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A priest in a rust-red dhoti and orange shawl, with a rudraksha mala and a red turban, kneels beside a square yellow brick fire pit where a flame burns on ash and petals. He holds a brass bowl and a ladle. Behind him stands an empty ornate gold throne upholstered in magenta velvet. On the right, a dark green draped platform is heaped with white and red flower garlands and pink petals, with brass oil lamps and a kalasha-like vessel nearby. Two attendants in white and orange stand in the background near a window, and a decorated marble floor with a floral mosaic lies beneath the offerings. This appears to be a homa or yagna setting.

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June 28 20142014-06-28A priest in a rust-orange turban and matching orange-red robe, with a rudraksha mala and gold armband, sits cross-legged behind a yellow brick fire pit holding a flaming lamp over ritual offerings. Wood sticks burn in the pit beside a brass bowl of orange liquid and a tray of pink petals. To the right, a draped black altar bears pink and red flower garlands, and a gold-and-magenta throne stands in the background beside two standing statues in orange and white garments. Pink petals are scattered across the floor, indicating a homa or puja ceremony.2014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28June 28 20142014-06-28June 28 20142014-06-28June 28 20142014-06-28A photograph of a homa fire pit built of yellow bricks, with flames rising from it, inside a room with a wood floor. A man in a rust-red and gold turban and matching red-orange dhoti and shawl stands at left, bare-armed, holding a small ritual vessel above the fire. Behind him on a purple cloth-covered altar stand three statues: a bald figure in saffron robes at left, a figure in white with a trident at centre, and a female figure in a red sari at right. The altar is garlanded with marigold and pink flower strings. A gold and red velvet throne stands at left, and brass plates, bowls and banana leaves are arranged on the floor.2014-06-28June 28 20142014-06-28June 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesA homa fire burns in a brick-lined pit in the foreground of an indoor ashram room with wooden flooring. A figure in orange-red dhoti and wrap, with a red turban, rudraksha mala and bare upper body, stands at the fire pit adding offerings. Behind, three metal deity murtis stand on a purple-draped table decorated with garlands of white and pink flowers, including a central murti with four arms and a smaller female murti. Brass vessels, bananas and small oil lamps sit on the floor. In the background, a red velvet ornate throne and several seated devotees in white watch the ritual.2014-06-28A priest in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban stands at a square brick fire pit with a bright flame, holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a brass vessel in the other during a fire ritual in an interior room. Behind him an ornate gold and red velvet chair sits empty. On the right, three metal deity murtis stand on a purple-draped altar decorated with pink and white flower garlands, with a black cloth beneath them. Brass pots, bananas, fruit and flower petals lie on the floor around the fire pit. Several seated people in white, at the back left, watch the ritual.2014-06-28A ceremony in an interior shrine room with a brick fire pit (homa) in the foreground, smoking, with oil lamps and brass pots, plates of offerings and flower petals around it. A bare-chested priest in maroon and gold-bordered dhoti, with a maroon turban and a rudraksha mala, stands at the fire pouring an offering from a brass vessel. Another shaved-headed priest in maroon sits at left with his back to the camera, wearing a saffron-orange shawl. Two attendants in orange robes stand with folded hands at right beside a staircase garlanded with flowers. Behind the fire, a golden altar holds a white-robed standing deity murti with raised hands and a trident-like staff, flanked by two smaller figures, one holding a staff. A flower garland decorates the stone platform. Four people are visible.2014-06-28 +1 copies