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October 03 2014

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An outdoor homa at a fire pit lined with wooden planks, with flames rising from the square pit. A man in a rust-orange dhoti and wrap pours liquid from a small silver vessel into the fire. Beside him a young man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and red-brown armbands sits cross-legged, holding a ladle over the fire. On the right a seated man in a white dhoti wears a bright pink turban and rudraksha beads, with an arm band, facing the fire. Behind them devotees in orange and maroon robes sit on the ground under a red-walled shelter, with a live-streaming camera on a tripod. Brass lamps, silver vessels, marigold garlands and a kalasha stand in the foreground, and a deity murti garlanded with flowers is visible at the right edge.2014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03Outdoor homa at an ashram courtyard with a square stone fire pit burning with flames at the centre. A standing priest in rust-red dhoti and orange shawl with gold border holds a kamandalu and a ladle-like vessel over a flame at left. Seated priest in white dhoti with gold border, rudraksha mala and bronze armbands tends the fire, with brass bowls, flower garlands and small oil lamps around the pit. A man in white clothing with a pink-and-gold turban sits at right. Behind them rows of seated devotees in orange and red robes, several young children among them, face the ritual, while a camera on a tripod records the scene. Trees, a red wall and a palm stand in the background.2014-10-03Night outdoor homa at an ashram: a large square fire pit with bright flames sits in the foreground, surrounded by offerings and scattered flower petals. Behind it, many devotees sit on raised, ornate metal seats. Several men in orange and saffron clothing stand and sit, one wearing a red turban, another with a rudraksha mala and white dhoti, and a figure on the right holding a lit lamp. Many people in the crowd wear marigold garlands. A small green LIVE banner hangs at the back, and a tall lamp-like pillar stands in the background.2016-10-10October 03 20142014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03September 10 20172017-09-10 +1 copiesFebruary 07 20162016-02-07October 03 20142014-10-03Night-time homa at an outdoor ritual ground. A square fire pit with a bright flame sits in the foreground. Several young men sit cross-legged on ornate green-and-gold pedestals around it, bare-chested, wearing saffron and orange dhotis, rudraksha-style beads and marigold garlands. Behind them a large crowd of devotees sits on the ground, many with folded hands. An elderly man in a saffron robe stands at a podium near a tall decorated pillar, with a green sign reading LIVE on the podium. A green-and-gold garland hangs on the pillar, and a bowl of offerings lies near the fire. No clear appearance-based candidate for a person is distinguishable at this scale, so identity remains uncertain.2016-10-10A homa fire pit in an outdoor temple courtyard with a glowing fire and burning wood, surrounded by offering plates of flowers, kumkum, rice and small oil lamps. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti, bare-chested and wearing a long dark swept-back hairstyle and a multi-strand orange-and-gold flower and bead garland, stands with palms joined in a procession-like sequence behind the fire pit. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in saffron robes and rudraksha mala kneels with folded hands at the altar. Behind them a crowd of devotees in saffron robes with yellow borders stand with palms pressed together, and a cameraman in grey shirt films the scene. Ornate orange and red temple structures and a gold deity murti are visible in the background.2013-03-10