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February 22 20162016-02-22 +2 copiesFebruary 22 20162016-02-22Night fire ritual. Around it, about a dozen devotees in white kurtas and dhotis or white clothes wear red-and-white striped shawls and hold folded papers or offerings. Several stand with hands folded in prayer, while a woman in white kneels at the left edge and a man in white kneels at lower right placing items into the fire. Marigold flowers lie on the altar. The scene is lit by the flame and a bright floodlight above. No one in the scene is clearly identified as a person.2016-02-22Night photograph of a group of devotees gathered around a rectangular fire pit, a homa or yagna, with a bright flame rising from the offerings. Many people wear white dhoti-style or white kurta clothing with red-and-maroon checked shawls draped over their shoulders. A woman in the center wears a cream and orange sari with a shawl and holds papers. Several men stand at the rear holding folded papers and small items, while others in front crouch beside the fire and feed in papers or offerings. Bright light is visible overhead.2016-02-22 +1 copiesNight-time homa at an open-air ashram courtyard. A rectangular brass-edged fire pit blazes with flames and burning paper offerings, with yellow marigold petals scattered around its rim. Behind it stands an ornate gold throne with a sunburst backrest and red cushion. Devotees in white dhotis, white kurtas and white sarees, many wearing red-and-maroon shawls, press palms together or pour offerings into the fire; one man in white kneels forward over the pit holding a small vessel. A woman at left wears a red shawl and beaded necklaces and clasps her hands. A man at right in a white shirt and red shawl holds a sheaf of printed sheets. Several onlookers are seen in the foreground and background.2016-02-22 +1 copiesNight outdoor ritual photograph beside a square fire pit with a bright flame on grass. A priest in a white dhoti and white headcloth with a bare upper body pours from a silver vessel into the fire, while a woman in red garments and a rudraksha mala assists beside him. A crowd of devotees stands in a semicircle in white and red-trimmed shawls, many with palms pressed together in namaskar. Offerings and brass vessels sit near the fire, with a street lamp and building lights behind.2014-07-24July 17 20152015-07-17July 06 20152015-07-06Night-time Ganapati homa at an outdoor ashram setting. A golden-yellow square fire pit holds a flaming fire, with smoke rising. Several priests sit around it in saffron/orange robes and white dhotis, with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings; the priest at right wears a red and gold turban and white garment with gold border and offers something into the fire. Silver and brass vessels, a small pot with yellow flowers, and bowls of grain sit at the edges. Behind them a seated audience in white and red-sashed clothing fills the background, with a microphone stand visible at left. A partial garland hangs in the background.2014-10-11September 17 20172017-09-17 +1 copiesFebruary 22 20162016-02-22 +1 copiesJuly 17 20152015-07-17