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November 25 2014

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Night-time homa at an open-air ashram site. A square wooden fire pit with a bright flame sits in the foreground, with pale ceremonial strings around its edge. A woman in a red-orange sari with a rudraksha-style mala stands with palms pressed together, smiling. Beside her, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a beaded necklace holds a ritual vessel. A person at the right, in orange-red cloth and a yellow-and-purple flower garland, pours liquid from a brass vessel into the fire. Behind them several people in orange and white stand in a row, and an orange cushioned chair sits at the left. Smoke rises through the scene.2014-11-25November 25 20142014-11-25A photograph of an evening homa at an open-air outdoor ritual space under a corrugated roof. In the foreground a square wooden fire pit with yellow-edged borders holds a bright fire, with smoke rising and small brass vessels and offering items beside it. A man in a red-orange dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha-style mala stands at the left with hands pressed together, near an orange armchair. On the right a bare-armed person pours liquid from a brass vessel into the fire, and a man in white dhoti and shawl stands nearby. Several people in orange and white garments stand in the background, and yellow and purple flower garlands hang at the right edge.2014-11-25Outdoor night homa at an ashram under a corrugated roof. In the foreground a rectangular wooden-framed fire pit blazes with bright orange flames. Behind it a woman in an orange-red sari with a rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, a red bindi on her forehead. To the right a man in a white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala holds a ladle, while a figure in orange above pours from a kalasha. An orange upholstered armchair stands empty at left. Several devotees in orange and white stand in prayer in the background, and a tall ornate shrine structure rises at right. A marigold garland hangs in the lower right corner.2014-11-25Night-time outdoor ritual under a corrugated roof. In the centre a woman in an orange-red sari with a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded, facing a fire pit where a homa flame burns in a wooden-framed box. Beside her an empty orange armchair sits on a platform, and a golden lion-shaped figure with flower garlands in yellow, purple and white is at left, draped in red cloth. At right a man in white dhoti and shawl with a red-beaded mala pours from a vessel, and several people in orange and white clothing stand in the background amid smoke.2014-11-25September 09 20132013-09-09Night outdoor fire ritual. A central figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a gold-toned necklace tosses or offers something into the fire with one hand. To the right, a saffron-clad man with a long rudraksha mala holds a brass bowl. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands at the far right holding a staff. Behind them, a crowd of roughly 25 people in white and saffron clothing, some with red shawls and marigold garlands, stands watching the ritual under the night sky.2013-07-13October 03 20142014-10-03July 13 20132013-07-13April 28 20172017-04-28September 04 20132013-09-04July 22 20132013-07-22