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August 29 20142014-08-29A homa or fire ritual in a large tent-like hall. A square yellow-bordered fire pit with flames and offerings sits in the foreground. Several bare-chested priests seated before it wear white dhotis with yellow borders and gold garland necklaces; one holds a small brass vessel. Behind them, a large seated congregation in white and red shawls, some with red garlands, sits on colourful striped mats. Oil lamps and a kalasha-style pot with flowers sit near the fire pit. Overhead a watermarked-free image shows many devotees and a decorated altar in the background.2015-09-17July 19 20132013-07-19September 17 20172017-09-17 +1 copiesJuly 17 20152015-07-17July 04 20132013-07-04Night-time Ganapati homa at an outdoor ashram setting. A golden-yellow square fire pit holds a flaming fire, with smoke rising. Several priests sit around it in saffron/orange robes and white dhotis, with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings; the priest at right wears a red and gold turban and white garment with gold border and offers something into the fire. Silver and brass vessels, a small pot with yellow flowers, and bowls of grain sit at the edges. Behind them a seated audience in white and red-sashed clothing fills the background, with a microphone stand visible at left. A partial garland hangs in the background.2014-10-11May 25 20172017-05-25Night-time outdoor homa at an ashram, with a square yellow-painted fire pit in the foreground holding a small fire and ash. Four men sit around it on mats: on the left a young man in white dhoti with rudraksha mala and white forehead marks; next a man in saffron-orange robe with red shawl and rudraksha mala; third a man in saffron-orange robe, shaved head and rudraksha mala; on the right a man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala, red-and-pink turban and flower garlands, pouring from a vessel. Brass kalashas, bowls and flowers sit on the mat. Behind them a seated crowd in white and red shawls, and a bronze-coloured statue with a garland in an illuminated shrine. Many attendees wear white with red shawls.2014-10-11A large group of seated men in white dhoti and shawl with red and gold borders performs a ritual, many holding lit oil lamps or flames toward brass plates and offering trays on orange and red cloth mats. Several wear rudraksha malas. One man in the foreground with a gold-bordered white shawl and a rudraksha mala holds a flame over a brass plate. Brass lamps, small bowls and copper vessels are arranged on the floor. Many people fill the hall, appearing to number in the dozens, with a few partially visible at the edges. No clearly identifiable a person figure is evident in appearance.2010-11-20 +1 copiesJuly 04 20162016-07-04September 05 20172017-09-05 +1 copies