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September 21 2006

September 21 2006

Outdoor fire ritual beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. A long-haired figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on a wooden seat behind a white-brick fire pit where a flame burns, making offerings. A red-and-white fringed umbrella stands overhead. Around the fire, devotees in white clothes and orange shawls sit on blue mats, some holding a folded white cloth or tray, and a man in white at left holds a handheld camera on a tripod. Brass pots, a kalasha-style vessel and offering plates lie beside the pit. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure: long, swept-back dark hair and saffron robes with a wrap, seated as the officiant of the homa.

Outdoor ashram ritual under a large banyan tree. A tall white Shiva linga is draped with a red-and-cream striped cloth and a canopy hangs above it, sitting on a raised rocky platform. A figure in cream-white robes and a white head wrap stands near the linga amid smoke or incense, performing the rite. Devotees in mostly white clothing sit on rocks and the ground in the foreground, some in red, orange and saffron garments, many people kneeling or seated on the rocky ground while others stand behind in the shade.

September 09 2016

Outdoor homa fire ceremony under a open tent with palm trees and bunting strung with orange and red pennants. Smoke fills the air over a raised brick platform where a fire pit is decorated with marigold garlands and banana-leaf offerings, with brass pots, a kalasha-like vessel and a lamp beside it. Many people in white clothes sit cross-legged on the ground and along brick enclosures, some tending the fire. In the foreground a figure with long hair, wearing a flower garland and an orange-saffron wrap, sits on a white cushioned seat beside a microphone stand. Pink draped cloth decorates the background stage area.

Outdoor ritual scene under tall trees at a shrine decorated with marigold and multicolour garlands around a deity murti. Several saffron-robed men in orange dhotis and shawls, with rudraksha malas, stand in a line. A long-haired man in a cream-white robe with gold border stands centre-left holding a puja vessel while a saffron-clad attendant pours from a vessel. A saffron-clad man holds an ornate multicoloured parasol and a tall trident-like staff. Another man in a white robe with gold trim stands at the right edge. Offerings of fruit and flowers sit on a white stone table in the foreground, with brass thali plates. Taken as a photo of a ceremonial procession or puja at an ashram.

May 24 2018

2018-05-24 +1 copies

Outdoor homa at the base of a large spreading tree. A square fire pit built from white stone blocks holds a bright open flame. A long-haired figure in orange robes sits cross-legged beside the fire, hands raised in ritual gesture, under a pink fringed umbrella-canopy with dark leaf motifs. Around the fire, seated people in white clothes with orange shawls sit on mats, some with microphone stands nearby. A brass kalasha-style vessel and brass bowls sit on the ground in front, with a yellow flower offering.

2006-09-21 +1 copies

Outdoor ritual gathering on bare earth beneath a large banyan tree with spreading aerial roots. In the foreground a seated figure with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and sits on a white-covered chair, facing the group, with a red patterned rug beneath. Before the group, a white-tiled square fire pit or altar stands on a blue cloth, with brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot, lamps, plates of offerings and a wooden stand. Roughly two dozen seated devotees, many men in white with orange shawls and women in white or orange, sit in rows; a microphone stands nearby and a cameraperson is visible. This appears to be a homa or puja setting.

A homa or yagna ritual is performed in an open pavilion decorated with banana plants and leaf garlands strung overhead. Smoke rises from a central fire pit. Several people in orange and saffron robes sit cross-legged around it, with one saffron-clad man in the centre wearing a white tilak and a rudraksha mala, seated behind the pit. Seated devotees in orange clothing face the altar. A younger woman in a white sari with gold border sits in the foreground beside a brass oil lamp with a bright flame. Brass vessels, a brass lamp, fruit, flowers, and woven baskets with offerings fill the altar to the right. People in white and yellow stand and sit at the edges, and a woman with long hair appears in the back of the group.

Outdoor ritual scene beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A raised stone platform holds a white arched frame with a decorated deity murti garlanded with flowers, and a shallow reflecting pool sits in front. A man in a saffron/orange dhoti and orange shawl, with long dark hair, stands at the right raising one arm toward the altar while a row of devotees in white dhotis and orange-and-white shawls stand with folded hands. A woman in a white sari with a teal border holds a flower offering near the front. Dust and dappled sunlight cover the ground; a child in a striped shirt watches at the right edge. Roughly fifteen physical people are visible.