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January 11 20142014-01-11January 11 20142014-01-11September 09 20132013-09-09Outdoor homa ceremony under palm trees. A fire burns in a raised stone fire pit at center, with devotees in orange and saffron robes seated on a striped rug tending the flames and offering items. A seated man in orange garments and a rudraksha-style mala sits in a red armchair on the left, a gold-trimmed red throne-like seat, watching the ritual. Behind, a crowd of onlookers in white and mixed colours stands and sits. On the right, a red draped altar table holds white-covered pots, yellow flowers, and orange-topped kalasha vessels. A child in red and orange sits near the fire. Camera equipment is visible at left.July 06 20152015-07-06Evening outdoor gathering on a lawn in front of a multi-storey resort with balconies and a lit path. In the foreground, a man in a rust-red robe with a matching red and gold turban sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat with a gold-edged rug, holding a wooden staff, facing the scene. Behind him, rows of seated devotees in white clothes, some in green and pink, sit on white mats. At the centre, a fire pit burns on a low platform beside a blue-draped table holding potted plants and small offerings. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at the fire, one wearing a saffron turban and a beaded necklace. Lamps and a bright floodlight light the scene.2013-12-09December 09 20132013-12-09A seated ritual gathering in an open-air courtyard before a shrine with a deity murti of a couple in red and gold garments with crowns and garlands, beside a tall dark pillar and a red sculpted altar with a black Nandi bull statue. In the foreground, a seated man in an orange robe and orange shawl sits by a square fire pit with brass kalasha pots topped with mango leaves and coconuts, plates and small lamps nearby. Many people in white clothes with orange shawls sit on striped mats, some standing in the background. The scene reads as a satsang or homa-style puja.2013-03-29July 18 20152015-07-18 +1 copiesOutdoor evening ritual on a lawn at night, lit by lanterns and a bright light at the left edge. In the foreground, a small brick fire pit burns with a flame, with brass vessels, a bowl and offerings on a stone platform beside it. A man in a rust-red dhoti and a red-orange turban sits cross-legged at the fire, his hands moving over the flame. Beside him, a young person in an orange robe and rudraksha mala sits with palms pressed together. Behind them, a row of seated devotees in white clothing, many with hands folded in prayer, watches the ritual. A blue-draped table with flowers stands at right. A figure in red-brown robes holding a staff is partly visible at the left edge. The fire ritual suggests a homa, though the exact rite is not clearly identifiable.2013-12-09Evening outdoor ritual in a garden in front of a red brick wall. Seated priests in saffron and orange robes tend a small fire on the grass, with a brass bowl and offering trays nearby. Behind them stands a decorated orange-draped platform with a kalasha-like arrangement, flowers and cloth bundles. Two standing figures in white with saffron shawls stand at the right. A seated audience of devotees in white clothes with saffron shawls faces the fire, and a camera on a tripod is at left. A man in a saffron turban and orange-red garments sits at the centre-left near the fire, appearing to lead the homa. Warm lamplight and a glowing lamp on the wall illuminate the scene.2014-05-04May 04 20142014-05-04