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Night outdoor fire ritual on a striped woven mat beside a square fire pit lined with yellow cloth and scattered white and red flowers. A man in a rust-orange robe and white arm bandage leans over the flames, holding a silver tray and pouring offerings into the fire. Behind him stands a red and gold ornate throne. A woman at left wears an orange sari with red border and a beaded necklace. Two people sit at right with palms pressed together in prayer, one in a dark shirt and one in white. A silver car is parked in the background.

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Night outdoor homa at an open ashram courtyard. A standing figure in long saffron-orange robes with a brown-orange shawl and a white cloth in hands performs offerings beside a square fire pit with bright flames and marigold and rose petals around it. Two people in orange robes with pink sashes bend forward over the fire; one holds a silver vessel. Seated devotees in white and dark clothing sit on striped mats with hands in anjali. A red velvet throne with gold trim stands at left, and a decorated deity murti with garlands is at upper right. Marigold garlands and a coconut lie at the left edge.2013-09-30October 07 20132013-10-07September 30 20132013-09-30Night outdoor fire ritual. A man in rust-orange robes with a gold-trimmed red ornate throne, a rudraksha-style bead necklace and gold chain sits with hands folded, a white bandage on one wrist. Before him a young person in orange clothing with a red cloth kneels at a yellow-painted homa fire pit with burning wood, scattered red and white flower petals and a brass vessel. Behind, a shaved-headed attendant in orange with a white headband and rudraksha mala stands with hands joined, and smoke drifts through dark foliage.2013-09-30January 04 20152015-01-04Night ritual outdoors at a fire pit (homa/yagna) bordered with marigold garlands and brass vessels. A devotee in an orange dhoti and orange shawl wearing a marigold garland stands at left holding a silver plate. A bald priest in orange robes kneels at centre beside the fire, and a third person in orange at right holds a long ritual implement over the flames. Behind them, seated women in white and pink saris with folded palms face the fire. A decorated deity murti stands in an ornate shrine at upper right, and a red-and-gold throne-like chair is at left.2013-07-09 +1 copiesOctober 27 20142014-10-27Night photo of a homa fire pit with a tall bright flame at left, surrounded by yellow flower petals and brass vessels. A person in a maroon-brown robe sits on an ornate red throne with gold trim, one hand raised to the forehead. To the right, several young people in orange robes and rudraksha beads sit on the ground. Behind, string lights twinkle among tropical foliage, and a person in an orange garment stands near the fire.2013-11-04Night photo of a homa at an outdoor ashram setting. A man in saffron-orange dhoti and upper cloth with gold borders stands at a fire, tilting a large gold-coloured vessel that pours sparks and flames toward a blazing fire pit. Another person in orange cloth stands at left holding a silver lamp or vessel. A red and gold seat and a parked dark vehicle appear behind, with trees in the dim background. Fire sparks fly upward.2013-10-07Night-time homa at an outdoor ritual site with a large fire pit in the foreground, flames rising from a stone fire altar decorated with red flower petals and surrounded by brass offering trays. Two priests stand behind it: the left man in orange dhoti and orange shawl with a long garland of orange flowers, hands folded in namaste; the middle shaved-headed man in orange robe with rudraksha mala, holding a brass ritual vessel. On the right, a woman in white sari with a red-and-orange head wrap pours liquid from a vessel toward the fire. Behind them a seated audience of devotees in white clothes and pink tops sits on striped mats, and an empty red-and-gold ornate throne chair stands at the left.2013-07-04March 28 20132013-03-28Outdoor night homa at an ashram, with a large open fire pit blazing at left. A seated man in a white-and-gold dhoti sits in front of a fire pit, holding a metal bowl and a ladle. Beside him, a central figure wearing a saffron-and-gold robe, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace sits on an ornate red and gold throne, hands joined in front of him. Seated to the right, several shaved-headed young monks in orange robes sit on a cloth, holding small offerings and brass vessels. Standing figures in orange robes stand behind the throne, and a pedestal fan and a bright white car are visible in the background.2013-10-16