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A large tented hall during a homa fire ritual. Smoke rises from a fire pit in the foreground where a priest in a bare-backed pose wearing a gold-bordered dhoti and sash tends the offering. Rows of seated devotees, many in white, fill the tent behind, with a veil of smoke drifting through. A golden throne-like seat draped with a garland of yellow and white flowers stands at left, and a golden kalasha with flowers sits nearby. Brass oil lamps, fruit and flower offerings and metal stands line the floor, and a microphone is set up in front of a seated man in an orange garment. Colourful striped mats cover the left edge. A camera on a tripod is visible at the back of the tent.

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July 17 20152015-07-17 +1 copiesA large hall during a homa fire ritual, with a crowd of dozens of seated devotees in white and saffron clothing filling the floor. In the centre, a sacred fire burns in a brick fire pit, and a priest bare-chested in a saffron-bordered cloth sits near it, extending his arm toward the flames. Foreground figures in saffron and orange cloths sit facing the fire, one with a microphone in front. To the right, a large blue-draped table holds marigold garlands and offerings. A decorated green canopy throne with a portrait stands at the back-left beside brass lamps and kalasha-like vessels. Ceiling fans, white draped tents and cameras surround the hall. A homa for Samaya Deeksha is suggested by the page, but only the fire ritual and seated gathering are visible. The visible crowd is roughly 50 to 100 people.2015-07-17A large hall during a homa fire ritual for Samaya Deeksha. In the foreground a seated priest in white and orange-red dhoti sits before a brick fire pit with flames, while a priest with bare upper body and orange shawl tends the fire. A garland of yellow and orange flowers rests on a red-and-gold ornamented seat near the centre. On the left, a golden throne with a gold lion-form armrest and a gold-framed deity murti stands beside brass oil lamps and ceremonial staffs. Over a hundred devotees in white and saffron sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, with smoke rising and cameras set up at the back of the hall.2015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17July 18 20152015-07-18A photograph of a ritual hall with a white tent ceiling and draped fabric, set up for a homa and samaya deeksha ceremony. In the foreground, a man in a saffron-and-gold dhoti sits cross-legged on a striped rug before a brass-fitted offering vessel with marigold garlands. Nearby, a man in white with a red-and-gold cloth kneels before an altar, and smoke rises from a fire vessel. On the right, a standing priest in white dhoti and a gold-bordered cloth pours or offers water near a gilded throne-style seat decorated with flowers. A decorated deity murti sits on the right, and a large silver-and-red kalasha with marigold garlands stands at centre. Behind them, a row of people in white clothing, some with rudraksha malas, stand and sit among chairs and brass lamp stands. The people visible total about 25.2015-07-17December 06 20162016-12-06 +1 copiesEvening homa ritual inside a canopied tent with a brick fire pit emitting white smoke. A priest with bare upper body and white dhoti, wearing a red bead necklace, fans smoke toward the fire with a wide woven fan while others in white dhotis sit around the pit. Brass bowls, a mic on a stand and offerings of flowers and red cloth sit near the pit. Behind them a large seated audience in white and orange-brown shawls sits on striped mats, with several cameras on tripods at the back. A visible purple tint covers the scene. A small logo appears at top left; no a person candidate is clearly identifiable in the seated group.2015-07-16A homa fire ritual in a tented hall. A brick fire pit with burning flames and marigold garlands sits at centre, with offerings and brass dishes around it. A man in saffron-coloured robes with long hair sits behind the fire, tending the flames with a ladle, while three priests in gold-bordered silk dhotis and shawls sit in the foreground facing the fire, one with a microphone at his side. Behind them, a large seated congregation in white and orange clothes watches, with brass lamp stands and a blue-draped altar with garlands to the right. The fire-ritual setting is visible, but the man at the fire is not clearly identifiable from appearance alone.2015-07-17May 25 20172017-05-25A homa fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit inside a tent, with flames and smoke rising from the centre. Three priests sit in the foreground with their backs to the camera, bare-shouldered and wearing white dhoti-style cloth with coloured borders; they face the fire, and microphones stand before them. Behind the fire pit, a seated congregation of around thirty devotees wearing white clothes and maroon or saffron shawls presses their palms together in prayer. Brass vessels, a kalasha and red flower petals lie around the fire. Hindu homa ritual with devotees in white.2015-07-16December 06 20162016-12-06 +1 copies