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July 06 20152015-07-06A homa fire ceremony in an indoor hall with a tiled floor and a white tent canopy with orange drapes at the right. A fire blazes in a brick fire pit decorated with red and white rangoli, and a priest in a red-orange dhoti and red headwrap bends over it, feeding it. A man at left in an orange turban, red and orange robes and a red-and-white flower garland stands with hands folded, with several people in white and red-orange shawls behind him, many with palms pressed together in prayer. Brass oil lamps stand at right and a brass vessel sits beside the pit. Around 20-30 people are visible, many in white. The standing man has distinctive turban, garland and ornate clothing cues, but his identity is uncertain.2015-07-06September 04 20132013-09-04February 07 20162016-02-07Night outdoor puja at an ashram in front of a deity shrine with a golden backdrop showing two standing deity murtis garlanded in blue and red. A central fire pit with a stone square and kalasha offerings with coconuts and green leaves sits on a striped floor mat. A figure in orange robes with an orange turban sits on the left on a chair, and a shaved-headed priest in orange robes and bare upper body kneels at the fire pit. Around them about thirty devotees in white clothes with red sashes and orange lanyards sit with hands folded. A pillar with a lamp and a small orange-robed statue stand in the background, and a fan sits in the lower left.2013-04-01November 12 20162016-11-12 +2 copiesJanuary 02 20162016-01-02Night outdoor homa at a covered open-air venue. In the foreground a square yellow-framed fire pit burns brightly with offerings. A woman in reddish-orange clothes and beaded necklaces sits at left, gesturing toward the fire. A standing man in a red-orange dhoti with gold borders, a flower garland and folded hands faces the fire at right, with a silver-framed altar and brass pots nearby. Behind, rows of seated devotees in white and saffron-orange robes watch, and more sit in the background. Brass kalasha pots rest on red rugs beside the fire pit.2014-10-27April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesNight-time homa or puja before a golden arched shrine (torana) decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a deity murti. A small fire burns on a low platform in front, with a blue cloth and a red-and-gold draped altar. A standing man in saffron-orange dhoti and a rudraksha-style gold chain waves a white and yellow fan or whisk toward the altar. Six seated people in orange-saffron robes face the fire with their heads shaved or cropped. On the left, a bare-chested man in orange cloth and a white-and-gold dhoti stands with hands joined. Beside him a person in white ritual dress with gold border and a yellow turban folds hands in prayer. A standing figure on the right in orange robes also has hands joined. A pedestal fan and a small brass lamp sit nearby. Smoke rises into the dark background.2013-10-16Night-time homa at an open-sided outdoor hall, with a rectangular fire pit of yellow-painted stone blazing in the foreground. A man in an orange-red dhoti with gold border and a white-and-red flower garland stands at the right with palms pressed together in prayer. A woman in brown-orange robes and rudraksha beads sits at the left edge beside a metal plate. Behind them, a large group of devotees in white and saffron-orange clothing sits on a cloth-covered floor, several with garlands. Two men in orange robes stand near a drum-like vessel, a silver-framed deity image hangs at the right, and a dark arched structure with a large cobra-like form stands in the background. a person appearance is not clearly visible in this scene.2014-10-27September 14 20152015-09-14