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July 08 2010

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A seated priest in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl performs a homa at a square fire pit, holding a ladle over the flames while a brass vessel, kalasha-style pot and offering plates sit on an orange cloth. Beside him a red velvet armchair with gold legs is draped with a garland and placed in front of a large framed portrait of a long-haired man in saffron robes and rudraksha mala seated before a banyan-tree backdrop, flanked by red and yellow marigold garlands. A stone shrine with carved deity figures stands behind, and a placard listing names is visible on the wall. Swamiji (probable) appears only as the framed portrait, depicted in saffron with long hair and rudraksha beads, and is not physically present.2010-07-08A seated priest in white ritual dhoti and shawl, wearing a heavy gold necklace, rings bells with a handheld brass bell while holding a small book and a brass vessel during a homa. A lit fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit with yellow flower petals on the bricks. Nearby are brass pots, a kalasha-style vessel, potted plants, offering plates, a brass lamp and a microphone on a stand, with an orange cloth canopy behind. Setting appears to be an outdoor ritual space.2011-12-28A priest in white ritual dhoti and shawl with gold-toned beaded necklace sits cross-legged before a red brick homa fire pit with burning wood and flames, pouring an offering from a long-handled ladle. Nearby stand silver vessels with lids, brass pots, bowls of yellow marigold flowers and offerings on a plate, and a microphone on a stand. Behind him a golden palanquin-style deity seat is draped with green and red silk and garlanded with flowers, beside a stone pillar. Another person in orange robes sits at the left edge. Setting suggests a temple courtyard with an orange-floored area.2011-11-01October 27 20112011-10-27A homa fire ritual in an open hall with a dark red-orange wall. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold-coloured border and a gold chain necklace sits on the floor pouring an offering into a flaming fire pit, with an open book beside him. Behind him a woman in white sits with folded hands. In front of the fire are bowls of offerings, a silver pot with a lid, a small kumkum-marked brass vessel, a red cloth bundle and a plate of dried sticks. Behind them a framed portrait with a garland stands on a red and gold chair draped with yellow cloth.2011-12-28A shaved-headed priest in plain white dhoti and upper cloth sits cross-legged before a brick fire pit with a bright flame, performing a homa. He wears a long orange-and-gold beaded mala and holds a brass bell in his right hand and a small silver lamp or murti in his left, while reading from an open book. Brass pots, a silver bowl of yellow offerings, a bowl of grains, a kalasha-style vessel and a microphone on a stand surround him, with a red cloth canopy and potted plants behind. Marigold petals decorate the brick edges of the fire pit.2011-12-28July 08 20102010-07-08A seated priest in white ritual clothes with a yellow shawl performs a homa beside a red and gold throne draped with orange cloth and garlanded with yellow and red flowers. He drops an offering into a square fire pit in front of him, while brass vessels, a lit oil lamp, incense sticks, a bowl of liquid, flower petals and a kalasha with flowers stand on the orange-covered floor. No person on the throne is visible.2010-07-08November 12 20102010-11-12A priest in white ceremonial dhoti and shawl with a yellow border, wearing a gold-beaded necklace and a white vibhuti forehead mark, sits beside a smoking fire pit (homa kunda) and gestures over it with one hand while holding a small paper. In front of him are silver bowls of red and green offerings, a silver bowl of rice or grain, a silver lamp, a kalasha and a red flower garland. Behind the fire pit, a deity shrine area with a wooden carved backrest and potted plants is visible. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance; he is a priest performing a homa.2011-10-29July 08 20102010-07-08December 23 20102010-12-23