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December 23 2015

Night outdoor homa at an ashram courtyard. A sacred fire burns in a brick-lined pit on the paved ground, with a seated priest in saffron and red garments tending it. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a blue turban stands beside the fire, holding a ritual implement toward it. Brass plates, kalasha pots and offering items sit on white cloths in front. Behind them a large seated audience of devotees, many women in saris, sits with hands folded in prayer. Illuminated ashram buildings with arched windows frame the scene.

Night outdoor homa ritual at an ashram courtyard lit by warm windows of a building behind. A fire burns on the ground in front of a seated priest in a red-orange shawl and a red turban, who holds a ritual sword or staff upright. Several men in white dhotis with golden borders stand and kneel around the fire, one in a blue head cloth and orange-gold shawl sitting near the flames. A richly dressed deity murti with a red and green garment and flower garlands sits on a white-draped table to the left, with brass lamps, a plate of fruit and scattered rose petals on the ground. Rows of seated devotees in white line the right edge, and smoke drifts through the scene.

Night-time homa at an open courtyard with a brick fire pit blazing at centre-right. A bare-chested man in orange and gold cloth sits behind the fire, seemingly tending it. In the foreground a dhoti-clad priest in white with a gold-bordered cloth stands with hands together. At left a bare-chested man with a trident-like staff and rudraksha beads stands near a white-draped table holding brass vessels and a lamp. Behind them, a seated audience in white and orange clothing fills the right side, many with palms pressed together. Warm lit pillars and windows frame the background. Some visible numbered and labelled offerings sit on the ground around the fire.

Evening outdoor homa at a night-lit courtyard with a white railing and warmly lit building behind. A fire pit in the centre burns with flames beside brass vessels, oil lamps, a kalasha and flower offerings. A priest in white dhoti and blue head-cloth raises a hand with a ritual implement, while a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and orange shawl stands nearby. Seated on the right, a row of people in white and red-orange clothes watch the ritual. On the left, a seated figure in a dark garment and white cloth sits behind a table draped in white.

December 23 2015

October 16 2010

2010-10-16 +1 copies

Night outdoor homa at an ashram courtyard. A brick fire pit with lit flames sits on a white stepped stone platform scattered with flower petals. A woman in white with a yellow head wrap bends forward pouring an offering from a metal bowl into the fire. Beside her a bald man in white with a red-and-yellow cloth and rudraksha-style beads holds a brass bowl of red flowers. Behind them a standing man in white with a gold chain and beads holds a ritual vessel, and a woman in white with a yellow shawl stands further back. Seated devotees in white line the left side. A large carved wooden drum-like object and brass lamps with oil flames sit to the right, with a garland of red flowers near a brass vessel. Decorated painted pillars and leafy garlands frame the scene.

2010-10-16 +2 copies

July 04 2016

December 23 2015

2015-12-23 +2 copies

Night outdoor ritual in a garden with lit lamps and a building in the background. At the right, a shirtless man in a red-orange dhoti with an orange-and-cream striped head cloth stands beside a blazing fire pit, holding a ceremonial vessel aloft with both hands. Rows of people in white clothes sit on the grass facing the fire, and brass pots and kalashas decorated with green leaves and flowers are arranged on a mat at the lower left. Further back, a seated figure in orange garments sits beneath a white umbrella near a lamp, with another figure in white standing nearby. The scene appears to be a homa or yagna with offerings.

A nighttime fire ritual (homa) under a corrugated roof strung with multicoloured fairy lights. A bearded priest in white dhoti with red-and-orange sash and rudraksha-style beads holds a wooden ladle and speaks into a microphone above a blazing fire pit, with smoke rising. Two younger men in white dhotis stand beside him; one holds a bowl and another in white holds a microphone. Rows of devotees in white clothes sit on striped mats and floral cloths, with brass offering plates of food and fruit in front. A large decorated kalasha/peetha and brass lamp stand at back, and orange-clad helpers tend the fire at left.