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Outdoor homa at a temple-like courtyard where a square stone fire pit with flames and rising smoke sits in front of a tall red-draped deity murti decorated with flowers and garlands. Several robed participants in saffron and orange clothes sit around the fire; a bald man in orange with a gold-beaded necklace and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, another in orange with rudraksha beads and a vibhuti-marked forehead sits to the right, and a young man in white with a yellow turban and white body markings sits at left. A younger boy in red and gold cloth sits in the foreground. Brass bowls, offerings and a pot rest near the fire, with a stepped red-and-white wall behind.

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A homa is performed outdoors in front of a red-draped altar with a decorated deity murti partly visible under a canopy and flower offerings. A square stone fire pit with a visible flame and smoke sits in the foreground. Several priests and devotees in saffron-orange robes sit around it; a bare-chested young man wears a yellow-and-white head wrap, sandalwood markings and beaded necklaces, and a shaven-headed priest in orange holds a gold-coloured bowl. A woman in orange sits at right beside a kalasha with flowers. Steps with red-and-white striped walls rise behind them under a grey sky.2013-09-09A square stone homa fire pit with burning logs and smoke is the main subject, with young boys and men in orange and red robes and white sacred ash markings tending the fire. A young man in white dhoti and a tall beige headwrap, with rudraksha mala beads, pours offerings from a steel bowl into the flames. Other ritual attendants in orange and red sit beside silver bowls, yellow marigold flowers and fruit offerings. Behind them a seated audience in white and colourful clothing watches the ritual under a red-roofed shelter. No identifiable a person candidate with compatible cues is clearly visible.2013-09-09September 09 20132013-09-09September 09 20132013-09-09A homa fire ritual in an outdoor courtyard. A young priest in a white dhoti and white shawl, with a turban of pale gold cloth, wood and rudraksha malas around his neck and wrists, feeds offerings into a large flame in a square stone fire pit. Three boys sit around the pit: one in a red robe with white tilak and body markings, one in an orange robe with a tilak, and one with a shaved head and glasses wearing an orange wrap. Grains are scattered on the pit's rim. Red-roofed buildings and green foliage stand behind them.2013-09-09A night homa in progress at a yellow-and-white square fire pit filled with logs and burning embers, with smoke rising. A young priest in white dhoti and a white head wrap, bare-chested with rudraksha malas and sandalwood markings, pours or tends offerings at the fire with a stick. Behind him, a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits attentively, and several women in orange saris with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings sit at left. Devotees in white shirts and dark clothes sit in the background among dim lights.2013-11-07September 09 20132013-09-09July 11 20142014-07-11September 09 20132013-09-09A homa fire ritual is performed outdoors on a stone-rimmed square fire pit with flames and smoke rising from burning offerings. Seated around it, two women in orange saffron robes sit at the front, one holding a tray of grains. Behind them, a group of young boys and a few older attendants sit on colourful striped mats; several boys wear orange or red cloths with white tilaka and rudraksha malas, and one central figure in a white dhoti and white shawl with a tall topknot-style head covering holds a bowl. A fruit offering and a tray of yellow flowers sit nearby, and a red-and-orange cloth covers a table at the right. The scene is a ritual homa with kalasha-style offerings and a microphone on a stand at the left.Night photo of a homa at a square fire pit lined with white marble, with thick white smoke rising from the pit. Seated around it on the floor are shaven-headed monks in saffron-orange robes wearing beaded rudraksha-style necklaces, with a few devotees in orange and gold-bordered saris and bindis. A woman in an orange and gold sari stands at the upper right behind the group, and small brass vessels and offering bowls sit at the pit's edge. Behind them a large crowd of seated white-clad devotees watches, and a deity murti is visible in the background.2013-03-10Night-time Ganapati homa at an outdoor ashram setting. A golden-yellow square fire pit holds a flaming fire, with smoke rising. Several priests sit around it in saffron/orange robes and white dhotis, with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings; the priest at right wears a red and gold turban and white garment with gold border and offers something into the fire. Silver and brass vessels, a small pot with yellow flowers, and bowls of grain sit at the edges. Behind them a seated audience in white and red-sashed clothing fills the background, with a microphone stand visible at left. A partial garland hangs in the background.2014-10-11