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A homa fire pit built of stacked yellow and red bricks with flames rising from burning wood, decorated with rose petals. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a yellow sash and a saffron head cloth pours from a small silver vessel into the fire. A younger assistant in the foreground holds a brass bowl and a floral-decorated kalasha. Seated behind on a golden peetha throne is a bearded man in rust-red robes, gold necklaces and red armbands, hands folded, with vibhuti on his forehead. a person by his ornate gold necklaces, red-and-gold robes and throne, seated as the homa is performed. Striped rugs cover the floor.

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March 16 20172017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16 +2 copiesPhotograph of a homa fire ritual at an outdoor ashram setting. A shirtless priest in a yellow head-wrap and white dhoti, with yellow sash and wire-rimmed glasses, pours an offering from a silver vessel into a fire pit built of coloured bricks with burning wood and scattered petals. Behind him, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes, gold necklaces and armbands sits on a gold throne beneath a multicoloured fringed canopy, with a white forehead marking and eyes closed. Two attendants stand nearby, one in orange with rudraksha mala, and flower garlands and a tray of marigolds lie on the right. Stone wall in background.2017-03-16 +1 copiesA homa fire ritual in an outdoor courtyard. In the centre a shirtless priest in white dhoti with a yellow sash and a saffron-yellow head wrap holds a silver vessel wrapped in white cloth over a brick fire pit with burning wood. Behind him a bearded man with white tripundra marks, a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala sits on a gold throne under a multicoloured fringed canopy and smiles. A woman in white and saffron kneels at the left feeding the fire. Standing attendants in white dhotis and rudraksha malas, a woman in a red sari, and garlands of red and yellow flowers and brass bowls complete the scene.2017-03-16 +1 copiesMarch 16 20172017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16A homa fire ceremony in an outdoor courtyard. A central seated figure on a gold-carved throne with a red cushion has hands pressed in namaskar, wearing a rust-orange dhoti, a gold ornamental necklace, red bangles and a white forehead mark; a long dark braided hair flows down. Beside him on a striped cloth, a bare-chested man in an orange-and-white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and painted arm markings sits watching. A shirtless attendant in white dhoti with a yellow sash and orange-yellow headcloth pours an offering from a vessel into a brick fire pit where flames rise over offerings, with rose petals scattered on the bricks. A woman in a green sari stands behind, and a red umbrella with tassels shades the scene. Probable Swamiji cues: long dark hair, ornate gold necklace and orange clothing on the throned figure.2017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copies