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Night outdoor ritual at a yellow-painted tiered altar decorated with red and white flowers. Three young priests in saffron-orange robes stand behind it with white tripundra markings on their foreheads and arms; the nearest wears rudraksha beads and holds a brass vessel. Dried grass stalks and wooden logs stand in a fire pit at the centre. A large seated audience in white and light clothing fills the background, with a woman in white in the lower left foreground. No clear a person candidate is distinguishable; the figures are priests and devotees.

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A young boy in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala and tilak on his forehead and red wrist threads, holds up dried grass and stands beside a homa fire pit built of wooden logs and dry grass on a yellow-painted platform decorated with red roses, white flowers and yellow marigolds. Behind him a bald priest in orange robes with a white tilak sits near a brass vessel. Seated devotees in white and pale clothing watch from the dark background.2013-09-30A night homa in progress at a yellow-and-white square fire pit filled with logs and burning embers, with smoke rising. A young priest in white dhoti and a white head wrap, bare-chested with rudraksha malas and sandalwood markings, pours or tends offerings at the fire with a stick. Behind him, a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits attentively, and several women in orange saris with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings sit at left. Devotees in white shirts and dark clothes sit in the background among dim lights.2013-11-07Night homa at an outdoor fire pit with a yellow-and-white painted square altar. A young priest in white dhoti and white head cloth, with rudraksha malas and red-and-gold bangles, pours offerings toward a flame rising from wood. Behind him, a bald priest in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala stands, and several saffron-clad young sadhus sit beside the fire with white tilak marks. Brass vessels, a kalasha and a lamp are on the ground. Seated white-clad devotees and onlookers fill the background.2013-11-07November 04 20132013-11-04A night homa in progress at an outdoor ritual area. A central yellow-gold fire pit blazes with large flames. Behind it, a man in an orange turban and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with hands joined above the fire. Around him, several shaved-headed priests in saffron-orange dhotis sit on striped mats, tending the fire and handling offering trays of sticks and flower petals. Standing behind them, men in white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies hold their hands together in prayer. Gold ornamental arches, brass lamps and a pink flower-filled bowl are visible at the edges.2017-09-17 +1 copiesNovember 04 20132013-11-04November 07 20132013-11-07February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesA night-time homa at an outdoor ritual pavilion. A large yellow-painted square fire pit with a bright flame sits in the foreground, decorated with white and purple floral markings and scattered flower petals. Behind it, a priest in an orange-red turban and orange cloth, wearing a rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged and feeds offerings into the fire from a bowl. Beside him, another ritual assistant in an orange turban and orange cloth tends the fire. Standing men in white dhotis with gold borders, some bare-chested and some wearing shawls, stand in the background. Brass lamps, a tray of flower petals, a covered brass vessel and small offering plates sit on a striped mat, along with a silver puja tray holding pink flowers and lit wicks. Gold decorative arches stand behind the group.2017-09-17October 27 20142014-10-27Night outdoor homa at a square yellow-painted fire pit with a flame rising from the ash. A young priest in white dhoti and shawl, wearing rudraksha malas and a white head cloth, sits at right performing the ritual with a brass vessel and lamp stand beside him. Four people in saffron-orange robes with white tripundra markings sit at left with hands folded in prayer, and another in orange sits at right. Behind them, several seated onlookers in white and dark clothing watch. The flame and white ash dominate the frame.2013-11-07Night-time homa at an outdoor ashram setting. A square wooden fire pit with stepped yellow-painted sides holds a burning fire with dry grass and wood. In the foreground at right, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold border, rudraksha mala and bead bracelets sits cross-legged, hands raised over the fire. Next to him a bald man in orange-saffron robes sits behind a microphone stand. Two women in dark red-brown garments sit at left, one reading from an open book. Brass pots, a plate of offerings, oil lamps and a small kalasha surround the pit. Behind, a large seated crowd in orange, white and saffron clothing fills the ground, with a dark statue or murti at the back.2014-10-27