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A homa fire ceremony in a temple-style hall. A visible fire burns in a square yellow-and-orange fire pit in the foreground. Seated around it are several young men in white dhotis with gold borders, many bare-chested with rudraksha malas and white sacred-ash markings on their foreheads and arms. One man in the centre-right wears an orange shawl, an orange-red turban and a rudraksha mala, and holds a brass plate of offerings. Men on the left hold brass plates of grain or rice and bangles on their wrists. A microphone stands at the pit's edge. Behind them, more seated participants wear white and red-orange shawls. At the upper right, a golden deity figure and red draped cloth are visible, with garlands on the altar.

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A homa fire ritual in a temple hall. A bright flame burns in a square fire pit with a yellow-painted raised rim, in the foreground. A man with his back to the camera, wearing white with a rudraksha mala, faces the fire. Along the left, several men in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged, some holding brass plates of grain and offerings, one with arms extended. A man in white with a white forehead mark and a mala stands at the right, and a figure in saffron/orange cloth with a red turban stands beyond him near a golden ornamental stand. Microphones stand beside the fire pit and a tripod-mounted camera is visible behind. Around 8 to 12 people are visible.2014-08-29August 29 20142014-08-29A night-time homa at an ashram. Four priests sit behind a large yellow-painted square fire pit filled with ash. Priests on the left wear white dhotis and rudraksha malas with white forehead markings; the seated priest in the centre wears saffron-orange robes and a saffron-orange shawl and tends the fire with a bowl. The priest on the right wears white with a red-and-pink headpiece and holds a flower and a silver vessel. Silver pots and fruit sit on the floor, and seated devotees in white fill the background. Hanging colourful ceremonial banners frame the scene.2014-10-11A night-time homa at an outdoor ritual pavilion. A large yellow-painted square fire pit with a bright flame sits in the foreground, decorated with white and purple floral markings and scattered flower petals. Behind it, a priest in an orange-red turban and orange cloth, wearing a rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged and feeds offerings into the fire from a bowl. Beside him, another ritual assistant in an orange turban and orange cloth tends the fire. Standing men in white dhotis with gold borders, some bare-chested and some wearing shawls, stand in the background. Brass lamps, a tray of flower petals, a covered brass vessel and small offering plates sit on a striped mat, along with a silver puja tray holding pink flowers and lit wicks. Gold decorative arches stand behind the group.2017-09-17October 11 20142014-10-11February 07 20162016-02-07September 06 20142014-09-06October 11 20142014-10-11September 06 20142014-09-06October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a night homa in progress at a fire pit set in a yellow-bordered square, with a bright flame rising from it. Several people in white dhotis with gold borders sit around the pit; the three in the foreground face away from the camera, wearing rudraksha malas. Behind the fire, a group of robed priests in orange and saffron sit on a mat, some with white markings on their foreheads, one playing a small hand instrument. At the centre, a seated figure in an orange turban and saffron robe, with a rudraksha mala, sits before the fire. To the right, a large golden seat draped in red and green cloth is garlanded with yellow and red flowers, and a mound of smoke drifts through the scene.2014-09-06A homa ritual at an ashram in a dim hall. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti with rudraksha mala and white forehead marks sits at a yellow-edged fire pit, holding a banana leaf plate of offerings. Beside him, a man in orange wrap and red-and-gold turban with rudraksha necklaces and sandalwood-marked body sits at the fire pit. A young boy in a red cloth and white forehead band sits to the right near a golden lion-shaped stand and red drapery. A microphone stands at the pit edge, with brass vessels, a kalasha, flowers and a small oil lamp nearby. Several seated devotees in white and orange are in the background.2014-08-29