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October 03 2014

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Outdoor homa ritual in an ashram courtyard. A fire burns in a raised rectangular yellow-painted fire pit at left, with small brass pots, bowls of offerings and yellow flowers arranged along its edge. A young priest at right wears a pink turban, white dhoti and shawl, rudraksha mala and sandalwood-marked arms, holding a spoon and a small metal vessel. Behind him, a seated priest in white and a row of children and young adults in orange and maroon robes sit on mats. A camera on a tripod records the scene, and a red shrine with a Shiva lingam and yellow garlands stands to the right. Around 20 people are visible.2014-10-03Evening outdoor homa at an ashram: a yellow-framed rectangular fire pit blazes in the foreground, scattered with marigold petals and small lit lamps. A man in a white dhoti kneels before the fire, holding a flame toward it with his hands. Seated at left on an orange armchair, a bare-chested man with a garland of white and pink flowers presses his palms together in namaskar, with a red-and-gold cloth wrap. Standing attendants in white and saffron dhotis, some with folded hands, stand behind. Six women in red and maroon saris with white flower garlands sit at right, hands folded. A striped mat covers the ground at left, with an orange cloth and offering tray nearby, and a bronze lamp sits at the right edge.2014-10-03September 05 20162016-09-05A homa fire ceremony in progress on a floor with yellow brick fire pit. A shaven-headed man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and white tilak on his forehead and arms feeds an offering into bright flames. Beside him, other figures in orange and white sit, one with white forehead marks. Silver ritual vessels, a silver kalasha-style pot and plates with offerings sit on the floor in front, and a woman in white sits at the right edge watching. A fan and a cloth-draped table appear in the background.2013-05-13July 06 20152015-07-06September 05 20162016-09-05Outdoor homa at night: a brick fire pit with a large flame rises in the centre, decorated with pink and red flower petals along its ledges. A bare-chested priest in a green waist cloth and white dhoti, with a green head cloth, pours an offering from a brass bowl into the fire. Beside him a shirtless man in a green dhoti and white cloth sits cross-legged, and at left a shirtless man in white dhoti with an orange-saffron shawl holds a small offering. Brass pots, a bowl of petals and rice sit on the ground at lower left. Behind them, a seated crowd in white clothes with red shawls watches, several with tilak marks.2016-07-04October 03 20142014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03Outdoor ritual scene with a sacred fire pit (homa) burning on the left, with kalasha pots and offerings beside it. A seated man in red-orange robes with a long flower garland sits on an orange throne-like seat under a red-roofed pavilion. A young man in white dhoti and a pink turban with rudraksha beads sits cross-legged on the platform, holding a bell and gesturing toward the fire, while a man in orange cloth stoops nearby. Several women in white and pale-gold saris with jasmine garlands kneel at the fire pit and kalasha pots. Rows of monks in saffron and orange robes, many garlanded, sit on the left, with more people in the background.2014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03A hazy indoor homa in progress at a brick fire pit lined with yellow bricks. A man in an orange shawl over white clothes sits cross-legged at left with hands folded, facing the fire. Beside him a seated figure in an orange robe holds a long ladle-like implement over the flames, with smoke rising. Brass plates of offerings, a kalasha-style vessel with flowers, and small bowls sit on the mat. At right, several people in white and orange sit with hands folded in prayer, and a woman at left edge also holds her hands together. A striped red-and-white wall and hanging bells frame the room.2008-03-22