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A night-time homa at a wooden fire pit with a large, bright flame. A man in a white dhoti with a green turban pours offerings from a steel bowl into the fire. Around him, priests in white and orange-red cloths wear rudraksha malas, and one bald priest has a white tilak on his forehead. A green-clad figure stands at the right edge, and brass offerings and a plantain leaf sit nearby. No one is clearly identified as a person by appearance cues.

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October 11 20142014-10-11A photograph of a homa fire ritual at night. A tall flame rises from a square brick fire pit in the foreground, where a priest in the left foreground pours an offering from a ladle. Around the pit, several shaven-headed priests in white dhotis and bare upper bodies, wearing rudraksha malas and sacred threads, sit on the floor with plates and vessels of offerings. Behind them stands a flower garland and brass lamps, and a framed portrait on a red-draped stand shows a saffron-robed figure seated with a rudraksha mala. The portrait is a depiction, and the seated figure's appearance is consistent with the candidate only partially, so identity remains unsure.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 11 20142014-10-11October 11 20142014-10-11July 08 20172017-07-08A night-time homa at an outdoor ashram setting. A large yellow-painted fire pit burns brightly in the foreground, with lemons placed around its rim and bundled sticks feeding the flames. Behind it, a young man in white dhoti and shawl, wearing a green head cloth, a gold necklace and red-and-gold armbands, raises a metal lamp with a flame high in one hand. Around the fire, several young men in saffron-orange cloths and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces sit with white painted markings on their faces and arms; one has hands folded in prayer and another sits behind a microphone stand. Two onlookers in white stand in the background near a wooden pillar.2013-09-13A homa fire ritual at night in a pavilion. A seated man in a green turban and white dhoti with a purple-striped waist cloth holds an offering near a burning fire pit. A standing priest in a white dhoti and shawl leans over the fire holding a lamp, while a young boy in orange-red cloth with hands folded stands beside a second red-clad figure. Flower garlands, brass vessels and a pink-and-green mat lie at the edge of the fire. People are seated in the background.2017-07-08October 16 20102010-10-16October 15 20132013-10-15October 11 20142014-10-11November 07 20132013-11-07July 08 20172017-07-08