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A photograph of a homa at night. A square fire pit with burning flames sits on a white floor marked with yellow dot motifs. Around it, several dozen people in saffron-orange robes sit in rows and bow with folded hands. A bare-headed, shaved man in the foreground left wears a rudraksha-style gold-beaded necklace and orange shawl, smiling. A bald man beside him has a saffron wrap and prayer beads. A woman at lower right in orange clothing holds a small brass cup and flowers. Behind them a crowd of devotees watches. On the right, a person holds a trident. Offerings, brass vessels and marigold garlands lie on the floor.

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March 10 20132013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10Photo of a large homa fire ceremony in an outdoor courtyard at night. A central square fire pit blazes with flames and burning sticks. Seated in front of the fire on a raised ornate throne is a figure in saffron-orange robes with orange and rudraksha-style beaded garlands, holding a book. Surrounding the fire, shaved-headed priests in orange robes with yellow borders sit on the left, and women in orange and red saris with beaded necklaces sit on the right and behind, some tossing offerings into the flames. Many standing and seated devotees in white and orange fill the background, with a lit stage area and a deity image visible in the upper right.2013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10March 18 20132013-03-18March 10 20132013-03-10A night-time homa at an open ashram courtyard. A fire burns in a square stone fire pit at centre, surrounded by seated devotees in saffron and orange robes and rudraksha malas, many with shaved heads. At the back, a figure in a red head covering and ornate gold necklace, wearing a saffron-and-gold cloth, sits behind the fire pit, with a silver-framed altar and a standing man in white at the right edge. Women in orange and red saris with gold borders sit in rows on either side. Brass vessels and offerings rest near the fire. Behind, a seated audience in white clothes watches. The scene reads as a fire ritual during a satsang gathering.2013-07-22