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Outdoors on bare earth, a row of seated participants performs a fire ritual beside a temple wall. Small shallow fire pits filled with grey ash sit in front of each person. On the far right, a man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and sits on a wooden platform beside a brass kalasha-style vessel, leading the seated group. The other men wear white dhotis and shirts with yellow shawls, and the women in front wear white saris with yellow shawls, seated and facing the fire pits. Behind them stand stone deity murtis, a green shrub, a motorcycle, and sacks, with a garlanded deity statue at the left edge. The scene suggests a homa or yagna being performed.

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An outdoor ritual on sandy ground beside a white shrine base decorated with garlands, with a dark Shiva lingam-like form at left. A man in orange robes with long swept-back hair sits on a low wooden seat at right, holding a small brass vessel near him, with brass pots in front. Five people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in a row, and a woman in white with a yellow shawl sits at left foreground beside a woman in white and cream clothing. Small circular fire pits with ash surround them, with smoke rising. Sacks and a motorbike are visible in the background.2010-07-04July 05 20102010-07-05 +1 copiesJuly 23 20102010-07-23Outdoor photo of a homa ritual in an ashram courtyard. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts with red or yellow shawls sit on the sandy ground beside circular fire pits with ash and smoke rising. In the foreground a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on an orange cushion beside a brass kalasha-style vessel, while another man in orange sits nearby. Behind them, stone deity murti figures stand along a low white building with a tin roof, green shrubs and a bamboo fence. About eleven people are visible.2010-08-08August 07 20102010-08-07July 23 20102010-07-23Outdoors in a sandy courtyard, a line of men sit cross-legged in meditation within a fire-ritual setup, with grey ash circles on the ground and thin smoke rising. In the foreground a young man in an orange robe and orange head covering, with a dark rudraksha mala and a tilak on his forehead, sits on a low wooden seat beside a brass vessel. Behind him others wear white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls and malas, hands resting in their laps. A white dove stands on a white stone ledge at right, and a white pillar with a garland is at left, with plants and a block wall behind.2010-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 23 20102010-07-23Outdoors on bare sandy ground, several people sit cross-legged in a ring of glowing embers and ash arranged around a fire pit. The central man wears white clothes and a yellow shawl, eyes closed, hands resting on his knees in meditation. Beside him, another man in white with a yellow shawl sits with hands folded. Behind them, a woman in an orange-red top and a woman in cream clothes sit, and at right a bald man in white with a rudraksha mala sits on a mat. Behind them stand white stepped structures, a flowering arrangement, a dark stone block and tall palm trees.2010-07-27August 07 20102010-08-07July 23 20102010-07-23July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copies