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Night outdoor ritual on an open ground before a large seated crowd. At center, a figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala sits behind a white-draped altar decorated with white flower garlands and marigold strands, holding a lit oil lamp and raised ritual object as smoke rises. Behind the altar, another person in orange robes sits. To the right, a devotee in orange with a yellow-trimmed white shawl sits with palms joined. Dozens of seated people in white clothing fill the foreground and background, some with hands folded. Fruit, a flower basket and offerings sit on the altar, and stage lights and a tent structure appear in the background. This is a homa-style fire ritual with offerings.

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Night outdoor ritual photograph at a homa or yagna altar. Two figures in saffron-orange robes stand at the decorated white altar, the one on the left holding a lit oil lamp and the one on the right holding a small bell and a ritual implement. The altar is edged with white flower garlands, orange and yellow marigolds, and green leaves, with a brass tray and a pot of offerings in front. Smoke rises behind the altar. A seated woman in orange and a man in white with a yellow shawl kneel with folded hands at the right, and a large crowd of devotees in white clothing sits on the blue mats and red carpet in front, with stage lights and a tent behind. Neither robed figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone, so role is given instead.2010-02-12Night outdoor homa at a large open-air ground. A fire burns in a rectangular brick fire pit draped with a white cloth and bordered with white jasmine and orange-marigold garlands, with fruits and offerings on the platform. 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Behind, a large seated crowd in white clothes fills the ground, with stage lights and a tent structure in the background.2010-02-12Night outdoor ritual photograph at a homa fire pit on a white-draped platform decorated with white and orange marigold garlands. Two figures in saffron/orange robes sit behind the platform: one with long swept-back hair holds a flame and a small vessel beside a microphone stand, and another in saffron robes sits nearby with a shaved head and ceremonial gold necklaces. A seated crowd of devotees in white clothes with hands folded fills the left foreground, and a large audience sits on blue mats beyond. Stage lights and a camera on a tripod are visible at left. The fire pit holds a bright flame with offerings, and a kalasha-style brass vessel sits near the front. Swamiji (probable) is the figure with long hair and saffron robes seated at the centre, presiding over the homa.2010-02-12Night outdoor homa at a large open-air gathering. 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A seated priest in orange robes and rudraksha mala at right holds a bell near a microphone stand. Behind them a large seated crowd, many in white, watches under stage lights. Mostly visible people are in the front rows and background; the count is above twenty.2010-02-12Night outdoor ritual on a raised platform draped in white cloth and bordered with white jasmine and orange marigold garlands. A large square fire pit burns at the front, with fruit, a kalasha-like pot and offering vessels nearby, indicating a homa. Two people in saffron-orange robes sit behind it; one wears a long rudraksha-style mala and gold-toned necklace, and the other has long dark hair and a saffron shawl, seated near a microphone stand. A third person in orange sits at the right edge of the platform, and a large crowd of seated devotees in white clothing fills the ground below, with stage lights and a banner-like screen in the background.2010-02-12Night outdoor photo of a homa or yagna ceremony on a white-draped stage decorated with white jasmine and orange marigold garlands along its front edge. Central fire pit burns with flames in the middle. A woman in orange sari with rudraksha mala sits behind a brass plate, offering into the fire. Beside her, a sannyasi in saffron robe with orange head covering stands with hands folded. At right, a figure in orange robe kneels before a microphone stand. A large seated crowd of devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls fills the foreground and sides, some with hands in anjali. Stage lights and a banner are visible in the background.2010-02-12Night outdoor photo of a homa fire ceremony on a stage. A fire pit with burning flames and rising smoke sits on a white-draped platform decorated with white flower garlands and marigold strings. Two people in saffron/orange robes perform the ritual: one standing behind the fire holding a ladle-like offering vessel, another seated in front with a rudraksha-style mala, pouring or tending the flames. Near the right foreground a person in orange robes sits with hands joined in prayer beside a microphone stand, and a row of white-clad devotees sit on blue and red mats in the audience. Stage lights and a banner are visible in the background.2010-02-12Night-time outdoor ritual at a homa or abhishekam site: a white-draped square platform decorated with white flower garlands, orange and red marigold strands, and fruit, with a brass-like offering tray and a flaming oil lamp. Two figures in saffron-orange robes stand at the platform's far side, one holding a lit lamp and the other a ceremonial item, with rising smoke behind them. A seated figure in orange robes with a yellow-bordered white garment faces the platform with folded hands. Hundreds of white-clad devotees sit on blue and red mats in rows, some with palms pressed together. A cameraman in white stands on a tripod at the left edge, and stage lights and a canopy frame the scene.2010-02-12Night outdoor ritual photographed at a large open-air ground with a dense crowd of seated devotees behind a white-draped altar decorated with white, orange and yellow flower garlands. A fire burns in a brick-built homa pit on the altar, with a brass kalasha, bowls, fruit and a basket of flowers nearby. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a rudraksha mala with a gold necklace, sits at the altar holding an offering. Beside him a second priest in an orange robe and orange head covering stands, and a third person in orange kneels on the red carpet at right near a camera tripod. Stage lights and a white screen are visible in the background. a person cues: long swept hair, orange robe, rudraksha mala and gold necklace, seated at the homa as the officiant.2010-02-12Night outdoor photograph of a homa fire ritual on a raised platform draped in white cloth and decorated with white jasmine and orange-yellow marigold garlands. A small fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit with offerings of fruit and flowers nearby. A woman in orange robes with orange beads sits at the fire, holding a ladle or vessel. Behind her a man in an orange robe and orange turban sits with palms joined in prayer. A seated man in orange on the right holds a bell, and a microphone stand is in front of him. Several hundred white-clad devotees sit on blue mats in the audience, many with hands folded, some in yellow shawls. Stage lights and a corrugated structure appear in the background.2010-02-12