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Night outdoor fire ritual at a yellow-painted square homa pit ringed with marigold and white flower garlands and small flower petals. A shaved-headed man in an orange robe and white forehead markings sits cross-legged at the pit, holding a metal ladle over the fire with a microphone clipped near his mouth. Sticks burn in the pit, and brass pots, bowls and a small shrine stand around its edge. Behind, rows of seated devotees in white clothes sit in the dark, some with brass dishes, and a woman in a blue-bordered sari leans over a bowl. Smoke and small oil lamps glow in the background.

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December 16 20102010-12-16May 24 20182018-05-24 +1 copiesJuly 02 20042004-07-02February 11 20072007-02-11November 18 20102010-11-18 +1 copiesNight outdoor ritual at a yellow-painted square fire platform (homa kund) with a central circular pit filled with ash, bordered by marigold and white flower garlands and flower petals. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes, with a white cloth wrapped around the head and a white shawl draped behind, presses palms together and holds a long staff topped with an orange flag. A microphone stands at the platform's edge. Brass vessels with offerings, a small lamp and a bowl sit on the platform. Many seated devotees in white and yellow clothing fill the ground in rows, with flags and banners in the background and a pile of wood at the left.2007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11Night-time outdoor homa or fire ritual at an ashram ground under trees, with smoke rising among several yagna pits. Priests in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees with rudraksha malas and saffron cloths tend the fire pits, which are decorated with flower garlands, purple-and-white ribbons, fruit, brass vessels and kalasha pots. A bare-chested man in front wears a yellow headband and a gold-looking necklace, holding a small bowl. Behind, a priest in white stands near a raised platform with a deity murti and an orange-clothed figure. Fluorescent lights and a metal railing frame the scene.2017-05-10February 11 20072007-02-11April 28 20172017-04-28A night homa in progress at a square fire pit lined with yellow and red flowers and green leaves. A large flame rises from the central pit. On the right, a priest with an orange headband and a white dhoti pours liquid from a yellow vessel onto the fire while seated beside a small brass lamp. Next to him, a seated man in a white dhoti and shawl sits near a microphone stand, and a bare-chested young man with a rudraksha-style necklace sits at the far right. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white clothes sits in the dark, some with hands folded. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2013-07-04November 01 20112011-11-01