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A courtyard homa (fire ritual) at an ashram. In the left foreground a fire pit of bricks emits smoke, with a silver tray holding flower garlands, mango leaves, mangoes, fruit, bowls of offerings and brass pots. Three priests sit on striped rugs: the central priest wears an orange shawl over white dhoti, flanked by two others in white with red-orange shawls, one holding a small object. A woman in white sits at the right edge and a seated devotee in white at far right. Behind the priests, a deity murti adorned with flower garlands and a kalasha stands before a canopy. On the right, a golden throne with a red-cushioned seat, garlanded, sits on a raised golden platform beneath a parasol; a seated figure in red and a garlanded trident-like staff flank it, with a standing attendant in red further right. Brass lamp stands and ceremonial staffs frame the scene.

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July 18 20152015-07-18July 18 20152015-07-18 +1 copiesJuly 18 20152015-07-18July 18 20152015-07-18 +1 copiesJuly 18 20152015-07-18 +1 copiesJuly 18 20152015-07-18July 18 20152015-07-18 +1 copiesJuly 18 20152015-07-18Outdoor homa at a temple-style courtyard. A brick fire pit with flames sits in the foreground, surrounded by brass bowls of offerings, fruits, flowers and a silver kalasha-like vessel. Seated priests in white dhotis and orange cloths chant beside it, one holding a conch or shell. A standing priest in a white dhoti with a red turban stands at left before a shrine of deity murtis draped in marigold garlands. To the right, a gold-and-red peetha throne decorated with flowers holds a seated figure with hands folded in prayer, wearing a red-orange garment and a garland; a gold umbrella and a gold trident-topped staff stand nearby. Ritual staffs with gold finials frame the scene. Colourful striped mats cover the floor. Count of visible people: about five to six seated or standing.2015-07-18 +1 copiesJuly 18 20152015-07-18 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual homa in a courtyard. A small brick fire pit with a burning flame sits at lower left, surrounded by flower garlands, a kalasha pot, fruits and brass vessels. Five men in white dhotis and orange or saffron shawls sit on striped rugs chanting, one holding a microphone; a woman in an orange sari sits at left. Behind them, a deity murti and a shrine are decorated with marigold garlands under a yellow canopy. A raised golden peetha throne at right, adorned with garlands, is empty of a seated figure in its main view, with a man in orange seated beside it near a standing attendant in saffron, and golden ceremonial staffs and parasols frame the scene.2015-07-18Outdoor ritual on a rooftop terrace during a homa. A brick fire pit with burning embers sits in the foreground, decorated with a garland, a small clay pot, mango and betel-leaf offerings, and brass vessels around it. Several priests in white dhotis and saffron or orange shawls sit on a striped rug, one in an orange cloth holding a microphone, others with bare upper bodies. A standing priest in white tends the altar at left. A decorated deity murti stands under a garland with a kalasha-like structure. Behind them, a gold-framed canopy shelters a seated figure on a central throne. At right, a man in orange robes with long hair sits on a gold and red throne with a garland and a trident beside him; he is. A few attendants in white and red stand nearby with ceremonial staffs. Several people are visible, including those in the foreground and at the edges.2015-07-18