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August 07 20172017-08-07Night-time fire ritual (homa) at an outdoor ashram setting, smoke hanging in the air. Two fire pits lined with brick and white-dusted markings burn brightly. In the foreground, a priest with a saffron-orange turban and a gold-beaded necklace sits cross-legged tending the fire, with an orange silk cloth draped at left. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and white-and-red garments stand and sit near the fires. Trays hold marigold and white flower garlands, pink petals, oranges, bananas, coconuts and brass oil lamps.2017-05-26Night fire ritual. A large blazing fire burns in a square brick fire pit at centre. A seated priest in an orange-yellow turban, gold-beaded necklaces and a red-and-white shawl tends the fire with a ladle. Another seated priest in a white turban sits beyond the fire. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold border stands at left. Foreground devotee in white dhoti with gold border sits with back to camera. Around the altar are kalasha pots wrapped in white cloth, decorated with white flower garlands, fruit, bananas, oranges, rose petals and brass lamps. A decorated throne-like seat with a gold backrest stands at left, draped in flower garlands.2017-05-26May 02 20172017-05-02Night-time homa at a square stone fire pit with a tall flame rising from burning offerings. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti sits behind the fire, wearing a rudraksha mala and holding an orange cloth across his shoulder, with his hands near the flames. In the foreground a brass bowl sits beside the pit, and trays of red petals, flowers, a kalasha-style pot and marigold-like blooms surround it. A second seated priest in white is at right, and garlands hang at left.2018-01-05 +1 copiesDecember 25 20152015-12-25September 09 20162016-09-09Night homa at an outdoor temple in Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam style. A tall fire rises from a square fire pit built of stacked yellow-brick blocks decorated with flowers, rice and marigold garlands. A bearded priest on the right wears a white-and-green striped turban, a white dhoti and layered gold chains; he holds a small offering and sprinkles it over the flames. A bare-chested man beside him, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, sits behind a brass bowl. Other white-clad devotees sit in the background near a yellow-railed platform, and on the left a figure in orange and red sits beside a decorated kalasha-like arrangement of red and orange flowers.2017-05-02A night homa in progress at a temple-style pavilion. In the foreground a priest in white dhoti with a saffron-orange headcloth sits cross-legged before a wooden homa platform strewn with purple flowers, garlands and marigold petals, where a fire burns; he holds a long ladle-like tool over the flames. Brass pots, a brass vessel, plantain leaves, lamps and offerings are arranged around the fire. Behind, several white-clad priests and assistants stand on a tiered stepped platform, another in an orange cloth bends toward the fire, and tiny oil lamps and string lights glow in the background. Several more people in white stand at the right.2017-05-26A photo of a Shiva Deeksha homa at a fire pit covered with marigolds and red flowers. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with an orange turban and rudraksha mala pours an offering with a ladle over the flames. Beside him, a man in saffron-orange robes and a long gold-beaded mala sits with hands folded. Another priest with a bare chest and mala sits at the left edge. Brass vessels and a flower garland line the altar.2017-08-21Night outdoor homa at the Nithyanandeshwara Sadashiva Temple. A fire burns in a square pit built from stacked yellow-ochre bricks, topped with flower petals, fruit and offerings. A bearded priest in a white dhoti with a gold-and-beaded neck garland sits at the right, holding a brass bowl, while a priest in a pink-and-white turban and gold necklaces sits beside him. Behind them, many white-clad and bare-chested participants sit in rows. At left, an ornate deity murti or palanquin is decorated with red flowers, and a figure in orange robes sits nearby. A lit lamp post and palm trees appear in the background.2017-05-02June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copies