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A night-time homa at a fire pit bordered with yellow and green flower garlands. A bearded man seated at right, bare-chested with a dark rudraksha mala and ornamental gold-toned necklace, holds marigold garlands and speaks into a microphone on a stand. Behind him, several people in white shirts with red lanyards sit in rows and watch. Flames rise from the central fire, a metal bowl sits beside it, and blue-tinted smoke drifts across the scene.

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December 11 20152015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20152015-12-11Night photograph of a fire ritual at a brick-lined homa pit edged with green and yellow flower garlands. A small flame burns in the centre of the pit, with crossed wooden sticks laid over the bricks. A bearded man with long hair tied up leans over the pit, bare-chested with rudraksha malas hanging on his chest, holding a metal vessel near the fire, with a microphone stand beside him. Several seated people in dark and white clothing sit blurred in the background, and smoke drifts through the scene.2015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11Night-time homa at a brick fire pit bordered with yellow marigold garlands, a bright flame rising from the pit with smoke drifting upward. A bare-chested man in an orange-saffron cloth sits at right holding a small lit lamp or ritual vessel, with a red rudraksha mala and gold necklace, a beard and a tilak on his forehead, speaking into a microphone. Beside the fire, a man in a white dhoti with a gold necklace sits cross-legged and speaks into a microphone. Behind them, a seated audience of men in white clothes and orange-red lanyards pressed palms together, with a bluish haze from the smoke over the scene.2015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11Night outdoor fire ritual at a brick homa pit bordered with yellow and orange marigold garlands, with a bright flame rising from the centre. On the right, a bearded man with long hair tied up, bare-chested, wearing a saffron-and-orange wrap, red rudraksha malas and red-and-white beads, sits with palms pressed together in namaskar before a microphone; the figure matches the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues of long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas, presented as the presiding teacher. Beside the fire, a younger man in a white dhoti and shawl holds a microphone and sits cross-legged. Behind them, a seated audience in white kurtas and dhotis wears orange-and-white lanyards, with a few holding hands together or sitting with eyes closed, and a copper-and-brass offering vessel and lamp sit near the fire. Watermarked photo credit omitted.2015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11A nighttime homa at a brick fire pit bordered with yellow marigold garlands, with a large open flame rising from the centre. A man in white dhoti and shawl sits at the left, speaking into a microphone. At right, a bare-chested bearded man wearing a red rudraksha mala and orange-and-pink cloth holds a ritual implement and an offering over the fire, with a metal bowl of grain and a small bell nearby. Behind them, roughly a dozen seated devotees in white clothing with red-and-white lanyards press their palms together while some hold offerings, and smoke drifts through the scene.2015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11