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A homa fire burns in a square stone fire pit under an open-sided roof in an ashram courtyard lined with palm trees. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a tripundra on his forehead and a rudraksha mala around his neck, holds a lamp near the flames. Two seated women in white sit on mats and a third seated figure in red and white appears behind them, with a tray of bananas, brass bowls and flower offerings in front. Colourful cloth-wrapped kalasha-style pots with leaves are arranged in the lower left foreground. A brick wall and small buildings stand in the background.

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Outdoor ashram courtyard under a corrugated metal roof with coconut palms and red-walled buildings behind. A priest in white dhoti and shawl sits at right before a square fire pit with flames, a microphone on a stand beside him, and brass plates of offerings and fruit nearby. Around him a seated group in white and coloured saris and shirts sits on mats and cushions, with a small statue or deity murti at left.2012-04-13April 13 20122012-04-13Outdoor puja on a paved courtyard under an open-sided pavilion with red metal posts, palm trees and a red brick wall behind. A standing priest in a plain white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, bare-chested, sacred thread and a rudraksha mala, with a tilak on his forehead, holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other. Two seated women in front, one with palms pressed together, sit on striped mats beside a brass plate of bananas and fruit, small steel bowls, flowers and a brass vessel near a fire pit.2012-04-13Outdoor homa ceremony under an open-roofed pavilion with a metal roof and red support posts, surrounded by palm trees and orange-walled buildings. In the foreground a square fire pit burns with flames, with brass pots and vessels bearing green, red and orange cloth on the left. A man in white dhoti and shawl with a white headband sits at right, speaking into a microphone and gesturing over offerings of bananas and bowls. Around the fire, several seated devotees in white clothes and sarees, including a woman in a yellow sari on the left and a man in a dark shirt sitting cross-legged in the centre, listen attentively on mats. A stone deity figure and a tall ornamental pillar stand at the left edge.2012-04-13April 13 20122012-04-13April AF 2012September 09 20132013-09-09April AF 2012A homa fire ritual at an open-air pavilion. A bald man in white dhoti and shawl, with a long gold-toned necklace of beads, sits at a square white fire pit with a flame burning inside and feeds offerings from a bowl with a ladle. Trays of fruit including pineapple, mangoes, bananas, red and tomatoes, plus flower garlands, marigolds and white blossoms, are arranged on white cloth in front. Seated women in white and pink clothes watch from the left, and a drummer in white sits at the right beside a drum. Red-painted buildings and green trees stand behind.2011-12-12A photograph of a homa fire ritual in an open-sided pavilion with white pillars. A fire burns in a white brick fire pit with copper-coloured edges, with a flame in a small lamp beside it. A man in white robes, an orange shawl and a gold-coloured beaded necklace sits cross-legged at right, gesturing over the fire with one hand. Another priest in white sits behind him. Three seated people in front of a patterned mat include a boy in a yellow shirt, a boy in a red-and-yellow striped shirt, and a man in white with a red-orange shawl, while a man in a yellow shawl and white clothes sits nearby. Clay oil lamps line the mat at left, and pink flower petals are scattered on the platform. Mango trees and a white wall stand in the background.2008-08-24October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesSeptember 09 20132013-09-09