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Night-time photograph of a homa fire ceremony on a stone-paved courtyard. A small fire burns in a yellow-cloth-covered fire pit at center, with participants standing around it in white dhotis and red-orange shawls. Several men are bare-chested with rudraksha-style beads and necklaces, while women in white saris with red shawls stand at left. Behind the fire pit an ornate decorated altar with floral garlands, a kalasha-like arrangement and small deity figures is visible. Gold-embroidered cloth and a red cushion lie in the right foreground, and plants and string lights frame the background.

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Night photograph of an outdoor homa at an ashram courtyard. A square yellow-painted fire pit with a burning flame stands at centre. Around it, roughly fifteen people in white dhotis and white kurtas, many with bare chests and red-orange shawls draped over the shoulder, stand in a circle with hands raised or folded in prayer. A woman in a red-brown sari stands at left, and a bearded man with a rudraksha mala and a bare chest stands at right. Striped rugs cover the ground, and a decorated altar with flowers and brass vessels is at right. Strings of coloured lights hang overhead and a large screen shows a figure at top. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2017-04-28April 28 20172017-04-28February 22 20162016-02-22 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor ritual before a building with red walls and a metal roof, lit by strings of coloured lights. At the centre a large fire burns in a rectangular homa pit with offerings, and a figure in saffron-coloured dress and a saffron head wrap stands behind the fire. Beside him a person in a red sari stands among others in white dhotis and shawls. A man in a saffron wrap and white dhoti holds a small bell or lamp near the fire, and a priest with a rudraksha-style garland and white dhoti stands at right. A golden umbrella canopy is held above a seated figure with a decorated altar, and garlands, flowers, brass vessels and bundled sticks lie on striped mats in front of the fire.2016-03-06 +1 copiesApril 28 20172017-04-28February 22 20162016-02-22A nighttime outdoor fire ritual in a courtyard beside a red-painted wall, with strings of green and white lights above. A large flame rises from a fire pit at centre, where a bare-chested priest in a saffron-yellow shawl sits cross-legged and tends the fire. Nearby, another man in a white dhoti sits with a folded cloth. Devotees stand around in white and cream saris and dhotis, and a woman in a maroon sari with a red garland sits at right holding a small item. Brass plates of offerings, flowers, bananas and a kalasha sit on a woven mat, and a palm frond stands behind. A man in white with gold-bordered dhoti sits at lower left. Many women in white stand at the back. This appears to be a homa or yagna with fire offerings.2016-03-06 +1 copiesApril 28 20172017-04-28April 28 20172017-04-28February 22 20162016-02-22 +2 copiesNight-time outdoor homa at an ashram. A fire burns in a square yellow-draped fire pit at centre, surrounded by brass vessels, flower baskets and red rose petals on striped mats. A central figure sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, wearing a red-brown cloth, a beaded rudraksha mala and a gold necklace. Around him, several men in saffron-orange cloths with white forehead markings and bare upper bodies attend the ritual; one in white dhoti with a shaved head stands near a white-draped pedestal. A man in a cream dhoti with gold border stands at right. Strings of lights hang overhead. About ten people visible, with more devotees seated at the edges.2017-04-16September 15 20152015-09-15