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A homa fire burns in a brick-walled courtyard in front of a dark wooden doorway. Four seated young sadhus in saffron-orange cloth, two wearing orange turbans and rudraksha malas, tend the fire, one holding a small object. Ash markings are visible on their bodies. Behind the fire, a woman in white clothes stands with palms pressed together in namaste at the threshold, with several people in white garments gathered in the doorway. Brass vessels, a small plate of flowers and a lamp sit on the mats around the fire pit.

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November 26 20172017-11-26November 26 20172017-11-26November 26 20172017-11-26A photograph of a homa fire pit at an ashram doorway. Four young people in orange-saffron cloth sit around a blazing fire built on stacked yellow-and-white bricks; several have white ash markings on their bodies and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, and one wears an orange head wrap. Beyond them, a woman in white sari with a white shawl stands in the doorway holding a small item, and a woman in white with a white sari ties a cloth on a child in white clothing beside her. Other people stand inside the doorway in white. Brick walls frame the scene and a metal vessel sits at the left.2017-11-26November 26 20172017-11-26November 26 20172017-11-26November 26 20172017-11-26November 26 20172017-11-26A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a brick-walled temple corridor. Fire burns in a square pit built from stacked yellow-brown bricks, with a bright flame rising from the centre. Two sannyasi-like priests in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on a purple and green mat beside the fire; the left one wears a red-orange turban and tends the flames. Behind them, a man bare-chested in a white dhoti with a gold necklace bends forward over a silver tray decorated with pink flowers. Other people in white dhotis and saris stand in the background, and a child in the foreground sits facing the fire. A small brass vessel and oil lamps sit nearby. No identity is asserted for any person.2017-11-26November 26 20172017-11-26November 26 20172017-11-26November 26 20172017-11-26