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October 19 2015

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Indoor ceremony under a white tent with a fire pit in the foreground. A priest in red-and-white dhoti kneels before a glowing fire with a brass vessel, wearing a red-and-pink turban and a beaded mala, chanting into a microphone. Beside him, two men in white dhotis and rudraksha necklaces also hold microphones. Behind them, rows of seated devotees in white kurtas and red shawls listen attentively. A standing priest on the left holds his hands together. Offerings lie on the brick altar edge.2015-10-19October 19 20152015-10-19October 12 20152015-10-12October 19 20152015-10-19July 09 20152015-07-09 +2 copiesOutdoor homa at a Nithya-Satsang on a tiled courtyard. A brick fire pit with smoke rising sits at centre, surrounded by offerings of fruit, flowers and a decorated kalasha. A man in a red-and-gold turban and yellow-bordered dhoti pours offerings into the fire with a ladle, while a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and gold chain speaks into a microphone. Another man in white robes and saffron shawl sits nearby, and seated devotees in white and saffron fill the background. A brass multi-tier lamp stands to the right beside a large brass urn, and an ornate golden throne with lion carvings is visible at upper left. A figure with a shaved-looking head in an orange robe sits in the foreground, back to the camera.2015-07-18October 19 20152015-10-19 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual at a covered open-air pavilion beside a brick fire pit, where a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with gold border and a bright orange-red turban pours an offering from a brass ladle into the flames. Other priests sit nearby in white and orange dhotis and bare chest, with rudraksha malas and gold chains, and a few attendants stand in the background. Bananas, flower petals, brass bowls, fruit and coconut-type offerings surround the fire pit, and red-and-white painted pillars and hanging bunting frame the scene. This is a homa fire ritual; no figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2016-11-23A homa fire ritual in a large hall filled with smoke. A yellow-framed fire pit burns at the centre, with brass bowls of offerings and flowers around it. Three young men in white dhotis with rudraksha malas sit cross-legged behind the pit, hands folded or in prayer. To the right, a priest in red-brown robes with gold trim and a red turban stands at the fire, bare-chested with white markings on his arm, while another attendant in orange garments stands beside him. Seated devotees in white and orange fill the background.2014-09-06July 06 20152015-07-06February 22 20162016-02-22 +1 copiesOctober 11 20142014-10-11