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Night outdoor homa at an ashram: a woman in an orange sari with gold border stands bent forward at a fire pit, holding a round brass tray and offering into the flames. A crowd sits on the stone floor behind her, many in orange and saffron shawls, some with palms joined in prayer. On the right a bald man in white dhoti with a gold border holds a video camera, and a deity murti with a crown and garland stands on a green cloth-draped stand beside brass lamps. Flower-decorated offerings with yellow flowers sit on banana leaves in front of the fire, with a microphone at the edge.

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Night outdoor homa at an ashram courtyard. A fire pit with burning logs sits in the foreground, and a standing figure in orange dhoti and orange shawl pours offerings from a metal bowl toward the flames. Beside them, a seated devotee in orange and a ceremonial figure in white dhoti attend the fire. Several people in orange and white sit on mats along the edges, and a cameraman in orange stands behind the group. To the right is a decorated green-draped altar with a deity murti garlanded with white flowers, flanked by brass lamps and banana-leaf offerings with yellow fruit and flowers. The homa and puja setting suggests a fire ritual.2012-07-11July 11 20122012-07-11July 11 20122012-07-11July 11 20122012-07-11A photograph of a homa fire ceremony in an open courtyard. A standing priest in an orange shawl and orange dhoti holds a silver plate near a rectangular fire pit with burning flames. Seated devotees in orange and saffron clothing, some in white and pink saris, sit on mats with hands folded in prayer. Kalasha pots decorated with white flower garlands and mango leaves, plus fruit plates and oil lamps, sit at the front.2012-07-12September 26 20092009-09-26A fire ritual in a temple hall. A standing priest in orange robes raises a flaming lamp high with both hands above a brick-lined fire pit. Beside him a kneeling assistant in orange holds a long-handled spoon, and a seated woman in a white sari with a gold border presses her palms together before a tray of fruit, bananas, sweets and flower garlands. Other orange-robed attendants and seated devotees stand and sit along the back wall, beneath a carved stone pillar and a hanging banana plant.2009-06-09July 21 20122012-07-21Indoor fire ritual in a small room with lilac walls. A standing priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a gold necklace and holding a small bell, watches a homa fire burning in a brick-lined fire pit. In the foreground, a man in orange dhoti with gold waist cord and bangles feeds an offering into the flames with a metal ladle. Behind them, devotees sit on the floor and chairs, several with palms pressed together. On the right, a deity murti is garlanded with white jasmine, and yellow and orange flower arrangements sit on a low table in front. A framed photo on the wall shows people sitting around a campfire. Many people are visible, including partially visible devotees along the edges.2012-09-04September 26 20092009-09-26A homa fire burns in a metal fire pit on the floor of an indoor hall as a standing man in orange robes and red-bordered dhoti stands with palms joined. A shaved-headed priest in orange kneels at left beside brass vessels, fruit offerings and kalasha-like pots with white flowers. Behind the fire, about a dozen seated devotees in orange shawls and white clothes sit with hands folded. A gilded throne with a tiger-patterned cushion stands at left, and a camera tripod is visible. Smoke rises through a beam of light from a high window.2012-07-11A homa fire ritual in a temple-like hall at night. A man with long dark hair, wearing saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala, sits on a leopard-print seat behind a fire pit, pouring liquid from a vessel into the flames. Another man in saffron sits to the left beside brass vessels and a plate of offerings. Seated devotees in orange and white clothing fill the background. White brick-like altar blocks are decorated with red flower petals, and a brass lamp stands on the right. A standing fan is visible.2007-02-16