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December 29 20132013-12-29December 29 20132013-12-29Night outdoor homa at an ashram. A seated figure in saffron-brown robes and a white flower garland with gold ornaments sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion and a multicoloured fringed canopy above. The figure has hands folded in prayer. A shaved-headed priest in a red dhoti and red flower garland stands at right holding a ritual item, while a man in a white dhoti and shawl holds a brass plate. A sacred fire burns in the foreground pit, with an orange glow and offerings. Coloured fairy lights hang in the trees and mats cover the ground. Several people stand in the background and a microphone and speaker sit in the foreground.2017-04-28January 06 20162016-01-06 +1 copiesA golden ornate throne (peetha) is decorated with thick garlands of red roses, yellow and green leaves, and white jasmine. Seated on it is a man in an orange-saffron dhoti with a crown-like golden headpiece, a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, white flower garlands and a bare chest, holding a silver lamp with a flame. A standing priest in a white dhoti and white shawl, with a bare torso, extends his hand toward the lamp in an aarti gesture. Behind them, a deity murti is adorned with red and orange flower garlands, with brass lamps and vessels on the altar. The setting is a temple-like hall with red and white striped pillars and potted plants in the corner.2012-04-30May 08 20132013-05-08December 15 20162016-12-15 +1 copiesMarch 03 20132013-03-03 +1 copiesMay 09 20132013-05-09Night photograph of a ceremony beside a golden throne. A man on the left in orange saffron robes, with a bare upper body, rudraksha beads and a bearded face, holds two lit oil lamps toward a seated figure. The seated person on a gold-framed throne has hands pressed together in namaste, eyes closed, wearing long layered garlands of yellow and red flowers and a dark robe. Smoke rises in the air, and a multicoloured fringed canopy hangs overhead. A flower-garlanded plinth lies at the lower left.2016-02-16A photograph of a seated figure on an elaborately decorated golden throne (peetha) framed by a large arch of red, orange, yellow and white flower garlands. The seated figure wears saffron/orange robes and a rudraksha mala, with hands raised in greeting. In front, a devotee in orange-brown robes stands with a brass aarti lamp holding two lit oil lamps. Lotus and marigold petal offerings lie on the golden base, with plates of offerings and a carved white pillar and deity murti visible behind. Pink draped backdrop and a sign at the lower right corner show the photo credit line.2013-04-20Night outdoor ritual photograph. A man in saffron-orange robes, rudraksha-style beaded garland and gold necklaces sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions under a multicolored canopy, hands pressed together in prayer, with red flower petals at his feet. A bare-chested priest in a red and gold dhoti holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward him, while a white-clad attendant in a white dhoti with striped border stands at right holding a tray of offerings. A fire pit with burning flames sits in the foreground, with a microphone and a black speaker at left. Colorful string lights hang in the background. Scene suggests a homa or aarti ceremony.2017-04-28