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A photograph of a homa fire ceremony at an ashram. A shaven-headed priest in orange-red robes and a saffron shawl kneels at a golden-yellow square fire pit with tall flames rising. He holds a small vessel or ladle beside a open book, with a microphone stand and a brass vessel nearby. Fruits including bananas, apples and an orange sit in a silver bowl at left, and a silver ritual implement lies at the pit's edge. Behind the fire, a golden throne-like seat with red cushions stands beside a framed portrait of a figure in orange robes with garlands, seated in meditation. A woman in white stands at left.

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June 02 20152015-06-02October 27 20142014-10-27Night-time homa at an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof. A shaved-headed priest in rust-orange dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala and white markings on his arms, holds a brass plate of offerings near a wooden fire pit where flames and smoke rise. Behind him a second man in white dhoti and shawl stands. Beyond, an ornate golden throne with a red cushion is draped with a multicoloured cobra-hood canopy, and a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure with garland sits on it. At right, a deity murti is decked with yellow and orange marigold garlands and red silk. Fruit, metal vessels and a bell lie on the floor.2015-06-02June 02 20152015-06-02A seated priest in orange-red robes and a matching orange turban performs a homa beside a sunken square fire pit with bright flames, marigold-yellow and white floral garlands, and brass vessels with offerings on a blue-and-red cloth. He wears a long rudraksha mala with a large gold ornament, reads from an open book, and has white tilak marks on his arms and forehead. Behind him, several figures in orange sit in the dim hall, and at right a young man in white dhoti with a gold-and-rudraksha necklace sits by the offerings. A tray of banana-like fruit and a basket of dried sticks sit nearby.2015-11-18A photo of a homa at a fire pit. A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with a white-and-red tilak on his forehead sits before a metal fire box, feeding sticks into large flames with his right hand while holding a brass plate of grains. He wears a long gold-beaded mala and a rudraksha-style pendant. A microphone stands at right. Behind him, a second man in white clothing sits near a red draped table, and brass vessels and offerings lie on the floor. A faint purple logo appears at top left.2012-07-14November 18 20152015-11-18A night homa at an outdoor square: a raised wooden fire pit with bright flames sits in the foreground. Around it, about eight men in saffron-maroon robes and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged, several holding books or ritual items. On the right, a man in maroon robes and white flower garlands sits on a cushioned seat holding a metal tray. Behind them a large crowd in white and saffron clothing sits in rows, with a bronze deity murti and a carved temple structure in the background, plus kalasha-style vessels and small oil lamps on carpets in front.2014-10-27October 27 20142014-10-27June 02 20152015-06-02A photograph of a homa fire ceremony in a temple hall at night. A fire burns in a large square golden fire pit with patterned tiles, sending up smoke. A man in an orange-red turban, orange-red shawl, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace kneels on the right holding an open book and reading. Oil lamps stand beside the pit and marigold petals are scattered on a mat. Behind, several people in white clothes sit on mats, some near a drum. The figure matches the presentation of a person through the turban, orange robes and rudraksha beads, but this is an appearance-based label only, and he is described here as a priest leading the fire ritual.2015-11-18A homa fire ritual at a square orange-brick fire pit with tall flames. A man in an orange-red turban, rudraksha mala and gold ceremonial necklace, wearing an orange-red shawl, leans over the fire and places an offering with his right hand. Behind him a younger man in white with a rudraksha mala and tilak sits holding a brass ladle over a brass bowl. Brass oil lamps, a basket, banana leaves and metal plates of offerings lie on mats around the pit. Seated people in white and orange robes with garlands are visible in the background.2015-10-12