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A photograph of a homa fire ceremony at night on a tiered yellow and white fire pit, with flames and smoke rising from wood. A young man in a white dhoti and white head-cloth, wearing rudraksha mala and red-painted arms, leans over the pit and feeds or tends the fire. Around the pit, several young men and women in saffron and orange robes sit and perform the ritual, some with white marks on their foreheads. Marigold garlands and a kalasha-like offering appear at the right edge, and a purple cloth lies on the floor with a kolam-style chalk pattern. Five or more people are visible.

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Night homa at an outdoor fire pit. A tiered white-and-yellow stepped altar holds burning wood and smoke rises across the frame. Several young devotees in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings sit cross-legged around it. A man at right in white dhoti and a white head wrap, with a rudraksha mala, tends the fire with a stick. A purple and orange cloth with printed text lies in the foreground beside a plate of offerings.2013-11-07Night homa at an outdoor fire pit with a yellow-and-white painted square altar. A young priest in white dhoti and white head cloth, with rudraksha malas and red-and-gold bangles, pours offerings toward a flame rising from wood. Behind him, a bald priest in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala stands, and several saffron-clad young sadhus sit beside the fire with white tilak marks. Brass vessels, a kalasha and a lamp are on the ground. Seated white-clad devotees and onlookers fill the background.2013-11-07A night homa in progress at a yellow-and-white square fire pit filled with logs and burning embers, with smoke rising. A young priest in white dhoti and a white head wrap, bare-chested with rudraksha malas and sandalwood markings, pours or tends offerings at the fire with a stick. Behind him, a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits attentively, and several women in orange saris with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings sit at left. Devotees in white shirts and dark clothes sit in the background among dim lights.2013-11-07November 07 20132013-11-07November 07 20132013-11-07Night outdoor homa at a square yellow-painted fire pit with a flame rising from the ash. A young priest in white dhoti and shawl, wearing rudraksha malas and a white head cloth, sits at right performing the ritual with a brass vessel and lamp stand beside him. Four people in saffron-orange robes with white tripundra markings sit at left with hands folded in prayer, and another in orange sits at right. Behind them, several seated onlookers in white and dark clothing watch. The flame and white ash dominate the frame.2013-11-07November 04 20132013-11-04September 09 20132013-09-09September 09 20132013-09-09A night-time homa ritual at an outdoor ashram space. A yellow-painted square fire pit holds ash and embers in the foreground, with bundled sticks on a plate nearby. A priest in white dhoti and white head cloth, with a rudraksha mala, stands at right holding a ladle over the fire. Seated to the left and centre are several people in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and forehead markings, some holding sticks or offering items. A decorated altar at right has yellow and orange marigold garlands, a kalasha-like vessel and brass lamps. Other seated devotees in white and grey clothing sit in the background.2013-11-07A night homa in progress at an outdoor ritual area. A central yellow-gold fire pit blazes with large flames. Behind it, a man in an orange turban and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with hands joined above the fire. Around him, several shaved-headed priests in saffron-orange dhotis sit on striped mats, tending the fire and handling offering trays of sticks and flower petals. Standing behind them, men in white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies hold their hands together in prayer. Gold ornamental arches, brass lamps and a pink flower-filled bowl are visible at the edges.2017-09-17 +1 copiesNight outdoor ritual at a yellow-painted tiered altar decorated with red and white flowers. Three young priests in saffron-orange robes stand behind it with white tripundra markings on their foreheads and arms; the nearest wears rudraksha beads and holds a brass vessel. Dried grass stalks and wooden logs stand in a fire pit at the centre. A large seated audience in white and light clothing fills the background, with a woman in white in the lower left foreground. No clear a person candidate is distinguishable; the figures are priests and devotees.2013-09-30