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December 10 2007

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A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange head wrap performs a fire ritual on a tiered white platform decorated with yellow and red flower garlands. A burning wood fire with flames rises at the centre, with brass oil lamps and a bowl of offerings nearby. He gestures with his hands toward a microphone in front of him. Behind the platform, a deity murti stands draped in a green cloth and garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. Bottles of water sit on the platform, and the scene is lit at night with smoke drifting in the background. The ritual appears to be a homa or yagna.2007-09-30February 16 20072007-02-16A photograph of a fire ritual at an outdoor stone platform. A man in orange saffron cloth and an orange turban sits cross-legged on a striped rug, holding a long-handled ladle over a silver bowl of offerings beside a bright flame rising from a stone fire pit. Yellow marigold garlands and red flower petals lie on the rug. Behind the fire, a purple-draped altar displays deity murtis garlanded with yellow flowers. Brass plates hold red offerings and sweets, and a kalasha-like vessel sits nearby. This appears to be a homa or yagna with an oil-fed flame.2013-10-08A priest in saffron-orange robes stands beside a large fire pit, holding a long wooden stick and guiding a flame with a dark cloth, during a fire ritual. Garlands of yellow and orange flowers hang around the area and a framed portrait behind the fire shows a smiling figure in orange robes with a mala, adorned with garlands, placed above a green-draped altar with a deity murti. Brass oil lamps stand on the right and a microphone is at the left edge. The priest wears a saffron head wrap, a long rudraksha mala and orange garments, and his appearance is not clear enough to confirm a particular person.2007-09-30April 14 20182018-04-14Night outdoor homa at an open-air shrine. A priest in orange robes and an orange headwrap kneels at a golden fire pit, feeding offerings from a plate into a bright flame. Behind him stand marigold garlands on a deity murti and a golden cobra hood canopy. On the right, a seated man in a red-upholstered gold throne with orange robes presses his palms together in prayer, while a second orange-robed devotee beside him also joins his palms. Brass lamps, a plate of grains and flower petals lie on the ground, and a standing fan stands nearby.2013-10-06Night ritual photograph in front of a richly decorated shrine with lace-like white and red arches, garlands and a large goddess murti dressed in red and white. A fire burns in a brass homa pit at centre, with a brass oil lamp and offering plates nearby. Three priests stand at the fire in bare-chested white and red dhotis and saffron-red shawls, one wearing a red headwrap, while a fourth figure in white dhoti stands at left. A small brass kalasha and banana and flower offerings sit on the platform. The photograph shows a temple homa or yagna during evening worship.2016-10-10Night ritual photograph at a temple-style shrine with a gilded arch framing a Ganesha deity murti draped in red and yellow marigold garlands. A fire burns in a homa pit at the centre, with brass oil lamps beside it. A young man in orange robes with a saffron turban holds a ceremonial vessel towards the murti, while a woman in deep red-brown robes with long loose hair holds a brass plate near the fire. Four seated devotees in orange and maroon clothing sit in front with hands folded or pressed in prayer, and a decorated flower-garlanded figure appears at the left edge. Offerings, flowers and ritual items are spread on the ground.2013-11-04August 01 20142014-08-01April 14 20182018-04-14A homa fire ritual in a tented shrine. A bare-chested priest with red rudraksha malas and an orange-yellow dhoti raises a lit oil lamp toward a fire pit lined with brick, with bright flames rising from it. Two seated assistants in white dhotis and shawls sit at left, and a standing attendant at right. Behind them stand a large deity murti draped in garlands and a silver-framed shrine containing a standing figure with a crown and garlands. Orange triangular banners with floral designs flank the altar, and a microphone stands near the priest.2015-07-16January 1st 2013