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A photograph of a homa at an outdoor ashram setting with a brick wall behind. A bearded man with long swept-back hair and a white tripundra mark stands barefoot with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed, wearing a rust-brown wrap and a white and red flower garland with gold ornaments. He stands before an ornate gold throne with red cushions under a large multicoloured canopy with red, green, blue and white tassels. Behind him a seated woman in an orange sari with folded hands and a shirtless man in a white dhoti stand nearby. In the foreground a fire pit burns with a brass vessel, and a decorated kalasha with flowers sits at right on a colourful striped mat.

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A photograph of a homa fire pit in the foreground, with flames rising from a sunken square fire pit and a brass bowl beside it. A standing man with long dark hair, a trimmed beard and a white and red tilak on his forehead presses his palms together in prayer. He wears a rust-brown robe, a multi-strand white and red-yellow flower garland, gold ornaments and bangles, and stands before an ornate gold throne with red cushions. Above him hangs a large colourful umbrella with fringed tassels in red, yellow, green, blue and white. To the left a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and white dhoti stands, and a seated white-clad man lies at the lower left. A woman in an orange sari sits with folded hands at the right. Marigold and flower offerings lie on mats at the lower right. a person is the central figure seated on the throne, presiding over the fire ritual.2017-03-16 +1 copiesMarch 16 20172017-03-16 +1 copiesMarch 16 20172017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16 +1 copiesMarch 16 20172017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16Photograph of a homa fire ritual at an outdoor pavilion with a brick wall behind. A bearded man in a rust-brown dhoti-style wrap stands barefoot before a large ornate gold throne with red cushions, hands pressed together in namaste with eyes closed. He wears a long white and multicoloured flower garland, gold necklaces and gold armbands, with white tripundra marks and a red bindi on his forehead. A striped tasselled canopy in red, yellow, green, blue and white hangs above the throne. In the foreground a brick fire pit burns with a flame, with a brass vessel and flower-decorated offerings nearby. A woman in an orange sari sits with hands folded to the right, and a man in white ritual clothes is partly visible at the left edge.2017-03-16 +1 copiesA homa fire ritual at an outdoor ashram setting. A man seated on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, bare-chested with long dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead, rudraksha and gold necklaces, and a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, sits with hands joined in prayer. A bearded man in white dhoti with gold borders and red-tinted glasses sits on a striped mat beside him. In front, a man in a white dhoti and yellow-orange headband leans over a square brick fire pit with a burning flame and scattered flower petals. A large golden umbrella with colourful tassels shades the throne. Two women in orange and rust saris stand in the background against a stone wall. The throne-seated figure's appearance is consistent with the a person candidate.2017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16Photograph of a homa fire ritual under a canopy. A man in a rust-orange robe with gold ornaments and gold bangles sits with palms pressed together in namaskar on a red-cushioned gold throne, with a white horizontal forehead mark. Beside him, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with an orange-yellow sash and orange turban pours an offering from a ladle into a brick fire pit where flames rise. A bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala sits on a striped mat at left, and a woman in a dark green sari with red border stands behind. A striped multicolour mat covers the floor, a brass bowl rests near the fire, and a red and yellow tasselled canopy hangs overhead.2017-03-16A photograph of a homa fire ceremony outdoors beside a stone wall. A bearded man with long hair, a white forehead mark, a gold necklace and rust-orange robes sits on an ornate gold throne under a fringed red-and-gold canopy, hands pressed together in prayer. Beside him a bare-chested man in white dhoti with orange border and rudraksha malas sits on a striped rug. In the foreground a priest in a yellow head cloth tends a brick-lined fire pit with flames. A woman in orange stands behind the throne and another shirtless man in white dhoti stands at left, a phone to his ear. Colourful striped rugs cover the floor.2017-03-16A seated man with long swept-back dark hair and a full beard sits eyes closed on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, wearing a rust-brown draped robe, layered gold necklaces, a gold waist belt, red armlets and a white-and-red forehead mark. He holds a flower-decorated ceremonial staff in one hand. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in white dhoti and a yellow turban tends a homa fire burning in a brick fire pit on striped mats, with a ladle and offering bowl beside it. Probable Swamiji (probable) is seated on the throne with long hair, gold necklaces and rust robe; he is in the scene as a presiding figure at the fire ritual. Two people visible in the scene.2017-03-16