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Outdoor homa at a fire pit built from stacked yellow-brown bricks decorated with red flowers, with a bright flame rising in the centre. A man on the left, bare-chested with white ritual cloth, sacred ash marks and beaded necklaces, sings into a microphone. Beside the fire, a man with a bare torso and gold necklace sits behind a silver bowl, and a woman in a pink headwrap and white cloth holds pink flowers toward the fire. A standing man in grey kurta and a standing figure in orange and gold cloth stand behind. Brass pots, a woven basket of puffed grain and a blue container sit at the edges. Supporting evidence for the homa is the visible fire pit with offerings, consistent with the page's satsang-and-declaration context.

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June 30 20162016-06-30July 18 20152015-07-18A photograph of an outdoor homa or yagna at dusk. A fire burns in the centre of a yellow-brick fire pit decorated with red flower petals and white powder, with a brass lamp and oil lamps nearby. Seated on the ground at left, a priest with a pink head cloth, bare chest and rudraksha-style beads, in white dhoti, performs the rite. At centre-right a man in white dhoti and orange-brown shawl sings into a microphone. Two more men in white dhotis, one in a red-orange cloth, sit around the fire. Behind them stands a colourful deity murti with lion figures and a cobra-hooded base. Fruit, flowers and brass vessels lie in front of the pit.2016-07-03February 20 20162016-02-20 +1 copiesJuly 18 20152015-07-18July 03 20162016-07-03June 12 20042004-06-12A man seated cross-legged behind a brick fire pit (homa) with a flame burning at the front, a copper bowl of offerings placed on the bricks, and coloured floral rangoli-style patterns around the base. He wears a bright magenta head cloth, a white dhoti, a multi-strand beaded rudraksha-style mala with a small golden ornament, and a bangle; he holds a red flower in raised right hand, showing a gesture of blessing. Behind him stand two people in saffron/orange robes on green grass, and a brass oil lamp stands at left. Two people's heads are visible in the foreground. Appearance-based candidate for the presenter, with rudraksha-style beads, ornate gold necklace, and head wrap, but the face and presentation are not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so unsure.2016-06-30February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual at a covered open-air pavilion beside a brick fire pit, where a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with gold border and a bright orange-red turban pours an offering from a brass ladle into the flames. Other priests sit nearby in white and orange dhotis and bare chest, with rudraksha malas and gold chains, and a few attendants stand in the background. Bananas, flower petals, brass bowls, fruit and coconut-type offerings surround the fire pit, and red-and-white painted pillars and hanging bunting frame the scene. This is a homa fire ritual; no figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2016-11-23A photo of a Shiva Deeksha homa at a fire pit covered with marigolds and red flowers. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with an orange turban and rudraksha mala pours an offering with a ladle over the flames. Beside him, a man in saffron-orange robes and a long gold-beaded mala sits with hands folded. Another priest with a bare chest and mala sits at the left edge. Brass vessels and a flower garland line the altar.2017-08-21February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copies