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Outdoor fire ritual (homa) at a temple-like courtyard with palm trees. A tiered orange-and-yellow fire altar with a blazing flame sits at centre, surrounded by pink and red flower garlands, fruit, and coconuts decorated with pink flowers arranged on green leaves in front. Two priests in white dhotis and orange cloth kneel at right, one wearing a blue-and-gold headband and a beaded necklace, the other with bare upper body and tilak markings, officiating the fire. A large crowd of devotees dressed in white sits on the ground at left, with a red vehicle and a painted sign in the background.

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Outdoor homa at a temple-like courtyard under palm trees. A square fire pit with a burning wood fire sits on a tiered yellow and green base decorated with pink flower garlands, red hibiscus and fruit offerings. Several priests in white dhotis sit cross-legged: a bare-chested priest with a blue head cloth and gold necklace, another in orange-saffron wrap, and a priest with a saffron shawl and sandalwood markings seated on the right. Behind them a crowd of devotees in white sits on the ground. A red bus-like vehicle and a chariot-like cart stand in the background. Brass vessels, coconuts, bananas and a kalasha-style offering lie on a yantra chart at the front. a person is not clearly identifiable here, so no candidate is named.2015-08-31Outdoor homa or yagna ceremony under a corrugated roof beside palm trees. A small fire burns in a central fire pit on a tiered platform decorated with pink and red flower garlands, fruits and bananas. Several priests sit cross-legged in front of it: one in a blue turban and purple-trimmed cloth with bare chest and tilak, another in white with orange cloth, and another bare-chested with rudraksha beads, speaking into a microphone. Seated devotees in white and light clothing watch from rows of plastic chairs. Kalasha pots decorated with flowers and leaves are arranged on the floor in front, and a painted kolam rangoli is visible on the ground. A red van with framed images stands behind the gathering.2015-08-31Outdoor homa ritual at an ashram courtyard. A tiered white fire altar decorated with yellow marigolds and red flowers holds a lively fire burning in a square pit. Several priests sit cross-legged around it: the central one has a blue-green head wrap, bare chest, rudraksha mala and white dhoti, while others wear white or yellow cloths and one holds a microphone. Fruits, flower plates and brass vessels sit on the floor. To the right, a deity or decorated figure is framed by orange cloth and long garlands of red and white flowers. Orange-roofed buildings and seated devotees in white and red shawls appear in the background.2013-07-19August 09 20152015-08-09August 09 20152015-08-09Outdoor homa ceremony under a open-sided pavilion with palm trees behind. A square golden fire pit with bright flames sits at centre, with a few small offerings on its edge. A shirtless priest in white dhoti with a pink head cloth and a white shawl pours offerings into the fire with his right hand. Seated beside him, several men in white dhotis and saffron-orange garments sit on a striped mat, and rows of devotees in white clothes sit behind them. Baskets of rice and flower offerings, brass vessels and a red-and-yellow decorated deity murti appear at left. Possibly 21-100 people visible, all seated in rows or standing at the back.2016-09-09A photograph of an outdoor homa at an ashram under a open-sided pavilion with palm trees behind. In the foreground a square golden fire pit burns with bright flames, with bowls of offerings, a basket of rice and flower petals around it. A priest with a pink head-cloth and white dhoti, a garland around his neck, extends his arm toward the fire while other priests in white and orange-saffron dhotis sit on striped mats. A large crowd of devotees in white and red clothing sits on the ground facing the fire. Carved wooden and brass ritual objects, a yellow lion figure and a small statue of a deity stand at the left edge.2016-09-09A homa fire burns in a tiered white brick fire pit on a paved courtyard, its tiers wrapped in yellow and red flower garlands with kolam designs drawn on the ground around it. Three bare-chested men in white dhotis sit cross-legged at the fire; the one on the right holds his hands over the flames, another in a saffron-yellow shawl is at the left, and a man in a turban with a white dhoti sits behind them. Trays of flowers, fruit, bowls of offerings and brass vessels surround the pit, and to the right a shrine is hung with red and white garlands. Several seated devotees in white clothes watch from the left, one in a red scarf.2013-07-19September 09 20162016-09-09December 12 20112011-12-12July 19 20132013-07-19June 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copies