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Night photograph of a homa at an open-air ritual space. A fire burns in a rectangular fire pit at centre-left, with brick-like blocks around it. A woman in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged behind a plantain-leaf offering. Beside her, a figure in orange with a mala and forehead markings sits near a brass plate. A young person in orange kneels and holds a small item near a decorated tray with fruit, flowers, a kalasha-like cone and red garlands. On the right, two boys stand bare-chested in white dhoti-style cloth, one bending toward the tray. Seated devotees in white clothing and white headwraps fill the background, and a potted plant sits at left.

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A photograph of a fire ritual inside a stone-walled hall, with a bright homa fire burning in a brick-lined pit on the left. Several seated participants in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas sit on colourful woven mats, one tending the fire and others holding offering plates. Beside them a decorated altar tray holds oranges, bananas, flower petals, and a kalasha-like arrangement. On the right, two bare-chested young men in white dhotis stand near the altar, and a figure in white clothing leans in. Behind, more people in white and orange sit in the background. Trays of fruit, ritual items, and a brass vessel are arranged around the fire.2017-02-15February 15 20172017-02-15A homa fire ritual in a brick-walled hall. Central fire pit built of stacked bricks with a bright flame, surrounded by marigold and flower garlands, brass vessels, and a basket of dried sticks. Several priests in white dhotis and orange-saffron shawls tend the fire; a shirtless priest with an orange turban in the foreground and others seated behind a second fire pit. Marigold garlands and offering trays are arranged along the platform.2016-10-16Night-time homa at an open-air stone-walled area. A fire blazes in a brick-lined fire pit at lower left, where a priest in orange-red robes and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged tending the flames. Beside him another priest in orange garments with a red tilak and beaded necklaces sits behind a bowl of offerings. At right a shirtless boy in white dhoti with a sacred thread and red-marked forehead stands beside a silver tray of fruit, flowers, banana and orange, with another ceremonial tray nearby. Around the fire a crowd of about twenty-five people in white clothes and white head coverings sits on mats watching the ritual.2017-02-15Night-time outdoor homa at an ashram, with two fire pits burning amid heaps of marigold and rose flowers, banana leaves, fruit, coconuts and brass vessels. Several bare-chested men in white dhotis and orange or saffron cloths sit around the fire pits and offerings, one wearing a saffron head-wrap and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, more men in white dhotis and white shirts stand near a raised platform, and a bare-chested man in an orange cloth holds up an offering. Smoke drifts through strings of lights and trees in the background.2017-05-10Night-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.2014-10-11March 05 20162016-03-05 +1 copiesNovember 06 20112011-11-06July 08 20172017-07-08November 26 20172017-11-26February 15 20172017-02-15February 22 20172017-02-22