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October 02 2014

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An outdoor homa in a sunken square yellow-ochre fire pit lined with brick, with a small fire burning inside. Several priests in white dhotis and shawls sit around it; the foreground priest on the right wears a rudraksha mala and red tilak and places red flowers or fruit onto a tray of brass vessels and bananas. Behind them, a large group of devotees in saffron and orange robes sits on mats and cloth in a courtyard, with a stone Nandi statue on a red pedestal in the background. Brass lamps and a kalasha-style vessel sit at the edges, with banana leaves and fruit as offerings. This is a fire ritual being performed, and a person candidate is not clearly identifiable from appearance.2014-10-02An outdoor homa fire ritual in an ashram courtyard. A square yellow-painted fire pit lined with brick holds smoldering embers. Four men in white dhoti and shawls, with rudraksha malas and sacred ash markings on their arms and foreheads, sit in front. The man at right, wearing red-framed glasses, pours offerings from a steel vessel onto a banana leaf of fruits, pots and small bowls. Behind them, rows of devotees in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha malas sit on mats, many with a red-and-white garland. Brass lamps, a bell and a coconut sit at the edges. A tripod camera and a bronze statue stand in the background.2014-10-02September 09 20132013-09-09September 17 20172017-09-17 +1 copiesOctober 03 20142014-10-03Outdoor ritual gathering on a striped cloth mat in a temple courtyard. A priest in white dhoti with bare chest, rudraksha mala and a sandalwood tilak sits at centre with hands extended over brass vessels and a small brass tray. Beside him a younger man in saffron robe and rudraksha mala performs the ritual with brass bowls and a plate. Around them thirty or more seated devotees in saffron and orange garments and white clothes sit in rows, several children among them. Behind them stands a red painted shrine with a dark deity murti garlanded in yellow flowers, surrounded by palms and greenery.2016-08-18 +2 copiesA shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with yellow borders sits cross-legged before a black-and-white square fire pit, holding a silver arati lamp with flame and smoke rising as he performs a homa. Metal bowls of offerings, fruit and flowers sit on a platter in front. Behind him a man in white shirt and red-and-white cloth stands with a ritual instrument while seated women in white and yellow saris join hands in prayer beside potted banana plants and an orange wall with red-and-white striped pillars.2011-12-17September 09 20162016-09-09Photograph of a homa at an outdoor temple courtyard. A square fire pit with a flaming wooden fire sits on a yellow-ochre platform decorated with yellow marigold garlands and red flower petals. A bearded priest in orange dhoti and a red-and-gold shawl, wearing a red beaded mala and gold necklace, sits on the right holding a ladle and offering over a silver plate; a bare-chested assistant in white dhoti kneels beside him. In the foreground a figure with a cowrie-shell necklace holds a brass plate of offerings. Behind, a seated assembly of devotees in white, orange and red clothes sits on colourful striped mats, with a red shrine and a black stone deity murti with garland in the background. Trays of fruit, brass bowls and banana leaves rest on the right.2016-02-16 +1 copiesNight-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.2014-10-11August 29 20142014-08-29September 14 20152015-09-14