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June 17 20172017-06-17A homa fire ritual at night in an open courtyard. In the centre, a man seated before a silver-backed chair wears an orange-saffron turban, a dense rudraksha mala and a long gold floral garland with a gold pendant, plus gold armbands and bracelets; he holds a ladle over a rectangular fire pit with smoke rising. Beside him a priest in orange cloth tends small oil lamps and brass vessels. Behind them, a row of people in orange and yellow clothing sit with hands folded in prayer, some wearing rudraksha malas. Brass plates of offerings and a scatter of leaves lie on a patterned mat, and a standing fan is visible at right. The seated central man's appearance is consistent with the page's a person reference, though not conclusive.2013-07-22August 22 20172017-08-22July 22 20132013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22August 22 20172017-08-22April 03 20162016-04-03Night outdoor homa at an ashram. A fire pit lined with marigold petals burns in the foreground. A monk in saffron robes bends forward, holding a flaming aarti-style lamp over the fire. Seated on a red and gold throne at left is a man in saffron wrap with a long garland of beads and a gold pendant, hands folded in namaskar; his appearance is consistent with the a person candidate, but it is uncertain. Behind them a seated crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing watches, many with painted foreheads. At upper right, an ornate gold-framed shrine holds a deity murti decorated in red and white. A parked vehicle and smoke are visible in the background.2013-07-09A homa fire ritual in a temple-like hall: a square fire pit with smoke and glowing embers in the foreground, with a small oil lamp and brass vessels nearby. A central figure in a saffron-orange turban, layered rudraksha malas and a gold ceremonial necklace, bare-armed with gold bangles, kneels and pours an offering with a ladle. Around him, robed devotees in orange and yellow sit with hands folded in prayer, and a shaved-headed priest in white and orange tends a ritual item at left. Palm-leaf offerings, flowers and small bowls are arranged on mats. A white silver-coloured throne sits behind, with a fan at top right.2013-07-22September 30 20132013-09-30A photograph of a homa fire ritual at night. A priest in a white dhoti, with a pink head wrap and gold-beaded necklaces, pours offerings into a flame rising from a yellow brick fire pit scattered with red flower petals. Seated on a large gilded throne with a red cushion is a bearded man in saffron-orange robes, wearing a white flower garland, rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, with gold bangles on his wrists, hands resting near the fire. Behind them stand devotees in orange and white clothing with hands folded in anjali, and a golden staff rises beside the fire. A microphone stands in the foreground and a table fan is at left.2016-07-03Night photograph of an outdoor ritual at a temple-like setting. A seated man in an orange-gold dhoti and a beaded necklace with gold ornaments presses his palms together in prayer on a red-upholstered gilded throne. Beside him, a younger man with bare chest and a turban performs aarti, holding a flaming oil lamp over a silver plate. Behind them stands a priest in orange with a shaved head and rudraksha beads. Garlands of red roses, yellow marigolds and white flowers drape a decorated palanquin in the foreground. A seated group of devotees in orange and white watches with hands folded on a striped mat.2013-07-09 +1 copies