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April 03 20172017-04-03February 22 20172017-02-22December 28 20112011-12-28Night homa ceremony under a open-sided pavilion lit by bright lamps. A tiered yellow fire pit with a flame and white and pink flower garlands around its edges is the focus in front. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with rudraksha mala pours an offering, while a bare-chested assistant in white dhoti stands at left holding a small vessel. Seated on a gold-backed red throne-style seat, a figure in deep red-brown robes with long hair, rudraksha malas and a gold necklace has his hands folded in prayer. A seated attendant in yellow turban and yellow-and-white dhoti holds a ritual item beside floral offerings and bananas. Several other attendants in orange and saffron cloths stand or sit behind, and a ceremonial fan rests nearby.2017-08-02July 08 20172017-07-08A photograph of a homa fire pit inside a temple hall. A wooden fire pit with a bright flame sits in the foreground, its rim scattered with white and yellow flower petals. Behind it, a seated man in an orange-saffron upper cloth and a yellow-bordered white dhoti sits with a thin gold-coloured sacred thread visible, wearing a plain gold chain and a tilak on his forehead. To the right, a shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a purple-and-green striped cloth wrapped across his shoulder sits facing the fire, a steel bowl and offerings nearby. Another man in a purple-and-orange headcloth and rudraksha-style beads sits to the right. Behind them, a golden arch frames a floral arrangement and a kalasha-like vessel, with ornate golden deity figures in the background. Priests in white are seated along the back. The scene reflects a homa or yagna ritual.2016-12-12A homa fire ritual in a brick-walled hall. Central fire pit built of stacked bricks with a bright flame, surrounded by marigold and flower garlands, brass vessels, and a basket of dried sticks. Several priests in white dhotis and orange-saffron shawls tend the fire; a shirtless priest with an orange turban in the foreground and others seated behind a second fire pit. Marigold garlands and offering trays are arranged along the platform.2016-10-16Outdoor evening homa at night before a large deity murti of Ganesha draped in orange and decorated with marigold garlands. A square yellow fire pit burns with a flame at its centre, surrounded by silver bowls of offerings, a kalasha and small oil lamps. A priest in a rust-orange robe with a red turban and white painted markings on his arms sits on the left making offerings with his hands. Three young men in white dhotis with rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on the right, one with hands folded and another with a microphone in front of him. Silver bowls of white flowers and red roses sit in the foreground, and a bowl of white offerings is on the striped mat.2014-09-11Night-time homa at an outdoor ashram setting with a large blazing fire pit on a stone base, surrounded by marigold and yellow flower garlands and offerings. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a yellow shawl stands at the right, hands folded in prayer. Beside the fire, a priest in a white dhoti with a red-and-orange sash and a yellow headwrap pours liquid from a silver vessel over the homa. Striped multicoloured mats cover the ground. Several seated ritual participants in orange and white garments sit on the left, and a standing person in orange stands in the background near a speaker. Brass vessels and a small kalasha-like pot sit near the fire.2017-06-23 +1 copiesA homa being performed at a brick-lined fire pit decorated with yellow and red flower petals. A shaven-headed man in saffron robes and a multi-strand rudraksha-style bead necklace with a gold pendant feeds the flames with a ladle-like vessel, smoke rising around him. Beside him, a younger man in white clothing with a yellow shawl sits on the floor among brass pots, a kalasha-style vessel, bowls and trays. Behind, brass lamps stand near a pink and green cloth with garlands, and a brass plate holds offerings. The setting is a tiled ritual space with a pale floor.2009-09-222007 - Social Service Activities At Kailaasa SriPuram Sarvajnapeeta, Hyderabad2007-01-01June 19 20162016-06-19