +1 copiesNight photograph of a homa fire ritual. A large flame rises from a square stone fire pit decorated with red flower petals, and a brass vessel of dark liquid sits at its edge. Two priests sit cross-legged in white dhotis and draped cloths, one wearing a checked shawl and gold bangles; one is seen with hands together. On the left, a tray holds yellow and red flower garlands and marigolds. A partially visible person is at the right edge, and a faint Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham logo appears in the upper left corner.2018-01-05November 28 20152015-11-28 +1 copiesA homa fire ritual at night in an outdoor setting. A bare-chested priest with a white sacred thread, rudraksha mala and gold chain sits behind a brick fire pit where a tall flame rises, with a steel bowl of ghee or liquid offering held by a second person in the foreground. The second person wears a magenta head-wrap, a rudraksha necklace and a light cloth. Behind the fire, flower garlands in orange and yellow, coconuts and a large floral-decorated deity murti or pot are arranged. Marigold petals and red flowers are scattered on the bricks.2016-08-14January 05 20182018-01-05A photograph of a fire ritual at night. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti sits cross-legged before a large flame rising from a fire pit built of wooden blocks, offering into the fire with a small vessel in his hand. A second figure in the foreground, wearing a yellow-green cloth draped over the shoulder, sits with back to the camera facing the fire. Brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot, and baskets of yellow marigold garlands are arranged around the fire, along with red flower offerings on the wooden blocks and a small oil lamp at the lower left. Homa or yagna fire ritual.2018-01-05June 19 20162016-06-19May 15 20162016-05-15January 06 20182018-01-06August 14 20162016-08-14 +1 copiesA homa fire ritual at night. Flames rise from a brick-lined fire pit where a priest in white dhoti with a striped border and a bare chest, wearing a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, feeds the fire with his hand. Another priest in white stands behind, holding a ladle-like vessel with a lit oil lamp. To the right, a silver ornate peetha throne is decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands and flower petals, with brass vessels and a small brass lamp nearby. Smoke drifts across the scene. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance.2018-01-06January 03 20152015-01-03