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Outdoor homa or yagna at an ashram under palm trees and a thatched shelter. A fire pit is filled with smoke, and a framed portrait of a man in orange robes with a long garland and rudraksha-style beads sits on a red cloth above the fire, draped in marigold garlands. Seven people in orange and saffron robes sit in a semicircle around the fire pit, several holding brass bowls or vessels, with one seated woman in orange at left and women in orange saris. A book and brass oil lamp and vessels lie on a blue cloth in front, with flowers, banana leaves and offering trays of kumkum and turmeric-coloured food nearby. A printed banner with text stands behind the scene.

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A homa ritual under an open canopy of orange and yellow fabric with banana leaves and palm trees around. A square fire pit with white-painted edges and marigold petals sits at the centre, with smoke rising from it. Around it sit several people in orange robes: a woman on the left with long light hair, several women in orange saris, and a bearded man with long dark hair, orange robe and a rudraksha-style necklace in the centre-right. A seated figure in orange with a shaved head and orange shawl is at the front right, with a man in yellow and white at the far right edge. Brass vessels, bowls of food, fruit, and a kalasha-style pot are arranged on a blue cloth in front. A framed portrait garlanded with marigolds stands behind the group, showing a long-haired figure in orange with a garland and necklace, and a Shiva linga with a flower garland is visible in the background.2009-09-25 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa ritual outdoors under a shaded pavilion. 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