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Outdoor homa at a brick fire pit with a tall flame rising in the foreground. A man in white dhoti with gold border, white turban, long hair, gold necklace and gold armlet stands holding a small flaming vessel, a bell raised in his other hand. Beside him a younger man in white kurta and orange shawl holds a bell and stands near a brass oil lamp with a bird finial. An older man in white dhoti holds a microphone to the right. Brick wall with decorative lattice, green and red striped mat, and a fan in the background.

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July 30 20062006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a courtyard. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border sits cross-legged before a fire pit built of brick with yellow flower petals on it. He wears a gold bead garland with a small pendant and gold bangles, and pours an offering from a ladle into the flames. Nearby stand a brass bowl of yellow liquid, a silver plate of offerings, and a glass vessel with a coconut and leaves. A potted palm and red pillars stand behind. The man has no visible saffron, rudraksha or crown cues, so his identity is not established.2011-12-28A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with a gold border holds a silver multi-wick aarti lamp with lit flames aloft, smoke rising. A bead necklace and a gold pendant hang on his bare chest, with gold bangles on his wrist. Behind him, a second man in an orange cloth has white sacred markings on his arm. A banana plant, a red wall and a metal railing frame the courtyard setting.2011-12-01A photograph of an outdoor homa fire ritual. A large, flaming fire pit on a tiered wooden platform dominates the centre, with a bronze puja lamp and brass vessels beside it. A man in white dhoti with a red turban stands at the fire, arms outstretched, and two other men in white dhotis with rudraksha malas stand behind. On the left, a man in an orange-brown robe with a pink and white flower garland sits in an orange chair with hands folded in namaskar. Offerings of flowers, fruit and a stack of books lie on a striped cloth, and a golden palanquin-style structure stands in the background.2014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03December 21 20102010-12-21December 28 20112011-12-28December 28 20112011-12-28A homa fire ritual in progress on a sunlit outdoor terrace. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a beaded garland kneels before a square brick fire pit with flames rising, pouring offering from a silver ladle-like vessel. Another person in white holds a large silver bowl of grains at left, and silver bowls and a plate with offerings sit nearby. Behind the fire, decorated kalasha pots with mango-leaf tops and turmeric-marked coconuts stand on a bed of rice. A microphone stands at the fire pit and orange fabric hangs overhead.2011-12-28A man in a white dhoti and white shawl with a gold-and-yellow border holds a brass plate with a burning flame, performing aarti outdoors. He wears a white turban, a heavy gold necklace and a gold-coloured garland, and has long hair swept back. Beside him, a man in an orange shawl stands by a brass oil lamp on a green striped mat, and another man in white bends forward. A standing man in white clothes watches from behind near a white building with a window and a rangoli design on the ground. Smoke rises from the flame. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), performing aarti as the central figure, identified by the turban, long swept-back hair, gold necklace and white-and-gold garments.2006-07-30A photograph of a homa fire ritual at an outdoor ashram courtyard. A young shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold beaded necklace lights an oil lamp held over a square homa pit lined with white stone. Beside him an older priest in white with gold necklace and glasses holds a small ritual vessel near a microphone stand. A woman in white sari sits in the background among metal offering bowls of turmeric, flowers and grains. Potted plants and an orange wall surround the scene.2011-12-31