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A night-time homa at an outdoor temple courtyard. A square brick fire pit with painted white geometric borders blazes in the foreground. Behind it, a seated man in an orange-red robe with a striped turban-style head covering sits on a silver-framed seat before a spread of brass pots, kalasha-style vessels and offerings on a striped cloth. Beside him a standing man in bare chest and a rudraksha mala holds a microphone and speaks. Another man in white with a garland stands to the right. Dozens of saffron-clad sannyasis with orange headcloths sit cross-legged on the striped mats, and a dark stone deity murti draped with a flower garland sits in a small shrine at the upper left.

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Night outdoor homa at a KAILASA ashram: a lit brick fire pit with tall orange flames sits at left, with ritual offerings and a brass vessel nearby. Behind it, about two dozen young ascetics in orange robes and orange head cloths sit cross-legged on striped mats. A shirtless man in an orange cloth stands holding a microphone, and a man in white dhoti with a sash stands beside him. At right, a seated man in orange robes with an ornate headdress and beaded necklaces leads the offerings beside a silver throne, brass lamps, kalasha-style pots and a silver bull figure. a person appears as the seated officiant in ornate headdress and beaded jewellery.2017-09-07 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor homa ceremony on a striped cloth mat. A square fire pit with a bright flame sits at left, with offerings and brass pots arranged on the mats. A seated man at right wears a red-brown robe, a turban and bead necklaces, speaking into a microphone before a silver ornate throne-like seat (peetha) with a silver animal figure. Around 30 to 40 saffron-robed sannyasis sit in rows at left, and several white-clad women stand near the back. A lamp stands in the foreground and a yellow cart is visible at upper right. The man's appearance is not sufficiently distinctive to confirm identity, so he is described by role only.2017-09-07 +1 copiesNight-time homa at an outdoor ashram setting. A square brick fire pit with a bright flame sits on a striped multicoloured cloth in the left foreground. Dozens of saffron-robed sannyasis, many wearing orange turbans, sit cross-legged in rows behind the fire. On the right, a seated man in red-orange robes, a patterned head wrap, a necklace and bangles sits on a silver-framed seat before a microphone, with brass pots, a kalasha-type vessel, a plate of offerings and a silver vahana figure in front of him. Several white-clad women stand at the back. a person is shown in ceremonial red robes, head wrap and bangles seated on a silver throne-like seat, leading the homa.2017-09-07 +1 copiesA night-time homa at an open-air ashram courtyard. In the foreground a fire burns in a square brick fire pit decorated with white painted geometric designs. Behind it a seated man in a rust-red robe, with a crown-like head covering, rudraksha-style beads and bangled arms, sits on a striped multicoloured cloth beside a metal microphone stand, offering trays of fruit and rice, copper pots and a silver-framed deity murti with flower garlands. Two shirtless men in orange-red dhotis stand behind him, and a woman in white with a garland, plus another person, stand at the left edge. A silver peetha with garlands sits at right. Whether the seated man is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance; the cues are a crown, red robe and beads, but the image is uncertain.2017-09-07 +1 copiesA night-time outdoor homa at an ashram. A fire blazes in a square brick fire pit on a multicoloured striped cloth, its edges decorated with white painted motifs. Around it are brass pots, a kalasha-like vessel, bowls of offerings and a silver figure on a silver peetha. On the right a man kneels on the striped cloth before a microphone, wearing a red-brown garment, a patterned turban and a cloth wrap, with a white-draped figure beside him. Behind, about twenty-five saffron-clad sannyasis with orange headwear sit in rows, and white-clad devotees stand on the left and right. A deity murti draped in a garland sits on a pedestal at the upper left, beneath a small temple shrine. A fan and a fire extinguisher stand near the audience.2017-09-07February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesA night homa in progress at an outdoor ritual area. A central yellow-gold fire pit blazes with large flames. Behind it, a man in an orange turban and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with hands joined above the fire. Around him, several shaved-headed priests in saffron-orange dhotis sit on striped mats, tending the fire and handling offering trays of sticks and flower petals. Standing behind them, men in white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies hold their hands together in prayer. Gold ornamental arches, brass lamps and a pink flower-filled bowl are visible at the edges.2017-09-17 +1 copiesOutdoor homa ceremony at a temple courtyard. A large square fire pit lined with yellow marigold garlands and flower petals burns brightly in the foreground. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with gold chains sits at the fire pit, and a man in saffron-orange garments and rudraksha beads raises one hand while speaking into a handheld microphone. Behind them, dozens of devotees sit on colourful striped mats, many in white with red shawls and others in saffron-orange, with a red shrine structure and palm trees behind. Brass vessels and offerings sit on the ground. A figure with long hair and a crown-like headpiece sits near the front.2016-02-16 +1 copiesOutdoor evening ritual at a homa platform. A bare-chested man with long swept-back hair, a crown-like headdress and saffron-red shawl sits on a raised white platform at right, holding a long ladle over a fire on a brick heap; a silver tray stands beside him. In the foreground a gold-framed fire pit burns with flames. Seated on striped mats at left, men and women in saffron, orange and red robes and garlands sit in rows, one in an orange turban. Brass lamps are lit at right, a silver vessel stands in the foreground, and smoke rises across a crowd of devotees in the background.2017-08-31A photograph of a ceremony in an open courtyard with red-painted walls. A large square yellow-ochre fire pit with a burning blaze sits on striped cloth. Several people in saffron-orange robes and orange headcloths sit cross-legged in rows, some holding malas, while a bare-chested man in front works near the flames. Behind the fire, a figure in red-and-white clothing with a crown-like headpiece sits on a raised platform with a fire and a bell-shaped stand. A large ornate silver vessel with relief figures stands in the foreground beside a row of small brass lamps and a bowl of offerings.2017-08-31A photograph of an outdoor homa fire ceremony. A large golden-rimmed fire pit burns brightly at the front, decorated with yellow and white flower garlands and pink petals. In the foreground at lower left, a priest in a white dhoti seen from behind holds his hands together. Behind the fire, a bare-chested man with a long bead necklace sits on a red-brown cloth, and at right an older bearded man in saffron wrap and red rudraksha mala raises one hand while holding a microphone, appearing to address the gathering. Brass bowls, trays and leaves sit around the fire. Behind them, a large crowd of seated devotees, many in white and saffron, sits on mats before a red pillared shrine with a black Nandi-style statue draped in flower garlands and red-trunked trees behind.2016-02-16 +1 copiesOctober 27 20142014-10-27