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Night outdoor vivaha homa at a red-and-white striped brick fire pit lit by flames and oil lamps. A young man in an orange-saffron robe holds a lit lamp over a brass plate beside a microphone stand, while a seated figure in orange sits near the pit. A bride in a maroon-and-pink sari with flower garlands and a groom in cream kurta with a garland sit on a raised platform behind the pit. Seated devotees in white and orange fill the background under dim lights.

July 04 2013

A square fire pit with a lit fire of burning logs dominates the foreground, as a homa or yagna is performed. Seated on striped mats, a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes with a white headband, rudraksha mala and white markings applies offerings from a brass plate, with brass bowls, a kettle-like vessel and ritual implements around him. Around the fire, several devotees in white clothes with orange and red sashes sit with palms joined in prayer, and a woman in white at left presses her hands together. Behind them more participants are seated in the dim hall.

Night-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.

Night-time homa at an outdoor ashram setting. A square wooden fire pit with stepped yellow-painted sides holds a burning fire with dry grass and wood. In the foreground at right, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold border, rudraksha mala and bead bracelets sits cross-legged, hands raised over the fire. Next to him a bald man in orange-saffron robes sits behind a microphone stand. Two women in dark red-brown garments sit at left, one reading from an open book. Brass pots, a plate of offerings, oil lamps and a small kalasha surround the pit. Behind, a large seated crowd in orange, white and saffron clothing fills the ground, with a dark statue or murti at the back.

Night-time outdoor homa at a raised yellow-brown fire pit with a burning fire of wood and dry straw. A bald man in saffron-orange robes sits at the centre, speaking into a microphone on a stand. Around him, several people in white and orange-saffron clothes sit cross-legged on cloth mats, many wearing rudraksha malas and red-orange shawls. To the right, a man in white dhoti with gold border and a pink-red headwrap sits with hands folded near brass and copper pots, lamps and fruit offerings. Two women in deep red-brown clothes with rudraksha malas sit at left, one writing in a notebook. A large crowd of devotees in white and saffron fills the background, seated on the ground under a dark sky, with a small shrine and a standing deity murti at the top rear.

August 29 2014

July 19 2013

Evening 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.

July 19 2013

Night outdoor homa at a brick-lined fire pit with a bright flame, decorated with yellow flowers and rangoli. A bald man in an orange saffron robe with a gold border, a crystal-bead necklace, and gold armlet stands at the pit tipping an offering into the fire from a plate. Beside him a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a sacred thread sits on a mat with ritual items and a bell. Behind, seated devotees on white plastic chairs and on the grass watch, including women in saffron, yellow, cream and sari-style dress, some with hands folded in prayer. Banana leaves, fruit and a brass oil lamp sit on the ground in front.

July 22 2013