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December 21 2009

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December 21 20092009-12-21December 24 20082008-12-24Night-time homa ceremony under a canopy decorated with green, orange and blue fringed hangings and banana leaves. A man in an orange robe with a white vertical forehead mark and beaded necklace stands at a square fire pit and pours offerings, while a second orange-robed priest attends beside him. Devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls sit on mats and watch. Brass bowls, a bell, a small kalasha-style vessel, and a pineapple-shaped basket of flowers lie on a mat in front. Strings of dried leaves hang overhead under electric lights.2009-09-26Outdoor homa ceremony under a large orange and red canopy with banana leaves and palm trees behind. A square fire pit lined with marigold garlands smokes at center, with brass vessels, bowls and offerings arranged around it. Seated priests in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas perform the ritual; one central figure has a full black beard, long hair and a gold necklace, and another in orange wears a long orange shawl. A young man in white and yellow sits in the foreground, and several people in yellow and white sit to the right. A framed portrait with a garland appears at left, and a large crowd of seated devotees fills the background. a person depiction in the portrait is not a physical person in the scene.2009-09-25December 24 20082008-12-24Outdoor ritual at a homa or yagna fire pit on a woven mat before a decorated altar with marigold garlands and a deity murti under a canopy. Several saffron-robed priests sit around the fire; one priest in orange holds a ladle over the flames. A man in white kurta with a flower garland kneels across the fire pit, gesturing with his hands over the offerings. Plates of fruit including oranges, bananas, pineapple and apples, bowls of grains, flower petals, stacks of white boxes and bundles of sticks surround the fire. Seated devotees in saffron and orange saris and shawls watch from behind, with a standing fan at left and a pink curtain at right.2008-12-26 +1 copiesPhoto of a homa fire pit at an outdoor open-air shelter. A square black-lined fire pit with white tiered edges is decorated with marigold petals and sits in the centre of a ritual setup with brass bowls, a brass kalasha-style pot, and banana leaves holding offerings and sweets. Several devotees in saffron-orange robes sit around the pit, some pouring ghee or feeding offerings, while others in yellow and white attire sit at the foreground. Behind them, a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure with long dark hair and a garland of beads sits on a red-draped table, garlanded with marigolds and fresh flowers. Palms and banana plants surround the open-sided structure, with a white van and onlookers visible beyond.2009-09-25 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor homa ritual at the Sri Anandeshwar Mandir, a red-walled temple with a painted sign. A bald man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a rudraksha-style beaded mala and a gold chain, stands at a square fire pit holding a brass plate of bananas. Another man in white dhoti and shawl with a lanyard stands at left beside baskets of wood, chillies, lemons and coconuts. Behind them about 30 seated devotees in white clothes, some with lanyards, fold their hands in prayer under a red-and-white striped canopy; a woman in blue sits on the right beside brass kalashas and oil lamps.2010-12-16December 26 20082008-12-26Outdoor fire ritual under a canopy of orange and white cloth decorated with green banana leaves and marigold garlands. A square fire pit with smoke rising sits on a white platform strewn with flowers. Around it, a group of devotees in orange and saffron robes sit on the ground, several with rudraksha malas. A bearded man with long hair and a beard, wearing orange robes and a beaded necklace, sits with hands raised in a gesture of offering, facing a woman in an orange shawl across the pit. Brass vessels, bowls of fruit, sweets, and oil lamps line a cloth-covered table in front. A framed portrait with garlands sits behind the group, and palm trees and onlookers stand in the background. A man in white with a yellow scarf sits at the right edge.2009-09-25