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The Homa Ceremonies Begin

Reporting later in the day with all photos taken with my trusty iPhone. This blog post is also done with the iPhone. Thanks to Apple, we have real time reporting

Devotees waiting to begin the homa fire ceremonies

Later in the day after many hours of chanting.

The evening sun pierces its way through the smoke from the sacred fires.

Young and old, everyone is performing the ceremonies with love and devotion.

Beautifully decorated kumbhas, 1008 of them.

The end of the day and everyone takes a break.

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