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A photograph of a homa or yagna at an indoor ritual space with a lit fire pit in the foreground, surrounded by silver and brass bowls, plates of bananas, flowers and offerings on an orange cloth. A man on the left wears an orange shawl and orange dhoti with a gold border, holding a brass plate of offerings and looking down at the fire, with a red tilak on his forehead. To the right, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes and a beaded necklace holds a small bell and gestures toward the fire. Behind them stand a draped red table and a green cloth, with framed pictures on the pale wall and a window beyond.

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A homa fire ritual in a plain room with pale walls and a maroon-draped table with fruit and bowls. A woman in an orange shawl over a red-and-gold sari holds a brass tray of offerings beside the fire. To the right, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes and a beaded necklace holds a small kalasha vessel and gestures toward the flames. A seated person in white sits behind. Brass bowls, plates of fruit and a bright fire pit sit on an orange mat with blue borders.2012-07-14A homa or yagna fire burns in a metal fire pit on an orange cloth, with brass and steel bowls of offerings, bananas and flowers around it. A man in an orange shawl and orange-saffron dress holds a brass tray of red flowers and offerings over the fire. Beside him, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes with a gold bead necklace extends his hand over the fire and holds a small brass vessel. Two blue and maroon ritual mats are on the floor; a red-draped table and a green-covered table stand behind, with framed pictures on the wall.2012-07-14July 14 20122012-07-14January 05 20142014-01-05A photograph of a homa (fire ritual) in progress at night. Two saffron-robed sannyasis sit cross-legged behind a low brick fire pit lined with yellow bricks. The figure on the left, with long swept-back hair, a saffron shawl and a long garland of white flowers, holds a red tray with a flaming offering. The second sannyasi, in a saffron robe and garland, sits beside a brass kalasha and small metal vessels, pouring from a ladle. A flower-garlanded kalasha stands at the right edge. Smoke fills the background, where white-clad devotees stand near draped curtains with floral garlands and a sound speaker. Fruit and offerings lie in the foreground.2010-02-12February 06 20132013-02-06May 28 20132013-05-28July 12 20122012-07-12A homa fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit on a tiled floor in an ashram hall. A seated priest on the left wears orange robes, an orange headwrap and a garland, and feeds offerings from a brass bowl into the flames with a ladle. A standing man on the right, in orange robes with a maroon-edged wrap, leans over the fire with his hand extended. Behind them a white-draped altar holds a brass deity murti, a conch-shaped vessel with red cloth, flowers and brass lamps. Above the altar hangs a framed portrait of a seated saffron-robed figure with a beaded necklace and raised hand, garlanded with marigolds and red flowers, with a printed caption at its base. Marigold petals are scattered around the pit.2007-10-21A homa or fire ritual in a warmly lit hall. In the foreground, a large open flame rises from a yellow-topped fire pit. A figure in an orange-red shawl and saffron robes, with a red-cloth-covered offering on a silver plate, extends it toward a younger man in an orange turban, gold-beaded necklace, orange dhoti and arm bands who leans forward to receive it. A silver bowl and ladle sit on the pit's edge. Seated devotees with folded hands fill the blurred background beneath hanging crystal chandeliers, and a video camera on a tripod is visible at right.2014-01-05July 14 20122012-07-14 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05