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June 02 2015

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Night-time homa at an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof. A shaved-headed priest in rust-orange dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala and white markings on his arms, holds a brass plate of offerings near a wooden fire pit where flames and smoke rise. Behind him a second man in white dhoti and shawl stands. Beyond, an ornate golden throne with a red cushion is draped with a multicoloured cobra-hood canopy, and a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure with garland sits on it. At right, a deity murti is decked with yellow and orange marigold garlands and red silk. Fruit, metal vessels and a bell lie on the floor.2015-06-02June 02 20152015-06-02June 02 20152015-06-02June 02 20152015-06-02A photograph of a fire ritual at night. A bald man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and a white sandalwood mark on his arm pours offerings from a silver bowl into a flaming fire pit (homa). Beside him a second man in a white dhoti with gold border stands watching. Smoke rises across the frame, and gold-decorated altar elements and a framed picture of a deity are visible behind, with flowers and brass vessels at the base of the fire pit.2015-06-02Night-time homa at an outdoor ritual space. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a maroon-and-white border and yellow waistcloth holds a brass plate and pours from a brass vessel toward a large flame rising from a fire pit with burning offerings. Behind him, another priest in white sits with rudraksha beads, and a third figure in white and maroon kneels near a brass bowl, with flower petals scattered on the floor. Brass plates and bowls are arranged on the ground and a yellow sofa stands at the edge of the frame.2010-10-16June 02 20152015-06-02Night ritual homa at a fire pit: a large flame rises from a stone fire pit as two men in white dhotis and shawls with red-and-maroon borders and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces make offerings. The man at right holds a silver plate and ladle, and another man behind the flame pours from a brass vessel. A small brass bowl sits in the foreground on flower-strewn cloth. No a person candidate is clearly visible; the figures are presented as priests performing fire ritual.2010-10-16June 05 20122012-06-05A photo of a homa at a fire pit. A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with a white-and-red tilak on his forehead sits before a metal fire box, feeding sticks into large flames with his right hand while holding a brass plate of grains. He wears a long gold-beaded mala and a rudraksha-style pendant. A microphone stands at right. Behind him, a second man in white clothing sits near a red draped table, and brass vessels and offerings lie on the floor. A faint purple logo appears at top left.2012-07-14A photograph of a fire ritual inside a temple hall. A large flame rises from a tray of flowers on a gold-draped table, and a bald man with a rudraksha mala and bare chest holds an aarti-like flame in front of an orange-robed priest in an orange dhoti. Behind them stands a gold-and-red throne, a silver vessel of water and brass oil lamps sit on the table, and a deity murti is visible in an illuminated shrine niche on the right. a person appears as the bare-chested man with the rudraksha mala, distinguished by the ornate gold necklace and shaved head, performing the flame offering. Other people stand dimly lit in the background.2012-06-05A photograph of a homa fire ceremony at an ashram. A shaven-headed priest in orange-red robes and a saffron shawl kneels at a golden-yellow square fire pit with tall flames rising. He holds a small vessel or ladle beside a open book, with a microphone stand and a brass vessel nearby. Fruits including bananas, apples and an orange sit in a silver bowl at left, and a silver ritual implement lies at the pit's edge. Behind the fire, a golden throne-like seat with red cushions stands beside a framed portrait of a figure in orange robes with garlands, seated in meditation. A woman in white stands at left.2015-06-02