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A photograph of a homa fire ritual at an ashram. A yellow brick fire pit holds a flame with brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot, and a wooden ladle nearby. A man with long hair, wearing a saffron-orange cloth and red-gold shawl, sits cross-legged at the front right, bare-chested with a saffron head wrap, facing the fire. Behind him, seated devotees in white dhotis and saris and rudraksha malas watch, while a white-shirted man reaches toward the fire. A woman in a white sari sits on a gold-trimmed chair behind the pit. Garlands and petals lie on the fire pit edge. Standing devotees in white and orange fill the background.

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June 30 20042004-06-30November 06 20112011-11-06July 17 20152015-07-17August 29 20142014-08-29May 20 20142014-05-20Night-time Ganapati homa at an outdoor ashram setting. A golden-yellow square fire pit holds a flaming fire, with smoke rising. Several priests sit around it in saffron/orange robes and white dhotis, with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings; the priest at right wears a red and gold turban and white garment with gold border and offers something into the fire. Silver and brass vessels, a small pot with yellow flowers, and bowls of grain sit at the edges. Behind them a seated audience in white and red-sashed clothing fills the background, with a microphone stand visible at left. A partial garland hangs in the background.2014-10-11A homa fire burns on a brick fire pit at the centre of a temple hall, with flames rising beside a decorated altar of marigold garlands. A bare-chested priest in an orange-brown shawl sits at the altar behind the fire. Nearby, a man in a white shirt and red shawl bends over the pit, and a woman in white sari with a red shawl stands with hands joined. A seated woman in a purple-and-gold sari and red headpiece pours offerings into the fire, and a brass vessel rests on the pit. Behind, rows of devotees in white and red sit or stand, and a gold-framed deity murti and a white canopy decorate the hall.2015-07-17A homa fire burns in a covered ceremonial pavilion with pink and white draping and banana leaves overhead. In the foreground a bare-chested priest with a rudraksha-style garland sits before the flames. Beside the fire, a woman in a white sari with gold border bends over a brass tray holding fruit and flowers, while a man in white dhoti sits to the right. Behind them, many people in white and saffron clothing stand and sit, some holding trays of petals. Flower garlands and marigolds fill the lower right corner.2017-08-07November 06 20112011-11-06July 17 20152015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17A night-time fire ritual, a homa, at an outdoor square-brick fire pit lined in gold-painted border. A large flame rises from the pit. Four priests in white dhotis with rudraksha malas and white tilak marks sit on the ground, and one in saffron/orange robes with a rudraksha mala holds a ladle at the pit edge; a young assistant in a white dhoti with a red-pink headcloth pours from a copper vessel. Brass pots, steel bowls of grains and yellow flowers surround the fire. Seated devotees in white and red shawls watch from plastic chairs behind, around 20 visible.2014-10-11