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Outdoor homa ceremony on a tiled terrace under a canopy. At center, a priest bare-chested with a red-and-white cloth and rudraksha mala kneels before a brick fire pit bordered with marigold garlands, with a kalasha, offerings of fruit and greens, and a brass bell nearby. A standing assistant in white dhoti and mala holds a ritual implement, and a bare-chested man in an orange cloth stands behind. To the right, a decorated deity murti with garlands, a kalasha and a lion-supported shrine stands on a teal pedestal. A seated audience of women in white, orange and red saris and men in white sits on chairs in the background.

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July 18 20152015-07-18July 18 20152015-07-18 +1 copiesJuly 18 20152015-07-18 +1 copiesJuly 18 20152015-07-18Outdoor homa ritual in an ashram courtyard. A fire burns in a raised rectangular yellow-painted fire pit at left, with small brass pots, bowls of offerings and yellow flowers arranged along its edge. A young priest at right wears a pink turban, white dhoti and shawl, rudraksha mala and sandalwood-marked arms, holding a spoon and a small metal vessel. Behind him, a seated priest in white and a row of children and young adults in orange and maroon robes sit on mats. A camera on a tripod records the scene, and a red shrine with a Shiva lingam and yellow garlands stands to the right. Around 20 people are visible.2014-10-03December 31 20112011-12-31March 05 20162016-03-05 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa fire ritual on a covered outdoor veranda. Two shirtless priests sit cross-legged on striped mats behind a brick fire pit with burning flames, one wearing an orange shawl and white dhoti with a rudraksha-style bead necklace, the other wearing a red turban, white dhoti and beaded necklace. Offerings are arranged around them: heaps of yellow marigold flowers, red flower garlands, bananas, coconuts, sliced fruit, brass vessels and kalasha-style pots, and a silver-framed plate with apples and a patterned floral design. A carved wooden deity panel stands at the left edge. Two people are seen small in the distant background.2016-02-20A homa ritual on an outdoor stage under white tent canopies and palm fronds. A man in saffron-orange robes with a long swept-back hairstyle and beaded mala necklace sits cross-legged at a square yellow fire pit, his hands raised in offering. Around him sit several people in white dhotis and orange-red shawls, including a young boy beside him and a person in white with a saffron scarf. Brass plates hold fruit, flowers, bowls and a conch-shaped vessel. A brass oil lamp and a row of yellow and orange garlanded offerings stand nearby. At right, a decorated murti in saffron and red garments wears a white flower garland. Seated audience members in white shirts and orange shawls watch from chairs at left, and a backdrop banner appears at upper right.2012-10-18September 26 20172017-09-26March 16 20172017-03-16Outdoor homa performed in a courtyard before a decorated deity murti on a green-draped platform. A seated woman in orange robes and a rudraksha mala tends a small brick fire pit with a flame and offerings, holding a ladle-like vessel. Several men in orange shawls and white dhotis sit on white cloths around trays of flowers, fruit, sweets and kumkum; a brass kalasha-like vessel and oil lamps sit nearby. The murti is adorned with garlands of white and yellow flowers. Other participants in orange sit along the edges, and a speaker stands at the left.2007-07-11