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October 05 20112011-10-05Night outdoor ritual on a lawn lit by floodlights. A priest in a red-brown dhoti kneels at a fire pit or homa area with brass vessels and a bundled offering, while another priest in white dhoti and an orange-gold turban pours from a small vessel. A standing robed figure in red garments with a beaded mala holds his hands together nearby. A large crowd of devotees in white and red shawls stands on a mat and grass behind, many with hands folded. An ornate silver canopy or umbrella stands at the back. a person's presence is not clearly identifiable from appearance in this view.2014-07-24October 16 20102010-10-16A photograph of a homa fire ritual inside a temple-style hall. A fire burns in a pit at centre, with a microphone on a stand beside it. A priest in an orange robe on the left sprinkles or offers grains from a brass bowl, while a priest in white with a sacred thread sits beside the fire. On the right, a man in white with a garland of white flowers sits with hands folded in prayer, next to a woman in an orange sari holding a small child, with a second child nearby. Another man in white with a garland sits with palms joined. Fruits, leaves, bundles of wooden sticks, brass vessels and a kalasha-style setup lie on the floor. Behind them, a deity murti and a framed portrait of Shiva hang on the wall, and a banana plant stands in the background. The image is photo; a person cues are not clearly distinctive, so the seated white-clad devotees are described by role.2011-11-06December 31 20112011-12-31Night outdoor ritual at a homa or yagna altar. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha-style bead necklace stands centrally holding a silver tray or plate. Another man in similar white clothing and beads sits at left beside a bronze bowl and fire. Several young boys in white and a girl in green sit in front, some holding incense sticks or offerings. Brass oil lamps with lit wicks stand in the foreground, and fruit and flowers sit on a purple cloth at right. A carved wooden seat and colourful decorated pillars with ring motifs frame the altar, with a leafy garland overhead. Several other people in white stand in the background.2010-10-16October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesEvening outdoor fire ritual at a brick-lined homa pit surrounded by flower petals and a green mat. A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, holding a flaming lamp over the pit, with a kalasha and brass vessels in front. Seated rows of devotees on white plastic chairs watch: women in white and red-bordered saris, a woman in an ochre shawl, a man in white with folded hands, and a child in orange. Smoke rises in the lamplight.2010-12-16Night ritual photograph of a homa/puja at an ashram. A bald man in white dhoti with maroon border stands barefoot on an orange cloth, holding a tray of fruit, while a seated man in white at left works at a brass tray. Several boys in white kurtas kneel at a decorated altar covered with scattered flower petals, brass oil lamps, and offering plates of fruit and sweets. Behind them, a crowd of seated devotees in white fills the hall under strings of leaf and flag decorations, with a colourful deity murti and festival lights at the right.2010-10-16October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesApril 28 20172017-04-28July 07 20152015-07-07