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Outdoor homa at a large shady tree. A figure in orange robes with long dark hair and a red tilak on the forehead sits behind a white brick fire pit with a bright flame and marigold petals, holding a small plate and speaking into a microphone on a stand. A second man in a white shirt and orange shawl kneels at the fire's edge. A silver vessel and a gold kalasha-like object sit on the brick platform, with a round drum-like object behind the speaker.

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A photograph of an outdoor homa ritual beneath a large spreading banyan tree. A figure with long dark hair and an orange saffron robe sits on a wooden chair in front of a microphone, holding a small brass bowl in one raised hand and an open book in the other. Beside him, a man in a white shirt with an orange shawl stands at the fire pit. The fire pit is a square of white-painted bricks scattered with marigold petals and dotted with orange offerings, and a silver vessel sits at the edge. A brass kalasha-style finial appears in the lower right foreground. Smoke rises from the altar area.2006-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20062006-09-21 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor homa ceremony on bare earth beneath trees. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red forehead mark wears an orange saffron robe and sits on a carved wooden chair in front of a low square fire pit built of white bricks decorated with marigold petals. He holds a ladle over a brass bowl and a silver ritual vessel rests before him, with a small brass bell and a brass kalasha nearby. A microphone on a stand is positioned at his side. Behind him a young man in a white kurta with an orange shawl plays a metal instrument, and another figure in white stands further back. A mat, a folded cloth and a few brass vessels lie on the ground to the left. The man's appearance (long hair, orange robe, distinctive ritual setting) is consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji, so this is a probable identification.2006-09-21Outdoor 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 homa fire ritual under a large banyan-type tree at dusk. A brick-lined fire pit blazes in the left foreground with tall orange flames. Seated on the right, a person with long dark hair and a red forehead mark wears a flowing saffron-orange robe and gestures outward with one hand toward a microphone on a stand. A silver ritual vessel sits near the fire pit, and a second person in white is partly visible behind the flames. The dense tree branches and foliage fill the background.2006-09-21 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor homa at a fire pit built from whitewashed bricks, with a bright flame rising and marigold petals scattered on the bricks. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a vertical tilak on his forehead sits on a low wooden seat, wearing an orange saffron wrap over his bare chest and shoulders. He holds one hand outstretched toward the fire while speaking into a microphone on a stand. Brass vessels, a bowl with a silver plate, small offering dishes and a pink flower sit near the pit on a blue cloth. A large banyan tree with aerial roots stands in the background. A person in white is partly visible at the left edge.2006-09-21A photograph of an outdoor homa ritual beneath a large spreading tree with dense foliage and branches. In the foreground a white fire-pit altar holds marigold flowers and a silver-handled vessel. On the right, a man with long dark hair and an orange saffron robe holds a long-handled ladle over the altar, pouring offerings into the fire. A microphone stands beside him. Behind the altar a second man in a white shirt with an orange shawl sits and gazes down at the ritual. A brass bell hangs from a branch overhead, and smoke rises from the fire.2006-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20062006-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20062006-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20062006-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20062006-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20062006-09-21 +1 copies