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Outdoor homa or yagna under a corrugated metal roof, open-sided with palm trees behind. A square yellow-painted fire pit burns with a tall flame at left, decorated with yellow marigold flowers. Behind it, rows of bare-chested men in white dhotis and orange-and-red garlands sit on mats. Standing at right, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and rudraksha mala lifts a bowl. Seated at centre, a man in white dhoti with a pink turban pours from a brass vessel into a wicker basket. Brass lamps and yellow flowers sit on a tray in the foreground. Hanging decorations line the roof edge.

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September 09 20162016-09-09September 09 20162016-09-09September 09 20162016-09-09September 09 20162016-09-09A homa fire burns in a raised wooden fire pit under an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof, surrounded by palm trees and greenery. A bare-chested priest with a pink headcloth and white dhoti, wearing a garland and sacred thread, pours an offering from a wicker basket beside the flames. Seated beside him, a man in an orange-saffron shawl and white dhoti with a garland watches. Other men in white dhotis sit cross-legged, many bare-chested, and a large crowd of seated devotees fills the background. Brass vessels, marigold petals and flower garlands lie on the fire pit's edge. Smoke rises from the fire.2016-09-09September 09 20162016-09-09A homa fire ritual under an open-sided pavilion roof with palm trees behind. A fire burns in a wooden fire pit decorated with yellow marigold garlands and white rangoli lines, sending smoke upward. A shirtless priest in white dhoti with a pink turban and a garland and rudraksha-style beads holds a woven basket and ladle over the fire. Seated devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls wear garlands and sit on the floor. A standing man in white shirt raises his arms overhead. Brass vessels and oil lamps sit on the table at the front.2016-09-09September 09 20162016-09-09September 09 20162016-09-09A photograph of an outdoor homa at an ashram under a open-sided pavilion with palm trees behind. In the foreground a square golden fire pit burns with bright flames, with bowls of offerings, a basket of rice and flower petals around it. A priest with a pink head-cloth and white dhoti, a garland around his neck, extends his arm toward the fire while other priests in white and orange-saffron dhotis sit on striped mats. A large crowd of devotees in white and red clothing sits on the ground facing the fire. Carved wooden and brass ritual objects, a yellow lion figure and a small statue of a deity stand at the left edge.2016-09-09Outdoor homa ceremony under a open-sided pavilion with palm trees. A priest in white dhoti and pink-and-white turban, with a garland, holds a ritual implement and points toward a golden rectangular fire pit where a flame burns. Seated men in white and orange clothes, one bare-chested with sandalwood markings, sit on a striped rug around baskets of rice and flowers. Behind them, rows of seated devotees in white and red robes and garlands watch. On the left stand a colourful lion-faced carved deity murti, brass pots and a kalasha-like vessel with marigold petals on a blue altar.2016-09-09A Vedic Rudra homa is underway outdoors before a large seated gathering. In the centre, a bare-chested priest with a saffron-and-white turban and a green-and-gold sash pours an offering from a small vessel into a brick fire pit where flames rise high. Beside him, another bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a pink-and-purple shawl holds his hands together in prayer. At right stands a young assistant in an orange-brown shawl and rudraksha mala beside an ornately decorated altar with carved figures and flower garlands. Brass lamps, offering bowls and baskets of grains sit on the ground. Behind them, rows of devotees in white with red shawls sit or stand, many with palms joined.2016-07-02 +1 copies