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A homa fire burns in a square stone fire pit lined with red and white flower garlands and marigold strands on a yellow-painted platform. A shirtless man wearing a yellow-and-gold turban, a gold bead necklace and a yellow dhoti with a red border sits at the right, one hand resting over a brass bowl near a basket of sticks. Behind the fire, kalasha pots decorated with flowers and a red-draped figure are arranged, and a crowd of men in white dhotis and shawls, some with garlands, watch in the dim evening light. A microphone stands at the left edge. Nobody visible is identified as a person.

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December 02 20162016-12-02Night-time fire ritual (homa) at an outdoor ashram setting, smoke hanging in the air. Two fire pits lined with brick and white-dusted markings burn brightly. In the foreground, a priest with a saffron-orange turban and a gold-beaded necklace sits cross-legged tending the fire, with an orange silk cloth draped at left. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and white-and-red garments stand and sit near the fires. Trays hold marigold and white flower garlands, pink petals, oranges, bananas, coconuts and brass oil lamps.2017-05-26November 23 20162016-11-23March 16 20172017-03-16May 02 20172017-05-02Night homa at an outdoor temple in Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam style. A tall fire rises from a square fire pit built of stacked yellow-brick blocks decorated with flowers, rice and marigold garlands. A bearded priest on the right wears a white-and-green striped turban, a white dhoti and layered gold chains; he holds a small offering and sprinkles it over the flames. A bare-chested man beside him, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, sits behind a brass bowl. Other white-clad devotees sit in the background near a yellow-railed platform, and on the left a figure in orange and red sits beside a decorated kalasha-like arrangement of red and orange flowers.2017-05-02February 22 20162016-02-22 +1 copiesA bare-chested man in a yellow head cloth and white dhoti performs a homa at a brick-built fire pit. He holds a ladle over flames rising from the pit, which is decorated with yellow and red powder and marigold garlands. Seated behind him in a stone-walled courtyard are several men in white and saffron dhotis and shawls. The scene is an evening ritual fire ceremony with a yagna-style setup.2017-04-03Night photograph of a homa fire ritual. A large flame rises from a square wooden fire pit decorated with green paint, flowers and a brass bowl beside it. Behind the fire, a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and an orange shawl sits cross-legged in white dhoti. Other seated figures in white and dark clothing, a green ornate brass lamp stand and flower garlands surround the scene, with a pink flower tray at lower left.2018-01-05 +1 copiesNight outdoor homa at the Nithyanandeshwara Sadashiva Temple. A fire burns in a square pit built from stacked yellow-ochre bricks, topped with flower petals, fruit and offerings. A bearded priest in a white dhoti with a gold-and-beaded neck garland sits at the right, holding a brass bowl, while a priest in a pink-and-white turban and gold necklaces sits beside him. Behind them, many white-clad and bare-chested participants sit in rows. At left, an ornate deity murti or palanquin is decorated with red flowers, and a figure in orange robes sits nearby. A lit lamp post and palm trees appear in the background.2017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02Night-time homa at a square stone fire pit with a tall flame rising from burning offerings. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti sits behind the fire, wearing a rudraksha mala and holding an orange cloth across his shoulder, with his hands near the flames. In the foreground a brass bowl sits beside the pit, and trays of red petals, flowers, a kalasha-style pot and marigold-like blooms surround it. A second seated priest in white is at right, and garlands hang at left.2018-01-05 +1 copies