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A photograph of a homa fire ritual at a brick fire pit, with a bright flame rising from the centre. A man with long, swept-back hair and a tilak mark on his forehead, wearing an orange shawl over white clothes, tends the fire behind the pit. Young men in orange robes sit in the foreground and at right, one tending offerings near the flame. Behind them a blue wall and a garland of flowers are visible.

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October 27 20082008-10-27March 22 20082008-03-22A homa fire ceremony in an indoor hall with a yellow brick fire pit holding a lit flame, with a metal rod standing upright beside it. On the left, a long-haired young man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on a red cushioned seat draped in white, appearing to be a person candidate with long swept-back hair and ornamented orange clothing. Seated on the right, a man in orange robes and a gold necklace tends the fire and offerings, with a brass vessel and marigold garlands nearby. Several other seated men in orange and white dress, some bearded, watch the ritual. Overlay text credits the image to Nithyanandapedia, which is omitted.2008-03-22A homa fire burns inside a square pit of yellow bricks in a plain hall with white walls. A young man in orange robes with a red tilak kneels at right, placing offerings into the flames, with a silver puja tray of oil lamps, bowls and flowers beside him. At left, a long-haired man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits on a maroon cushioned seat with a white cloth draped over it, a person by appearance. Other seated men in orange and white robes, some with beards and shaved heads, sit behind the fire; a bare-headed devotee in white kneels at far left. Fruit and a brass vessel sit near the pit.2008-03-22March 22 20082008-03-22Night-time homa at an outdoor fire pit with bright flames rising from a low metal stand. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti and white shawl kneels at the fire, tending it. In the right foreground a long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe and wrap sits on a stone step, smiling, hands clasped, while smoke drifts behind him. A person in white stands at the upper right beside a cardboard box, and a figure with a ceremonial stick appears at the far left edge. The setting is a concrete ritual platform with stepped seating.2008-05-18A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a hall with a bamboo mat floor. A yellow brick fire pit holds a flame, with bowls of fruit and brass vessels nearby. In the foreground a man with a shaved head and a red tilak wears an orange robe, a red-bordered shawl and a gold necklace, seated and gesturing toward the fire. Beside him a bare-chested man in white dhoti, shaved-headed, tends the flames. Behind them, seated devotees in orange and white clothes, including a bearded man, sit on the floor, and a figure in a red-cushioned seat with long dark hair wears an orange robe and rudraksha mala, holding a staff.2008-03-22Night photograph of a homa fire ceremony in an outdoor courtyard at AadiKailaasa, Bengaluru. A large square fire pit blazes in the centre. A man in white clothing kneels at the left, his arm extended toward the flames. A seated figure in orange robes sits behind the fire, and a man in orange robes at right holds a tray of offerings toward the pit. Other figures in white and orange clothing sit in the background near a lit lamp and a small table with offerings. Pale stone flooring and a dark palm-lined background frame the scene.2008-05-18March 22 20082008-03-22Night ritual on a raised white stone platform beside a blazing fire pit, with smoke rising behind. A long-haired figure in orange-saffron cloth sits cross-legged at the right of the platform, a saffron wrap draped over the shoulder, and appears to be presiding over the fire. A second person in orange sits beside the fire pit on the left, tending it, and another person in white sits at the far right near a small cardboard box. Seated devotees in white and orange cloth sit on the steps in the foreground, several with hair in braids, and a jerrycan sits at the lower left. The scene suggests a homa or yagna fire ceremony, with no visible text or deity murti.2008-05-18A homa fire burns inside a square yellow brick fire pit on a mat-covered floor. A bald man in white clothes with an orange shawl kneels at the fire, feeding it with offerings. To the right, a man in orange robes with a gold necklace and red-trimmed shawl sits beside brass vessels and a bowl. Behind them a woman in orange robes with long dark hair sits on a red cushioned seat, holding a staff, with a row of devotees in white and orange seated and standing along the wall. A small framed photograph sits on a red brocade-covered stand area; the room is plain with white walls. Possible appearance-based candidate for the a person: the man in orange with the gold necklace, though the appearance is uncertain.2008-03-22March 22 20082008-03-22