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Photo 11742865January 09 20152015-01-09A four-panel collage of ritual scenes in an orange-walled hall. Top left: a seated priest in white beside a fire pit of stacked bricks with a flame, with two garlanded deity murtis or decorated idols behind. Top right: several people in orange and saffron clothing seated on mats before a fire pit, with brass plates of offerings and a kalasha-like vessel. Bottom left: a seated priest in white tending a fire pit, with a row of seated devotees in white and orange behind. Bottom right: a woman in orange sari seated on a red and gold throne while a priest in white and saffron presses a fire pit or puja plate near her feet, with a brass plate of offerings. Banners on the walls show printed text and images.2011-11-29 +2 copiesMay 03 20122012-05-03September 01 20132013-09-01A homa ritual in a hall with a yellow brick fire pit burning in the foreground. A priest in white dhoti with gold border and a red-garlanded, white-robed assistant pour offerings into the flames. A seated man in orange-red robes sits on an ornate golden throne with lion armrests, draped in a multicoloured floral garland, while a saffron-robed monk kneels beside the fire. Fruits, bananas, flowers and banana leaves are arranged on the floor, and a kalasha and oil lamps sit nearby. A standing attendant in white clothes and rudraksha mala watches from the back.2015-01-09A homa ritual in a hall: a yellow brick fire pit holds a flame, and a standing priest in white dhoti with gold border, orange headwear and red-orange garland pours from a ladle while a shaved-headed sannyasi in saffron robes and rudraksha mala kneels and feeds the fire. Offerings of fruit, bananas, flowers, a kalasha and banana leaves surround the pit. Behind them a seated figure in saffron robes with a flower garland sits on an ornate gold throne decorated with lions and a multicolour floral backrest. Two more seated men in white and orange sit in the background.2015-01-09Photo 11730882 +1 copiesJanuary 09 20152015-01-09April 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesJanuary 09 20152015-01-09A homa fire ceremony in an outdoor ashram setting with palm trees behind. A central flame burns in a fire pit at right-centre. A priest in white dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged at the lower right, facing the fire. Standing at left, a man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands beside an ornate red throne with gold trim. Beside him, a woman in a red and orange sari stands near several devotees in orange and white. Brass vessels and a kalasha sit on a white-draped platform at left, with a basket of offerings near the bottom right.2012-05-03