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Night photograph of a homa ritual under a open-sided pavilion decorated with banana plants and leaves. A fire pit with a white square base sits centre, scattered with yellow flower petals and brass vessels. A bald man in orange robes and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on the far side making an offering, while a group of people in orange and saffron clothing sit in rows with hands folded in prayer. Several people in white with yellow shawls stand or sit at the back, and a tall brass lamp stands at right. Many attendees are seen from behind, and one woman wears orange with a long braid.

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Night-time homa at an open-air ashram site. A central fire pit is framed by a white stone yagna platform with brass vessels, marigold petals and a brass lamp. Seated near the front on the right, a bearded man in saffron robes and rudraksha mala sits with hands joined in prayer, appearing to lead the ritual. Several saffron-clad participants sit in front of the platform with palms pressed together, including a figure with a long braid and a figure with a long pale braid wearing saffron. Behind them, men in white dhotis with yellow shawls sit or stand with folded hands among banana plants and white plastic chairs. Visible people total roughly twenty.2009-09-26Night-time homa ceremony under a pandal roofed with orange and red fabric and hung with banana leaves and tassels. A standing priest in orange robes and a matching orange head wrap, wearing a long garland, holds a brass tray of flames. Seated around a fire pit are devotees: a bearded man in orange with hands folded in prayer, others in orange and red-bordered saffron shawls, and several in white dhotis with yellow shawls. A woman in yellow, seen from behind, sits in front with hands joined. Brass oil lamps stand at right and a plate of yellow flowers and offerings sits on the platform. Several people are seated and a few stand in the background, under a white tube light.2009-09-26September 26 20092009-09-26Night-time photograph of a homa ritual under a thatched canopy decorated with banana leaves and palm fronds. A standing figure in full orange robes and an orange head cloth holds a lit ritual flame or lamp aloft toward a fire pit. Seated devotees in orange and saffron wraps, several wearing rudraksha malas, sit in rows with hands folded in prayer. Some participants in white and yellow garments sit near brass lamps and a kalasha-style vessel, while flower petals and offerings are arranged on the ritual platform. Smoke rises through the lamplight.2009-09-26September 26 20092009-09-26September 26 20092009-09-26Night ritual under a decorated pavilion with banana plants, green and orange festoons and bright lights. A standing priest in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha mala holds up a lit lamp while chanting. Seated devotees in orange and saffron wraps and white garments with yellow shawls face the altar; a brass lamp stand and offering trays with flowers and fruit lie on the platform. The scene suggests a homa or puja, with offerings and a sacred fire.2009-09-26September 26 20092009-09-26September 26 20092009-09-26September 26 20092009-09-26September 26 20092009-09-26September 26 20092009-09-26