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May 21 2014

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Outdoor homa ritual on green lawn at dusk. A shaved-headed priest seen from behind, bare-chested with a saffron wrap and orange turban, tends a small fire built on a brick fire pit, holding a metal ladle over the flame. Silver vessels and a kalasha sit nearby. Around the fire, about two dozen seated devotees in white, red and orange clothing, many wearing red and white beaded malas and sitting on chairs or mats, watch the ritual. A few hold small books or notebooks. Dress colours include red saris, orange shawls and white kurtas.2014-05-21May 21 20142014-05-21Night outdoor puja on a lawn in front of a pale, colonnaded building with lit windows. A priest in red-orange robes and a red turban sits cross-legged on a mat, facing a seated audience, holding a ritual vessel toward a small shrine. Beside him, a younger attendant in orange sits near brass plates of fruit, flowers and oil lamps. On the left, an ornately decorated deity murti or altar stands on an orange cloth, garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. Over one hundred devotees in white and red-orange shawls sit in rows, many with hands folded in prayer. A sign reading 'a person' is not applicable here: no figure matches the appearance cues needed for identification, so the seated priest is described only by role.2014-05-04Outdoor evening homa on a grassy lawn. A figure in orange robes, an orange turban and a red-orange rudraksha mala sits behind a small square stone fire pit, feeding flames with ghee and offerings from a brass vessel with one hand. Around them are silver puja vessels, bowls and trays. A lit paper lantern glows at left. Seated devotees in white clothing, some with palms pressed together, fill the background, and a woman in a green and gold sari kneels at left. a person: the seated fire-ritual officiant in orange with turban and mala matches the page's identification, though appearance alone is uncertain.2013-12-09May 12 20142014-05-12Night outdoor gathering on a lawn with a large crowd of seated devotees, many in white clothing with red-orange shawls and sashes. In the foreground, a priest in orange robes sits before a small blazing fire, a homa or yagna, with brass vessels and a plate of offerings nearby. A second orange-robed attendant sits beside him on a yellow mat. To the left, a draped table holds fruit, flowers and a decorated kalasha. A cameraman in orange clothing films the scene on a tripod. Oil lamps and string lights glow in the background, and a few people stand near rows of chairs.2014-05-04Outdoor evening ritual on a lawn at night, lit by lanterns and a bright light at the left edge. In the foreground, a small brick fire pit burns with a flame, with brass vessels, a bowl and offerings on a stone platform beside it. A man in a rust-red dhoti and a red-orange turban sits cross-legged at the fire, his hands moving over the flame. Beside him, a young person in an orange robe and rudraksha mala sits with palms pressed together. Behind them, a row of seated devotees in white clothing, many with hands folded in prayer, watches the ritual. A blue-draped table with flowers stands at right. A figure in red-brown robes holding a staff is partly visible at the left edge. The fire ritual suggests a homa, though the exact rite is not clearly identifiable.2013-12-09Night outdoor ritual on a lawn, a small brick fire pit with a bright flame at the centre-right, a brass bowl and metal vessels with offerings and a silver tray set on paving. A seated man in a red-orange robe, orange turban and gold necklaces pours or tends at the fire. Beside him a child in orange robes and rudraksha beads sits with palms together. A woman in white with a mala sits with hands folded in namaste. Behind them, a row of devotees in white clothes and a few in red or dark tops sit on the grass and paving, watching. A lit lantern stands at left, and a blurred figure in red-orange holds a long staff in the foreground. Photo of a homa-style fire ritual; the seated man in the orange turban may be a candidate, but his identity cannot be confirmed.2013-12-09December 09 20132013-12-09May 04 20142014-05-04December 13 20132013-12-13Night outdoor ritual on a lawn at a Bali-style venue, lit by oil lamps and palm-lined paths. In the foreground a priest in a rust-red dhoti with an orange headcloth sits before a fire pit and offerings, with banana leaves, flowers, brass bowls and a lit lamp; a young attendant in orange robes sits nearby. Rows of seated devotees in white ritual clothes face each other across a stone pathway, with a few women in colourful dress. Beyond them, a robed monk in orange-red sits on a raised platform under a white umbrella, with a second umbrella and a decorated altar table at left. Lanterns and tiki-style lights frame the scene, consistent with a padapuja and satsang gathering.2013-12-13