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Outdoor homa ceremony in a courtyard. A priest in an orange-red dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl stands at left, holding a plate of white cloth and flowers, beside a gold-framed red velvet throne-like chair. In the foreground a square stone fire pit holds a burning fire with smoke rising. Seated devotees in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white tilak on their foreheads sit around the pit, and a man in white dhoti and shawl pours offerings with a ladle. Behind them, people in white and orange stand with hands folded in prayer. A red-and-gold shrine holds a deity murti with a crown and a painted backdrop, and a red and white kalasha with mango leaves and yellow flowers is placed at left.

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A homa fire ceremony in progress over a rectangular stone fire pit, with flames and smoke rising from burning sticks and offerings of grains. Three young participants sit in front of the pit in orange and maroon robes with white forehead and arm markings and rudraksha malas; the central one scatters grains from a silver bowl into the fire. Behind them, several seated women in orange, white and cream saris and white tops watch and pray, with silver and steel vessels holding flower petals, red powder and offerings on the right. A woven blue and striped mat covers the floor. No identifiable a person appearance is visible.2013-09-09September 09 20132013-09-09Evening homa ritual at a square fire pit lined with stone, with devotees in saffron and orange robes seated around it. A figure in orange with a long swept-back hair and long ornate gold-and-beaded necklaces stands behind a red throne, a tall trident is planted nearby, and several seated priests with shaved heads and white-marked foreheads perform offerings with spoons and sticks. Brass plates hold flowers, fruit, bowls of food and oil lamps on a cloth in front. Women in red and orange saris with yellow borders assist, and a crowd is visible in the background under green and red lights.2013-03-10September 09 20132013-09-09Outdoor homa ritual at a fire pit built into a stone platform, with flames and smoke rising from offerings of grains and flowers. A priest in white dhoti with bare chest, gold-bordered cloth, and tilaka pours a liquid from a silver vessel into the fire while another priest in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered shawl and a light cloth stands nearby holding a small silver plate. Devotees in saffron and white kneel with palms joined in front of a red velvet armchair with gold trim. Behind them, a shrine with a deity murti sits under a golden arch, with palm trees, a red compound wall and a parked silver SUV. Small brass bowls of kumkum and flowers sit at the edge of the pit.2013-09-09March 10 20132013-03-10Night ritual at an outdoor homa or fire-offering site under a decorated canopy of green and orange festoons and banana leaves. A man in saffron-orange robes with a hood-like head covering and layered beaded necklaces stands at right, holding a silver plate of flaming camphor or offering fire aloft. Seated devotees in orange and maroon garments press palms together around a square homa pit with brass vessels, marigold petals and yellow flowers. Smoke rises at left, and a garlanded deity murti sits in the background at right. Several people in white with yellow shawls kneel at lower right.2009-09-25December 29 20102010-12-29Night ritual scene outdoors. A man in a yellow-and-white turban and white shawl with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces stands beside a red velvet throne edged in gold, wiping it with an orange cloth. A man in white dhoti with a red border and gold chain stands at a microphone behind a row of women seated in red, orange and green saris with flower garlands. Brass oil lamps burn in the foreground and a small silver figure sits on a white flower-strewn platform.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOutdoor homa ritual under a open-sided pavilion with palm trees behind. A large fire pit with bright flames stands in the foreground on the left. A seated figure in an orange-cushioned throne chair, wearing a long white garland and orange robes, sits with hands raised in prayer, with a lit lamp beside the throne. In front of the throne, a man kneels on a pink cloth wearing white dhoti, bare chest, rudraksha mala and red-pink turban, making offerings near small brass pots and kalasha vessels. Several young girls in white and gold saris with flower garlands and gold headpieces kneel nearby. A row of seated devotees in saffron and orange robes sits along the left and a priest in maroon and gold robes stands behind, pouring from a vessel. About 30 people are visible.2014-10-03Night outdoor homa at an ashram. A standing figure in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces and rudraksha malas, holds a silver tray of offerings and smiles. The figure has distinctive long hair and ornate gold adornments; this is a person, appearance-based and uncertain. Beside him, a red-and-gold ornate throne stands empty. Around a brick fire pit with burning wood and oil lamps, many saffron-robed devotees sit with hands folded in prayer; several have shaved heads and tripundra markings. Behind them, a large illuminated deity murti in red and gold stands on a raised platform, with white-clad attendants and a crowd in the background under strings of coloured lights.2013-03-10Night ritual outdoors under a canopy. A priest in orange dhoti and orange blouse stands at left, lifting a lamp before a golden deity murti draped with a red-and-green garland. A central altar table with red cloth holds mango-yellow flower arrangements, a kalasha and offerings. A sadhvi-like attendant in orange sits at lower left before a yellow-framed fire pit (homa) with burning fire and flower petals. At right, a figure in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate red throne with gold trim; the appearance is not clearly identifiable, so this is a seated presence on a peetha. Several devotees in orange and white stand behind the altar and the throne.2013-09-30