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A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat with an orange cushion and a woven straw mat, within a circular floor decorated with white and pink rangoli motifs and a ring of grey stones. He wears a white dhoti and a white shawl draped over one shoulder, with a long multi-strand gold-toned necklace and gold bangles, and his hands rest on his knees in a meditative pose. Behind him stands a wooden cart with draped orange cloth and a canopy, and to the right a black Shivalinga is garlanded with marigolds and a white cloth. A brass kalasha sits near the mat, and palm trees line the open courtyard.

2011-01-28 +1 copies

A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and white upper cloth, wearing a large rudraksha-style bead mala with a gold pendant, sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat in a courtyard and holds a flower-tipped offering stick while smoke rises. Before him a silver plate of red flowers, a small silver cup, a brass lamp and a silver-tiered lamp stand sit on an orange cloth covered with rows of white flower-and-petal offerings. A potted palm and red-painted doorway frame the scene. The priest is performing a puja with floral offerings.

A priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold trim sits cross-legged before a brick fire pit (homa/yagna) lit with flames, the bricks painted yellow with white markings and marigold petals scattered on them. He wears a long gold necklace, gold bangles and a shaved head with tilak markings, and holds a handheld microphone in one hand while reading from an open book. Behind him stand three kalasha pots in glass vessels topped with saffron-yellow conical mounds and green mango leaves, set on a white-sand platform. Silver bowls with grains, turmeric paste, kumkum and offerings sit at his side, and an orange cloth hangs in the background.

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2016-09-05 +1 copies

A homa ritual in a covered hall with a brick fire pit in the foreground. A shirtless priest in white dhoti sits at left, waving a ladle or stick over the pit, which holds offerings and marigold garlands. A standing man in a white dhoti and orange-red shawl with a beaded necklace stands at right with hands folded. Two seated men in saffron-and-purple attire with white cloth chant at a microphone, one in the background at right. Behind them stands a gold-framed altar with a seated deity murti draped in marigold garlands, flanked by golden kalasha-style vessels and brass lamps. Gold-and-red ceremonial umbrellas decorate the sides of the hall.

Two shaved-headed priests perform a homa at a temple. The priest on the right wears a white dhoti and shawl with a long gold-beaded mala, sitting cross-legged with palms together before a red fire pit where a flame rises from wood. The priest on the left wears an orange dhoti and shawl with a gold mala and arm bands, seated with hands folded. Nearby stand a brass kalasha-style vessel, bowls of yellow flowers, banana leaves with offerings, and a tall brass oil lamp on the right. A microphone stands in front of them, and a red-and-white striped temple pillar is behind.

A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold bead necklace and a green-and-gold silk cloth held on his lap sits cross-legged before a brick fire pit with burning wood during a homa. He reads from an open book beside a microphone stand, a brass bowl of yellow liquid and a silver ladle near the fire, and a potted palm and brass pot behind him. Marigold petals decorate the bricks. Sacred ash marks are on his forehead.

A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a stone-paved ground with ash and burnt remains. In the foreground a man in an orange saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a wooden seat, one hand extended over a small brass vessel with a spout. Two men in white dhotis with yellow shawls sit behind him, one at left and one at centre, with the centre man's hands folded. Behind them stand dark grey stone deity sculptures and a white stepped platform, with a man in white and an orange cloth standing at upper right. Palms and greenery frame the background. The seated man in orange is the appearance-based probable Swamiji, identified by his long hair, orange robe and rudraksha mala.

Night-time outdoor ritual at a yagna or homa setting. A figure in orange and red robes with a red turban sits on a red-and-gold throne at the back, with a fire and smoke rising before him. Foreground: shaved-headed young boys in saffron-orange robes sit on yellow-cloth floor, a white-clad man with a white cloth wrapped around his head and bare upper body and bracelets sits with his back to camera, and several white-clad attendants stand nearby. Brass vessels, pots and flower offerings sit on a yellow cloth, and a red-draped table with yellow marigolds and blue cloth stands at left. Two women in white stand at right. A car passes in the background.

December 28 2011

A shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold-edged borders sits cross-legged before a brick fire pit, holding a silver plate with fruit and gazing down at it. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace with a pendant, gold bangles and a beaded wrist mala, with a white tilak on his forehead. A book lies open beside him, a silver bowl stands at left, and a microphone on a stand is at right. Yellow turmeric or flower pieces are scattered on the bricks around the flames. A seated figure in cream clothing and palm fronds appear in the blurred background. This is a homa or fire ritual scene.

Close-up photograph of a man seated before an ornate gold-embossed backdrop, palms pressed together in namaste at chest level. He wears a white tilak with a red bindi on the forehead, long dark hair swept back, gold hoop earrings, a headset microphone, and a white and maroon jasmine garland. Gold necklaces, rudraksha-style gold beads, a gold armlet and bangle and an orange-saffron robe complete the look.

2013-03-03 +1 copies