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Evening homa ritual at a square fire pit lined with stone, with devotees in saffron and orange robes seated around it. A figure in orange with a long swept-back hair and long ornate gold-and-beaded necklaces stands behind a red throne, a tall trident is planted nearby, and several seated priests with shaved heads and white-marked foreheads perform offerings with spoons and sticks. Brass plates hold flowers, fruit, bowls of food and oil lamps on a cloth in front. Women in red and orange saris with yellow borders assist, and a crowd is visible in the background under green and red lights.

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March 10 20132013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10Photograph of a homa fire ritual in a temple setting. A square fire pit with flames and offering vessels sits in the foreground. A figure in long dark hair and orange-saffron robes with a gold waist sash and gold bangle gestures toward the fire beside a silver trident and a silver staff. Seated before the pit are rows of orange-robed shaven-headed men wearing rudraksha malas and white tilak, and women in red and orange saris with gold borders and bead necklaces. Standing spectators, a cameraman with a tripod, and a red throne with gold trim stand at the back. Brass lamps and bowls rest near the pit. Several people are visible, many more in the background.2013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10A night-time homa at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam-style ashram: a square fire pit with a large flame sits at centre, surrounded by many seated devotees in saffron and orange robes and red blouses. Behind the fire, a seated figure in saffron with a long garland of beads sits on a raised dais beside a silver trident and a decorated peetha. Several monastics in orange with rudraksha malas kneel or sit close to the fire, holding ritual items, while a standing attendant in white appears in the background. Dense rows of onlookers fill the courtyard under a dark night sky, with an orange-painted building behind.2013-03-10A photograph of a homa fire pit in the foreground with flames rising from a square stone pit, while a man in orange dhoti and orange cloth leans over the pit offering something into the fire. Around him, a large group of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees sit and stand, many with shaved heads, white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads, and rudraksha malas. A man in white clothes at the left holds a camera. Brass pots, plates of offerings and a kalasha sit at the pit's edge, and a gilded deity murti appears at the top left in the dim hall. Many people are visible, mostly in orange and red.2013-03-10A photograph of a homa at night. A square fire pit with burning flames sits on a white floor marked with yellow dot motifs. Around it, several dozen people in saffron-orange robes sit in rows and bow with folded hands. A bare-headed, shaved man in the foreground left wears a rudraksha-style gold-beaded necklace and orange shawl, smiling. A bald man beside him has a saffron wrap and prayer beads. A woman at lower right in orange clothing holds a small brass cup and flowers. Behind them a crowd of devotees watches. On the right, a person holds a trident. Offerings, brass vessels and marigold garlands lie on the floor.2013-03-10August 01 20142014-08-01March 10 20132013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10A night photograph of a homa fire ceremony in an open courtyard. A square fire pit with burning flames sits at the centre on a white-tiled platform. Around it kneel many people in saffron-orange robes with orange and gold beaded necklaces, most with shaved heads, some with hands folded or holding offerings. A woman seated on a silver-edged throne-like seat in orange and gold clothes is at the upper left, with a standing man in orange holding a trident beside her. Behind them a row of women in orange and gold saris stands on steps, and colourful string lights hang in the background. Trident staffs stand at the left edge.2013-03-10