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June 02 20152015-06-02Night-time homa at an outdoor fire pit. A square yellow-painted fire pit holds ash and burning wood, with a small flame at its edge. A bald man in saffron robes, a rudraksha mala and sandal marks on his arms kneels at the pit and tends the fire. Beside him, a second man in white dhoti and shawl with a mala sits on a cloth with brass bowls of bananas, fruit, flowers and a brass lamp. A microphone stands nearby. A red and gold throne sits at the right edge, and a lit deity murti is visible at the top left. Red-and-white striped steps form the background.2015-06-02December 14 20112011-12-14January 30 20162016-01-30A night-time fire ritual, a homa, at an outdoor square-brick fire pit lined in gold-painted border. A large flame rises from the pit. Four priests in white dhotis with rudraksha malas and white tilak marks sit on the ground, and one in saffron/orange robes with a rudraksha mala holds a ladle at the pit edge; a young assistant in a white dhoti with a red-pink headcloth pours from a copper vessel. Brass pots, steel bowls of grains and yellow flowers surround the fire. Seated devotees in white and red shawls watch from plastic chairs behind, around 20 visible.2014-10-11A night homa in progress at a yellow-and-white square fire pit filled with logs and burning embers, with smoke rising. A young priest in white dhoti and a white head wrap, bare-chested with rudraksha malas and sandalwood markings, pours or tends offerings at the fire with a stick. Behind him, a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits attentively, and several women in orange saris with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings sit at left. Devotees in white shirts and dark clothes sit in the background among dim lights.2013-11-07February 09 20122012-02-09October 11 20142014-10-11Night-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.2014-10-11September 14 20152015-09-14December 14 20112011-12-14 +1 copiesFebruary 09 20122012-02-09