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May 18 2008

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May 18 20082008-05-18February 16 20072007-02-16Night outdoor homa at an ashram courtyard. A fire pit with burning logs sits in the foreground, and a standing figure in orange dhoti and orange shawl pours offerings from a metal bowl toward the flames. Beside them, a seated devotee in orange and a ceremonial figure in white dhoti attend the fire. Several people in orange and white sit on mats along the edges, and a cameraman in orange stands behind the group. To the right is a decorated green-draped altar with a deity murti garlanded with white flowers, flanked by brass lamps and banana-leaf offerings with yellow fruit and flowers. The homa and puja setting suggests a fire ritual.2012-07-11A photograph of a man seated cross-legged on a paved outdoor platform beside a metal fire tray with burning wood, performing a homa. He wears a plain orange-saffron cloth draped over his chest and shoulders, has long dark wavy hair parted in the middle, and a red tilak on his forehead; his eyes are closed and his right hand is raised over the flames. Swamiji (probable): the saffron wrap and long flowing hair are the cues, and he is presented as the officiant of the fire ritual. A small child in a yellow top and red trousers stands at the left edge, a microphone stand is visible at the right, and a dog appears in the upper background.2008-01-22A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a courtyard at night. A square stone fire pit with glowing embers sits in the foreground, surrounded by brass vessels, kalasha-style pots, a yellow bowl and small plates of offerings. Behind it, a central figure with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe, ornate gold necklaces and a rudraksha mala, sits on a silver-backed throne with a leopard-print cushion and raises a hand in blessing. Around them, rows of seated devotees in saffron and orange robes with gold borders hold their palms together and hold small bundles of sticks, while shaved-headed monks in orange sit to the left. A standing man in white with a ceremonial cloth and a long-handled item stands at the upper left, and string lights glow in the background.2013-03-10Evening photograph of a figure seated cross-legged on a stone platform beside a lit fire pit, with flames rising from logs in a metal basin on the left. The seated person wears an orange-red garment wrapped over the shoulders and lap, with long dark hair falling behind, and gazes toward the fire in quiet concentration. Tiered stone steps and a warmly lit building with a doorway form the background. The setting suggests a homa or fire ritual at an ashram.2008-05-18March 23 20082008-03-23A photograph of a long-haired man in orange-saffron clothing seated in profile beside a large bright fire, with thick smoke and glowing orange light filling the scene. The fire appears to be a homa or yagna fire pit in an outdoor ritual setting. a person: the seated figure has long, swept-back dark hair and saffron/orange garments, consistent with the page's reference to the Navapashanam preparation at AadiKailaasa. A bottle sits at the lower right edge. The background shows a white structure and a window.2008-05-18Night-time homa at an outdoor ashram, with a large flaming fire pit built into a gold-coloured square platform in the foreground. Many devotees sit in rows behind it, most in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas, while others wear white. On the right a woman in a red sari with white flower garlands sits on a silver-framed chair, holding a tray of offerings near the fire. Brass pots and oil lamps sit on red rugs. A stone deity murti stands at centre-back beside a tall column, and an ornate ceremonial chair appears at top right. The crowd is large but partly obscured by darkness.2014-10-27A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long, swept-back dark hair, a gold-bead necklace and white ash markings on the forehead presses palms together in prayer beside an open fire pit, a homa, with orange flames. Another saffron-robed priest with a red-and-orange head wrap sits behind a bowl, and a seated audience fills the dim background. Fruit, flower garlands and a white garland sit on the altar, and a microphone stands at the right edge.2010-02-122010 - Photo AlbumNight photograph of a homa fire ritual. A large flame rises from a fire pit on a low platform in the foreground, with a seated figure in orange-saffron robes behind it, partly obscured by the fire. A microphone stand stands to the right and a small electric fan is visible at left. Small offerings and brass items sit on the platform. A dark background surrounds the scene.2007-02-16