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January 09 20152015-01-09January 09 20152015-01-09September 01 20132013-09-01A 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 copiesA 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.2015-01-09A 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.2015-01-09May 03 20122012-05-03Photograph of a courtyard homa ceremony at night. A seated man on an ornate golden throne with red cushions and a red rug wears an orange-red robe and a white tripundra, hands folded in his lap. In front of him, a priest in orange-red cloth, bare-chested with white markings on his arms and a rudraksha mala, leans over a yellow brick fire pit with a bright flame and reaches toward a metal bowl. Striped woven mats cover the floor, and offerings with fruit, flowers and decorated bundles sit nearby. An orange turban and a wooden carved cabinet appear in the background.2018-05-29January 09 20152015-01-09April 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesPhoto 11730882 +1 copiesKAILASA FAMILIA PORTUGUESA, PORTUGAL on 1/13/20182018-01-13 +1 copies