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May 03 2012

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Outdoor homa ceremony under palm trees. A fire burns in a raised stone fire pit at center, with devotees in orange and saffron robes seated on a striped rug tending the flames and offering items. A seated man in orange garments and a rudraksha-style mala sits in a red armchair on the left, a gold-trimmed red throne-like seat, watching the ritual. Behind, a crowd of onlookers in white and mixed colours stands and sits. On the right, a red draped altar table holds white-covered pots, yellow flowers, and orange-topped kalasha vessels. A child in red and orange sits near the fire. Camera equipment is visible at left.September 09 20132013-09-09Outdoor ritual homa in a garden with a large crowd seated on mats. In the foreground, a priest in white dhoti and pink headband pours offerings into a wooden fire pit with flames, with baskets of rice and bowls of yellow flowers beside it. Another priest in white and an orange shawl sits nearby, holding a microphone. Behind them, rows of devotees in white and orange clothing sit on mats, many wearing rudraksha malas. A gold-cushioned seat with a trident stands at left, and a tall ceremonial pillar with rings stands in the background among palm trees. a person is not clearly identifiable from appearance, so no candidate is named.2016-09-09Outdoor ritual on a raised stone platform before a decorated deity murti framed by a golden arch, with garlands of yellow, orange and green flowers and a sheet of flowing red cloth. A small fire burns in a pit with rising smoke in front of an altar. Saffron-robed sannyasis sit and stand on the platform, one holding a brass pot-like vessel and another with folded hands. On the right, an empty ornate red and gold throne stands beside a bald man in orange robes seated with an offering. A woman in a white dress on the left holds a lamp. Devotees sit on colourful striped mats in the foreground wearing white, saffron and yellow clothes, with a man in a striped shirt. The scene resembles a homa or puja. A ceremonial throne is present but unoccupied.2013-09-09July 02 20162016-07-02September 09 20132013-09-09September 09 20132013-09-09September 09 20162016-09-09A homa is being performed in an open-air outdoor courtyard under a tin-roofed canopy with palm trees behind. A square fire pit lined with yellow-ochre borders sits at the centre with ash and embers inside. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a red-and-white flower garland kneels by the fire, beside a woman in a dark green sari with a white-and-red garland and a man in a grey shirt and white dhoti. A young priest in orange-saffron robes on the right tends the fire with a ladle. A woman in a yellow-green sari stands at left. Brass vessels, a silver bowl, flower offerings and a red-draped altar with garlands are arranged around. Many seated devotees in orange and white fill the background, and a tall decorated pillar stands behind.2014-11-27 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual at an open-air shrine with a decorated deity murti (a Ganesha-style image) garlanded with bright flower strands and a ceremonial canopy overhead. A fire pit with burning flames sits before the shrine, and a man in white dhoti with a bare upper body stands at center-back raising an offering. Several shaved-headed sannyasis in saffron and orange robes sit on a raised platform, some with hands folded in prayer. Seated devotees in front on striped mats wear white, orange and yellow clothes, and a figure on the right sits on a red-cushioned throne-like seat, dressed in orange robes. A homa or puja in progress, with brick steps and construction soil behind.2013-09-09May 03 20122012-05-03August 01 20142014-08-01