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A homa fire ritual in an open-air pavilion. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in an orange turban and orange dhoti holds a long cream cloth over a square fire pit blazing with flames, marigold garlands bordering the pit. Behind him, another orange-clad priest holds a brass tray of flowers. A photographer in a red garment stands in the background, and a young boy in orange robes and an orange cap stands at right beside a silver vessel. Brass lamps and a bowl rest on the left edge of the altar.

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August 25 20172017-08-25 +1 copiesAugust 25 20172017-08-25September 10 20172017-09-10 +1 copiesAugust 25 20172017-08-25A photograph of a homa fire ceremony in an outdoor ashram setting. Two young men in saffron-orange turbans and orange dhoti-style cloth stand at a yellow-tiled fire pit with flames and smoke rising from a central offering. The foreground man, bare-chested and wearing a rudraksha mala and silver-toned necklaces, holds a cloth in one hand, while the other man behind him holds a brass tray of yellow and purple flowers. A metal vessel sits at the left edge, and the fire pit is bordered by yellow marigold garlands on a striped multicolour cloth. Two people in dark and white clothing stand in the background near a camera on a tripod. a person is not clearly identifiable in the scene.2017-08-25September 24 20172017-09-24 +1 copiesSeptember 24 20172017-09-24 +1 copiesOctober 10 20172017-10-10September 24 20172017-09-24 +1 copiesSeptember 24 20172017-09-24 +2 copiesSeptember 10 20172017-09-10 +1 copiesA homa fire burns in a shallow yellow-edged fire pit under a pavilion while saffron-robed sannyasis in orange dhoti and shawls perform the ritual. A shirtless sannyasi in orange cloth with rudraksha malas stands at the center holding a brass tray of marigold flowers, while another man in orange lifts cloth near the fire. A figure in dark maroon clothing and a cameraman in white film a tripod-mounted camera beside them. A young boy in orange stands at right beside a tall silver kalasha-style lamp stand draped with yellow and pink flower garlands. Brass vessels and offerings sit near the fire, with drummers in orange at left.2017-08-25