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July 20 20052005-07-20July 20 20052005-07-20A homa fire ritual in progress: a brick-lined fire pit with a bright flame, scattered pink flower petals and offerings such as lemons, brass bowls and a tray of grains. Three men in saffron-orange robes sit close by; the central figure, with an orange cloth and gold beaded necklace, holds his hands over the flame while the man on the left, with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, holds a sacred item. A man in white with an orange shawl sits at right beside a microphone stand. Seated devotees in white and yellow clothing sit in the background, and a carved wooden chair stands behind the central figure.2009-06-09A photo of a homa fire ritual outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti-style wrap sits cross-legged on a woven mat, pouring an offering from a white-tipped ladle into a square fire pit built of white-washed bricks. Bright orange flames rise from the pit on the right. Around him are brass bowls, a brass pot, a small brass vessel, and scattered marigold petals and flowers on the bricks. A rudraksha mala hangs from his hand and a carved wooden seat with a round carved backrest is behind him. The man has long, dark, swept-back hair and appears to be Swamiji (probable), identified by long swept-back hair and the bare-chested orange ritual wrap, seated for the fire offering.2006-09-21Night outdoor fire ritual. A figure in orange robes with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a red cushion before a brick-lined homa fire pit blazing with flames, offering something into the fire with one hand. Behind them, two standing figures wear white dhoti-style clothing, and a white-draped table holds a garland of multicoloured flowers and a brass vessel. Dark background, rocks around the pit.2006-05-07A photograph of a homa at an outdoor wooden platform. A man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged in orange-saffron robes, pouring ghee from a wooden ladle onto a blazing fire of logs in a rectangular iron fire pit. Behind him, a white bowl of offerings and a brass lamp sit near the pit, and another figure in orange robes is partly visible at the left edge. A microphone stands at the right edge.2008-01-22A seated figure in an orange robe holds a brass plate of burning camphor flame over a homa fire pit built of white brick. The fire inside the square brick pit burns brightly on a dark outdoor ground beneath a large tree. The person wears a red tilak on the forehead, and offerings and a small bowl lie to the left. A corner of a dark blue cloth and a small woven mat are visible. Appearance suggests a person in an orange robe performing homa with a fire aarti plate; the figure is a ritual participant, not a deity murti.2006-09-21A photograph of a homa fire ritual at night in an open-air setting. A shaved-headed priest in an orange-brown saffron robe and a rudraksha mala sits on a striped cloth, using a long ladle to pour offerings into a brick-lined fire pit with tall flames. Silver bowls of grains and a small metal kalasha sit nearby. Two men in white clothing with red shawls sit at the left, partly visible, and a chair sits behind them. Sacred ash marks decorate the priest's forehead and arms.2013-03-31May 22 20062006-05-22Outdoor fire ritual at dusk. A brick-lined homa fire pit burns brightly in the foreground, with marigold petals scattered on the bricks and small brass bowls of offerings nearby. A person in a saffron-orange robe with a red forehead mark sits cross-legged behind the fire, holding a lit brass oil lamp in one hand and a small ladle-like ritual implement in the other. Beside them, a second person in white clothes with an orange shawl sits behind a microphone stand. Two people are visible in the scene, with bare ground and dark foliage behind them. The saffron-robed figure's appearance is consistent with the page's reference to a person, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2006-09-21A photograph of a fire ritual, with a large flame rising from a fire pit lined with pink rose petals at the bottom edge. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, and an orange robe with a gold-bead garland sits behind the fire, eyes closed, hands near the flame. A microphone stands at his side, and a green stalk of sugarcane rises to the right. Another man in an orange shawl sits to the right, and a seated figure in white clothing is partly visible on the left, with a few more people blurred in the background. a person: the seated man in orange with long hair, a gold garland and a red forehead mark is consistent with the page's reference to a person presiding over the yajna.2006-07-17A photograph of an evening homa at an outdoor fire altar built of white-painted bricks. A figure with long dark hair, bare-shouldered and wearing an orange sannyasi wrap, sits on the left holding a silver plate with a burning flame and offerings above the square fire pit. Brass vessels, a ladle, a small kumkum-marked bowl and a silver kalasha-style cup stand on the altar. Behind, several people in white clothes with orange shawls sit on mats in the dusk, some holding papers.2006-09-21