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A photograph of a person seated cross-legged on a cloth-covered floor by an open glass doorway, viewed from behind. The person wears an orange saffron-coloured wrap and has long dark hair, with hands pressed together in prayer near the face. In front is a metal tray holding a small fire burning in a foil-lined container, with a coconut, sliced fruit including a banana and apple, a small brass pot, a brass bowl with a spoon, and a flower. Beyond the doorway is a stone patio with a curved brick edge and an orange extension cord. The scene suggests a homa or fire offering performed at home.

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A person seated on the floor in an orange saffron robe with long, dark, swept-back hair and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace, performing a fire ritual. A rectangular metal tray holds a burning fire with a red offering on top, with an orange fruit, a halved coconut and small oil lamps nearby. A silver puja plate with a kalasha-like vessel, a green banana leaf and a brass tray with an orange and pink flowers lies in the foreground. The scene sits by an open glass doorway onto a stone patio, on a floral sheet. The figure appears to be a probable Swamiji by appearance, with several cues including long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads, though the face is not visible.A seated person in an orange robe performs a fire ritual on a patio beside an open glass door. They hold a brass plate with a flaming red cloth bundle, while a separate metal tray holds a blazing fire with offerings. Nearby are a halved orange, a coconut shell, a steel cup, a brass tray with fruit, flowers and a small box, and incense sticks. Green plastic chairs and stone paving are visible outside. A dark-haired figure with a beaded necklace is the sole person visible.A photo taken from behind shows a figure in an orange-saffron robe seated at a low table by an open glass door, performing a fire ritual. The person has long dark hair and wears a beaded rudraksha-style necklace of brown beads. In the foreground a brass tray holds a red cloth bundle, a small dish, oranges and pink flowers. A metal tray on the patio outside holds a flaming fire with offerings. Visible objects include a cardboard box, a blue book with a magenta label, and an electrical outlet on the wall.A photograph of a homa ritual on a doorway threshold. A seated person with long, dark, wavy hair and bare shoulders wears a flowing saffron-orange cloth and pale gloves, feeding a flame in a foil-lined metal tray on a flagstone patio. Around them on a floral cloth are a steel bowl of bananas and fruit, a pink plate of flower petals, small brass vessels, a coconut, and a red powder bowl. Another person in white clothing is partly visible at the left edge. The fire is the central focus of the offering.A photograph of a seated person in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair, back turned to the camera, performing a fire ritual by a glass doorway. The person's arm is marked with white ash, and a rudraksha mala is visible across the robe. An aluminium tray holds a small burning fire with offerings, beside a pink flower, a bowl of fruit with bananas and apples, a brass vessel, and a bundle of grass on a white cloth. A stone patio lies outside the open door. Based on the visible fire and offerings, this appears to be a homa or yagna. The person's identity is not established from appearance alone.A photograph of an evening homa at an outdoor fire altar built of white-painted bricks. A figure with long dark hair, bare-shouldered and wearing an orange sannyasi wrap, sits on the left holding a silver plate with a burning flame and offerings above the square fire pit. Brass vessels, a ladle, a small kumkum-marked bowl and a silver kalasha-style cup stand on the altar. Behind, several people in white clothes with orange shawls sit on mats in the dusk, some holding papers.2006-09-21A photograph of a homa at a fire altar built from stacked orange bricks, with a flame rising at the centre and offerings of bananas, an orange, a pineapple, flowers and sticks in front. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair and a sandalwood tilak raises both hands over the fire, while a second seated person in orange clothing sits behind, and a microphone stands at left. Behind them a painted backdrop shows a snow-capped mountain under a sunset sky, with a golden throne, a small television screen and a garlanded marigold decoration. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure in front has long swept-back hair, saffron robes, gold necklaces and a tilak, and is performing the homa.2010-02-12A dim temple hall with terracotta-red walls and white-and-red striped dado. A shaved-headed monk in orange-saffron robes kneels on an orange cloth at left, hands joined in prayer before a white-stepped fire pit (homa kund) holding ash and embers. Metal kalasha pots, a bowl of bananas, plates of offerings and a bell-like brass vessel sit around the pit. Behind, a white-draped altar holds a lit deity murti under a canopy, flanked by two dark deity statues garlanded with flowers. At right, a framed photograph of a figure in orange robes with garlands rests beside a red sofa and striped rug. One visible person.2013-06-27A photograph of a homa fire ritual. A man seated on the floor wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a large gold-coloured beaded necklace with a pendant, and a wristwatch. He holds his hands together near his face in a prayer gesture while a tall flame rises from a stacked brick fire pit. Around him are brass bowls and plates with red flowers, marigolds, fruit, a brass lamp, a kalasha-style vessel and a pile of wood sticks. Mentioned in the attached excerpt, the scene appears to be a fire offering, though the figure's appearance is not clearly established.2013-01-01A photograph of a homa ritual outdoors beneath a banyan tree with exposed aerial roots. A seated man in saffron-orange robes, with long swept-back dark hair and a tilak on his forehead, sits on a carved wooden seat with his hands joined in namaskar in front of a microphone. Beside him, a fire blazes inside a square pit built of white bricks, decorated with marigold petals. Brass pots, a silver bowl with flowers, a kalasha and white cloths rest on a blue mat around the fire pit. Dry earth and stones surround the ritual space.2006-09-21A photograph of a fire ritual inside a decorated pandal. A man with long dark hair, bare-shouldered and wearing an orange-saffron cloth, sits cross-legged on a red-and-gold cushioned seat and feeds offerings into a small flame from a long ladle-like spoon. The fire burns in a sunken square homa pit edged with orange and white flower garlands. Behind him stand golden deity murtis and an elephant-shaped figure draped in green, yellow and red flower garlands, with a gold drape backdrop. Silver vessels, brass pots, banana stalks and a sugarcane stalk surround the pit, and bunches of fruit are arranged to the right. This is a homa, matching the yagna described on the page. Probable Swamiji (probable) is seated at the fire, identifiable by long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold neck adornment, though he is partly turned away.2006-07-17A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a draped orange head covering and a white tilak on his forehead performs a homa at a fire pit on a tiered white platform garlanded with yellow marigolds and red flowers. A rudraksha mala hangs at his chest, and a microphone stands at his side. Behind him, a white-draped chair sits in a dim hall. To the right, a tall brass lamp stand wrapped in yellow flower garlands rises beside a brass kalasha. A second person in white sits partly visible behind him. The fire burns brightly in the centre, with offering bowls on the platform. The scene reads as a homa or yagna ceremony. The man in saffron appears to be a person, with orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a head covering, seated centrally at the fire.2007-09-30