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January 02 20162016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02May 29 20182018-05-29 +1 copiesMay 25 20172017-05-25A photograph of a homa fire ritual in an interior with a rough brick wall. A man seated on the floor, bare-chested with a white dhoti and pink head-cloth, feeds a flaming fire pit lined with yellow flowers and offerings. Standing to the right is a bare-chested man in white dhoti and gold chain, hands folded, and at the left edge another ritual participant in white. Behind them women in white saris stand with hands pressed together, and yellow cloth bundles and marigold-decorated items sit on the floor.2016-09-09A homa fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit in the foreground, with a silver bowl and ladle beside it. A seated figure on an ornate gold throne wears a deep red turban, red robes, a gold necklace and rudraksha malas, and offers an oblation with one hand. Around the throne, a bare-chested man in white dhoti, a shaved-headed priest in orange, and women in red saris with rudraksha necklaces attend the ritual. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure on the throne, identifiable by the red turban, gold necklace and rudraksha malas. Several women and men stand in the background under a red wall.2015-11-24January 02 20162016-01-02A homa is performed beside a brick fire pit where flames rise from offerings. A man in a teal-green turban and white dhoti sits cross-legged at left, pouring from a copper vessel into the fire, with a bowl of grain nearby. Behind, a man seated on an ornate golden throne with a red cushion wears a maroon and gold cloth, a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark, and holds his hands together in namaskara. Bare-chested assistants in white dhotis stand and tend the rites, and a bare-chested man with rudraksha beads stands at right. A white and blue ceremonial staff rests near the fire, and an orange cloth hangs by the red wall.2016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02December 05 20162016-12-05A homa fire ritual at an indoor pavilion. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron cloth, a leopard-print waist cloth, a gold-and-coral ceremonial necklace and a flower garland, sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion and applies a mark to the forehead of a bare-chested, white-dhoti-clad devotee who kneels before him. A woman in a purple sari and a rudraksha mala holds ritual items beside them. Other bare-chested men in white dhotis and rudraksha malas stand or sit nearby, one holding a cloth to his mouth. A square fire pit with flames and marigold petals sits in front, and a brass bowl stands on the left. a person is the seated figure on the throne, identified by the long swept hair, saffron garment, ornate gold necklaces and throne seating.2016-12-05November 24 20152015-11-24