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A homa fire ceremony takes place in an open-sided pavilion at night. Smoke rises from a fire pit on a yellow-cloth platform decorated with flowers, with fruit, bananas and brass vessels arranged in front. Three priests stand at right, shirtless or bare-chested with sacred threads and rudraksha malas, wearing white dhotis; one holds a small object at the fire. On a golden throne at left sits a bearded man in saffron-orange robes wearing a white and pink flower garland, with a red cushion behind him and a colourful striped canopy above. Many seated devotees in white fill the background, under strings of lights.

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March 16 20172017-03-16Night-time homa in an open-sided pavilion with a tin roof and string lights. A man seated on a gold-carved throne with a red cushion, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a white-and-pink flower garland, watches the ritual. Before a yellow-draped fire altar, several priests in white dhotis and bare torsos tend a smoking fire and offerings; one wears a red-beaded necklace. Behind them, a large seated gathering dressed in white. Fruit (bananas, apples), flower petals, brass vessels and a colourful striped mat surround the altar, and a striped canopy with coloured tassels hangs at upper left. a person (saffron robe, garland, throne), seated in person.2017-03-16 +1 copiesMarch 16 20172017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16A night homa at an open-air pavilion with smoke rising from a fire pit on a yellow-draped altar. Two priests stand at the fire: one bare-chested with a red rudraksha mala and a microphone, the other bare-chested with a sacred thread, both in white dhotis. A man seated on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, wearing a saffron-brown robe and a pink-and-white flower garland, watches the homa. Fruit, bananas, flowers and brass vessels sit in the foreground. Seated white-clad devotees fill the background under string lights and a striped canopy.2017-03-16 +1 copiesA homa fire ceremony under a tin-roofed pavilion at night. Smoke rises from a wooden fire platform in the centre, where flames burn on a yellow-brown wooden stage decorated with coloured paper. A seated man on a gold-and-red throne with a gold-carved frame, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a white-pink floral garland, holds his palms together in namaste. Three men in white dhotis and bare or sacred-thread-marked upper bodies stand near the fire, one holding a ritual implement. Behind them, a large seated audience in white clothes sits on striped mats under strings of coloured lights. Fruit, flowers and brass vessels are arranged on the floor in the foreground, and a colourful fringed canopy hangs at the upper left.2017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16 +1 copiesA night-time homa fire ritual under a corrugated metal shelter strung with coloured fairy lights. A large smoke plume rises from a rectangular fire pit covered with yellow cloth and flower petals, with offerings and brass vessels on the ground. Two bare-chested priests in white dhotis stand at the fire pouring offerings, one holding a garland of white and green flowers. A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with red cushions wears a saffron-brown robe and a flower garland, with a golden canopy with red, green and white fringes above. Many white-clad devotees sit in rows on striped mats watching the fire.2017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16A homa fire ritual at night under a open-sided tent with a corrugated roof. A man with long dark hair and a full beard sits on an ornate gilded throne with a red cushion, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a white-and-pink flower garland; the throne is labelled by its position at the front, and the figure is an appearance-based probable Swamiji (long hair, saffron robe, garland, throne). Beside a wooden fire altar, a white-clad priest in a white dhoti and shawl stands with a stem-garland, while another bare-chested man in a white dhoti tends the flames. Smoke rises over a square yellow altar with offerings, fruit, bananas, brass vessels and flowers in front. A seated audience in white garments fills the background, and colourful woven mats cover the floor, with strings of lights and a speaker overhead.2017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16 +1 copies