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Evening homa ritual inside a canopied tent with a brick fire pit emitting white smoke. A priest with bare upper body and white dhoti, wearing a red bead necklace, fans smoke toward the fire with a wide woven fan while others in white dhotis sit around the pit. Brass bowls, a mic on a stand and offerings of flowers and red cloth sit near the pit. Behind them a large seated audience in white and orange-brown shawls sits on striped mats, with several cameras on tripods at the back. A visible purple tint covers the scene. A small logo appears at top left; no a person candidate is clearly identifiable in the seated group.

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July 16 20152015-07-16A homa fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit inside a tent, with flames and smoke rising from the centre. Three priests sit in the foreground with their backs to the camera, bare-shouldered and wearing white dhoti-style cloth with coloured borders; they face the fire, and microphones stand before them. Behind the fire pit, a seated congregation of around thirty devotees wearing white clothes and maroon or saffron shawls presses their palms together in prayer. Brass vessels, a kalasha and red flower petals lie around the fire. Hindu homa ritual with devotees in white.2015-07-16July 16 20152015-07-16A nighttime fire ritual (homa) under a corrugated roof strung with multicoloured fairy lights. A bearded priest in white dhoti with red-and-orange sash and rudraksha-style beads holds a wooden ladle and speaks into a microphone above a blazing fire pit, with smoke rising. Two younger men in white dhotis stand beside him; one holds a bowl and another in white holds a microphone. Rows of devotees in white clothes sit on striped mats and floral cloths, with brass offering plates of food and fruit in front. A large decorated kalasha/peetha and brass lamp stand at back, and orange-clad helpers tend the fire at left.2017-03-16July 04 20132013-07-04A homa fire burns inside a tiered brick fire altar with red and yellow painted bricks on a tiled floor. A figure in an orange-brown turban and wrapped saffron-toned cloth, wearing a long rudraksha-style mala and a large gold pendant, kneels at the altar and pours from a brass ladle into a bowl. Behind, a large seated audience in white and cream clothing with orange shawls and red garlands sits in rows. Tall brass oil lamps stand at the right edge. The scene looks like a fire ritual during a session.2015-07-09July 04 20162016-07-04Night-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.2014-10-11A large hall during a homa fire ritual, with a crowd of dozens of seated devotees in white and saffron clothing filling the floor. In the centre, a sacred fire burns in a brick fire pit, and a priest bare-chested in a saffron-bordered cloth sits near it, extending his arm toward the flames. Foreground figures in saffron and orange cloths sit facing the fire, one with a microphone in front. To the right, a large blue-draped table holds marigold garlands and offerings. A decorated green canopy throne with a portrait stands at the back-left beside brass lamps and kalasha-like vessels. Ceiling fans, white draped tents and cameras surround the hall. A homa for Samaya Deeksha is suggested by the page, but only the fire ritual and seated gathering are visible. The visible crowd is roughly 50 to 100 people.2015-07-17July 06 20152015-07-06July 17 20152015-07-17A large hall filled with seated devotees in white clothing and orange or saffron shawls, many with palms pressed together in prayer or raised hands. In the foreground a fire pit with visible flames sits on a striped rug, with offering trays and brass vessels nearby. At the right, priests in white and saffron dhotis tend the fire near a decorated seat with a golden canopy. Hanging lamps, ceiling fans, and a tall lamp stand fill the background under purple stage lighting, and a cameraman stands near the left wall. A white-clad man stands at the far left, and a bald man in white sits in the center foreground.2015-07-16