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A photograph of a homa fire ritual in an outdoor ashram setting. A large white square fire pit holds a bright flame with burning wood, with brass vessels, a small bowl of red flowers and offering items arranged on the right edge. Behind the fire, a row of seated devotees and children wear white and orange clothing and white flower garlands; a boy in a maroon dhoti with a gold-trimmed yellow shawl and a gold-bordered sash sits at left, and a boy in a green-and-white vest with a white garland sits centre. Several adults in orange scarves and white kurtas sit behind them, and a hand extends a vessel from the right. Bright orange and white ritual garments dominate the crowd.

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A homa fire ceremony in an open-air courtyard with an orange-tinted floor cloth. A white square fire pit with a dark central opening holds a lit flame, and small offerings lie inside. Near the front, a bald man in white ritual dress with a white shawl and tilak sits cross-legged, palms pressed together, speaking into a microphone on a stand, with a brass plate of food and lamps beside him. Behind the pit, young boys in white dhotis and garlands sit and stand; one boy in a white dhoti pours or holds a flower-garlanded item. Seated devotees wear saffron shawls and white clothes, and a red and gold-decorated bull statue with marigold garlands stands at the upper left. A printed cloth reads NITHYANANDA on the mat.2012-04-30April 30 20122012-04-30July 02 20162016-07-02A homa fire ritual in an indoor hall with a fire burning on a stack of yellow-painted bricks. A shaved-headed priest in an orange-red dhoti with a sacred thread and beaded neck garland sits at left, gripping grass bundles and feeding them toward the flames. Beside him, a younger priest in orange cloth with a white tilak on his forehead watches the fire. Behind them, several men in white kurtas, one wearing rudraksha beads, sit observing. Silver puja vessels, a metal tray and a brass oil lamp rest on the floor in the foreground, and a woman in white is partly visible at the right edge.2013-05-13Outdoor homa fire ritual at an ashram. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl sits on a mat at right, facing a fire pit on a white stone platform where a flame burns and dry leaves lie. Several boys sit at the fire: one in a tan shirt, one in white with a white flower garland, and one in a white kurta with a red flower garland and a tilak. A boy in a maroon and gold dhoti with flower garlands sits at left. Behind them, adults in white and orange-saffron shawls sit in rows, and a man in white dhoti stands at right beside an offering tray of red flowers, brass bowls and vessels. Orange-red temple pillars and a small deity murti appear behind.2012-04-30December 20 20132013-12-20Photo 11701595May 03 20122012-05-03Outdoor evening homa at a raised square fire pit, with tall flames rising on the left. Three young men in white dhotis and white shoulder cloths sit on the ground at the altar. The central figure, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala, sits with hands together in prayer, and a second young man, bare-chested with white tilak on his forehead, sits to the right. A seated boy in white with a yellow-bordered shawl sits beside the central figure. Brass vessels and yellow flower-topped kalashas with red cloth stand on the altar. About two dozen boys and young men sit and watch on the left, many in white and dark clothes, in a courtyard with a brick wall behind.2013-02-26 +1 copiesPhoto 11735603February 11 20062006-02-11Photo 11740855