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A man in orange saffron robes and a red-and-gold turban sits outdoors on grass, performing a homa at a fire pit built from stacked yellow bricks. He wears a long rudraksha mala with brass bead ornaments and a pendant, and holds a metal ladle over a bowl as flames rise from the bricks. Silver ritual vessels and a small brass lamp sit on a tray in front of him. A second person in orange is partly visible at the right edge. Trees and a garden path appear in the background.

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A man in orange saffron robes and a red-and-gold turban sits before a fire pit, stirring offerings with a long ladle from a copper vessel. He wears layered rudraksha malas and a large ornate gold-toned necklace, with a red tilak on his forehead. Flames rise from the fire at the lower centre, and small brass vessels sit at the bottom edge. The background shows a blurred green garden and building.2014-01-11March 09 20142014-03-09KAILASA FAMILIA PORTUGUESA, PORTUGAL on 1/21/20182018-01-21 +1 copiesA seated man in red-saffron clothing performs a homa at a yellow brick fire pit beside a fast-flowing river. He wears a red-orange turban, a long-beaded rudraksha mala and a gold-and-black pendant necklace, with a saffron shawl over bare shoulders. He holds a small ladle over the flames while reading from an open book on his lap. A brass bowl with a spoon and small metal vessels sit near the fire pit, with a white urn behind. White tilak marks decorate his forehead and arms, and a rope stretches across the riverbank behind him.2014-03-24January 11 20142014-01-11October 10 20172017-10-10 +2 copiesApril 03 20182018-04-03A seated priest in a red-orange dhoti-style wrap and red-orange turban performs a homa at a brick fire pit with a large open flame at night. He wears layered gold beaded and bead-ornament necklaces, multiple bangles on his arms, and long reddish sacred cords or malas over his shoulders. He offers items into the fire with his hands. Brass vessels, a plate and small cups with offerings sit on the floor beside him, and a covered brass container is at the right edge. The setting is dark with warm firelight.2013-12-20 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa fire ceremony at an open-air pavilion. A young priest in an orange head wrap, with rudraksha beads around his neck and sacred ash markings on his arms and chest, sits behind a square golden fire pit. Bright flames rise from the pit, and a copper vessel with a ladle rests on the left edge. Other figures in saffron/orange cloth sit and stand in the background, and a flower-decorated altar and striped mats are visible in the foreground.2017-09-10February 18 20182018-02-18December 15 20132013-12-15April 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copies