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A homa fire ceremony in an indoor hall with a brick-lined fire pit in the foreground, flames rising from it. Devotees sit on the floor on mats in rows, many with palms pressed together in namaskar. Young men in white dhotis and white kurtas, and one in a maroon shawl, sit close to the fire; a man in white at right pours ghee or offering from a ladle. Behind them, a figure seated on a gold ornate throne with a red and orange robe, dark hair and a red cloth draped over the seat, is the focal point at the back of the hall, with an orange silk-draped altar and brass offering bowls nearby. Women in saris and salwar kameez, a child in an olive shirt, and western devotees in white and orange sit among the crowd. A banner on the left shows text beside a small photo. The setting appears to be a satsang gathering with a sacred fire offering.

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A homa is performed in a hall before a rectangular brick fire pit with a bright flame and burning wood sticks. A priest in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and vibhuti marks on his forehead tends the fire and offers from a brass plate of wooden sticks, with a small book open beside him. Brass bowls of offerings, marigold garlands and yellow-orange flowers sit around the pit. Behind, a row of seated devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, some in orange or red shawls, sit on mats, with a young boy in a camouflage shirt among them. Some people are standing near the back wall, and a gold ceremonial throne-like seat stands in the background, with a microphone at the right edge.2012-09-09September 04 20122012-09-04A homa fire ritual in a hall with a rectangular brick-edged fire pit burning logs with flames and smoke in the foreground. A man in orange robes with a white forehead mark and a gold-beaded mala, seated at the right, extends his arm to feed the fire with a stick while small bowls of offerings and a open book sit beside him. Rows of seated devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, some in red shawls, face the fire on mats including a purple mat and red-striped runner. A small boy in a camouflage shirt sits near the fire. A golden throne-like seat stands at the back of the hall. The scene reads as an ashram satsang with fire offerings; the man in orange is a priest officiating the homa, and his identity is not established from appearance.2012-09-09September 05 20122012-09-05September 04 20122012-09-04September 05 20122012-09-05July 12 20122012-07-12November 12 20102010-11-12July 21 20122012-07-21July 21 20122012-07-21July 06 20152015-07-06June 09 20092009-06-09