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Night-time homa at an outdoor fire pit. A square yellow-painted fire pit holds ash and burning wood, with a small flame at its edge. A bald man in saffron robes, a rudraksha mala and sandal marks on his arms kneels at the pit and tends the fire. Beside him, a second man in white dhoti and shawl with a mala sits on a cloth with brass bowls of bananas, fruit, flowers and a brass lamp. A microphone stands nearby. A red and gold throne sits at the right edge, and a lit deity murti is visible at the top left. Red-and-white striped steps form the background.

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June 02 20152015-06-02June 02 20152015-06-02A night-time homa at a raised square yellow-painted fire pit filled with ash. On the left a priest in maroon-red robes with white tripundra markings reads from a sheet of paper into a microphone. In the centre a shaved-headed priest in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits with a ladle and bowl. On the right a young priest in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and white forearm markings holds an offering. Silver vessels, a kalasha, and yellow and white flowers stand beside the pit. Behind them a seated crowd in white and red shawls watches.2014-10-11October 27 20142014-10-27A night-time homa at an ashram. Four priests sit behind a large yellow-painted square fire pit filled with ash. Priests on the left wear white dhotis and rudraksha malas with white forehead markings; the seated priest in the centre wears saffron-orange robes and a saffron-orange shawl and tends the fire with a bowl. The priest on the right wears white with a red-and-pink headpiece and holds a flower and a silver vessel. Silver pots and fruit sit on the floor, and seated devotees in white fill the background. Hanging colourful ceremonial banners frame the scene.2014-10-11December 14 20112011-12-14Outdoor fire ritual at a red-and-white striped temple-style platform beside banana leaves. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a red-and-orange turban and a rudraksha-style mala pours an offering or pours from a long ladle into a fire burning in a yellow wooden fire pit decorated with marigold and flower petals. Beside him a second man in an orange cloth and beads tends the fire. Brass vessels, flower baskets and a silver tray sit nearby. This is a homa or yagna fire ritual during a bhumi puja.2016-11-23A homa fire burns in a square wooden-framed fire pit decorated with yellow marigold garlands, pink petals and white rangoli dots. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a gold necklace and a shaved head sits cross-legged on a striped mat, holding a small bowl. Beside him, a man with long swept-back hair, a beard, a saffron-orange garment, a gold pendant necklace and beaded mala speaks into a microphone, with a silver-wrapped stand and ornate metal vessels nearby. Behind them, several people in white and saffron sit on the ground, with a wooden cart and red pillars in the background. Trays of flowers, brass bowls and banana leaves surround the fire.2016-02-16 +1 copiesJune 02 20152015-06-02November 29 20112011-11-29Night homa at an outdoor fire pit with a yellow-and-white painted square altar. A young priest in white dhoti and white head cloth, with rudraksha malas and red-and-gold bangles, pours offerings toward a flame rising from wood. Behind him, a bald priest in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala stands, and several saffron-clad young sadhus sit beside the fire with white tilak marks. Brass vessels, a kalasha and a lamp are on the ground. Seated white-clad devotees and onlookers fill the background.2013-11-07Night outdoor fire ritual in a homa or yagna setting. A square brick fire pit with bright flames sits in the foreground on a striped multicoloured cloth, its border decorated with white painted motifs. Two men kneel behind it: one wears a red-orange garment, a white turban-like headwrap and a long swept-back hair with bare upper arms marked with white paint; the other wears a white dhoti-style cloth, a rudraksha mala and white markings on his body. Around them are brass and clay vessels, a bowl of yellow-tinted offerings, a brass pot, a small kalasha-like urn and a silver peetha-style shrine with a silver deity murti at right.2017-09-07 +1 copies