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January 18 2014

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A priest seated on the floor performs a fire ritual beside a brick fire pit. He wears a red-orange turban with gold edging, a rust-red dhoti and shawl with gold borders, and a gold necklace. White ash marks streak his arms and forehead. He holds a small leaf or offering over a silver bowl of yellow offering while flames rise from the pit. An open book rests on the floor. Behind him stands a deity murti with kumkum and gold garlands, flanked by brass kalasha pots with mango leaves and a teal-and-gold draped cloth. Orange cloth and marigold petals decorate the altar area.2014-01-18January 05 20142014-01-05April 30 20152015-04-30May 20 20142014-05-20July 06 20152015-07-06December 28 20112011-12-28October 08 20172017-10-08April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesJanuary 22 20142014-01-22A homa fire ritual in a courtyard. A man sits cross-legged on a striped mat, pouring an offering from a metal ladle into a flaming fire pit lined with yellow-painted bricks. He wears a saffron-orange turban and a saffron-orange wrap, a long multi-strand rudraksha mala, and white horizontal marks on his upper arm and chest. A silver bowl of liquid sits beside the fire. Behind him, a second robed person in orange sits on a red cushion near a gold-trimmed seat, and a green cloth bundle lies to the side.2018-05-29 +2 copiesA seated man in a rust-orange turban and orange dhoti with gold border performs a homa ritual at a fire pit, holding a ladle or stick over the flames while reading from a small book. He wears a rudraksha mala, a bangle and a white sacred mark on his upper arm. Brass pots, a kalasha, flower garlands, banana leaves and oil lamps sit on a low wooden platform, with a yellow garland-draped deity murti and blue cloth behind.2015-11-18