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Night-time homa at a brick fire pit with tall orange flames, its square base decorated with white chalk patterns and set on a striped red, green and pink mat. Two shirtless men stand at left: the nearer one holds a microphone and wears a rudraksha mala, the other wears a white dhoti with yellow border and a rudraksha mala. Seated at right is a man in a red-orange robe with a patterned crown-like headwrap, gold necklace, bangles and armbands, hands folded, with a silver throne-like backrest behind him. Before him are brass pots, vessels, a kalasha and a small deity murti on a tray. A microphone stand stands near the mat. a person cues: ornate crown-like headwrap, gold necklace and adornments on a seated figure of ceremonial presence, with appearance uncertain at this resolution.

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A night-time homa at a fire pit lined with brick and painted white and red, with a tall flame rising at left. Three men stand or kneel around it on striped cloth in red, green, purple and yellow. A standing man at left, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala, holds a microphone and speaks. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala stands near the fire. At right, a figure in a red-brown garment, with a silver-patterned crown or headpiece, long hair and silver-embellished wings-like shoulder ornament, kneels at a low table holding offerings in a bowl. A silver deity murti stands on a silver platform at right with flower garlands, and metal vessels and a kalasha-like pot are arranged on the floor. A microphone stand stands nearby, and a yellow vehicle is visible in the background.2017-09-07 +1 copiesNight ritual homa at an open-air fire pit with a lit flame rising from a brick-lined square pit covered with white-patterned green and red cloth. A bare-chested man in a standing position with a microphone and a second man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala stand near the fire. A seated man in red-brown wrap with a crown-like headpiece, gold necklace and arm bands sits behind brass pots and offering vessels, hands folded, with a silver ornate chair behind him. A woman in red stands at the right beside a microphone stand, and a silver deity murti sits on a silver stand at the right edge. Several pots and plates of offerings are arranged on the floor mats.2017-09-07A night-time homa at an open-air ashram courtyard. In the foreground a fire burns in a square brick fire pit decorated with white painted geometric designs. Behind it a seated man in a rust-red robe, with a crown-like head covering, rudraksha-style beads and bangled arms, sits on a striped multicoloured cloth beside a metal microphone stand, offering trays of fruit and rice, copper pots and a silver-framed deity murti with flower garlands. Two shirtless men in orange-red dhotis stand behind him, and a woman in white with a garland, plus another person, stand at the left edge. A silver peetha with garlands sits at right. Whether the seated man is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance; the cues are a crown, red robe and beads, but the image is uncertain.2017-09-07 +1 copiesA night homa at an open-air ashram courtyard. A seated man in a crown-like white and silver turban, rust-red robe, gold armbands and bangles sits behind a microphone stand before a lit fire pit with a flame, with brass vessels, offerings of rice and sweets on a colourful striped cloth, and a silver ornate stand with flower garlands on the right. Standing to the left are a bare-chested man in a dhoti and a man in a red-orange garment, plus a woman in a white sari with a long garland. The seated figure shows distinctive adornments and a saffron-red ritual robe; the page names a person present, so appearance-based identity is probable. A wrapped brass kalasha and a cloth-covered stand are nearby. Another partial person appears at the far left edge.2017-09-07 +1 copiesNight outdoor ritual on a striped multicoloured cloth with a square brick fire pit blazing at left, its walls painted with white designs. A seated man in a red-orange dhoti and shawl with a silver-coloured headpiece and gold armbands sits on a raised silver-trimmed seat before a microphone stand, surrounded by brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot, bowls, fruit, flower garlands and a silver shrine or throne with a small deity murti at right. Four people stand behind: two men in saffron cloth, one bare-chested with rudraksha, and two women in white saris at left. The scene reads as a homa or yagna with puja offerings. a person cues: ornate headdress, saffron-orange clothing and ceremonial adornments.2017-09-07 +1 copiesSeptember 07 20172017-09-07Night outdoor homa at a KAILASA ashram: a lit brick fire pit with tall orange flames sits at left, with ritual offerings and a brass vessel nearby. Behind it, about two dozen young ascetics in orange robes and orange head cloths sit cross-legged on striped mats. A shirtless man in an orange cloth stands holding a microphone, and a man in white dhoti with a sash stands beside him. At right, a seated man in orange robes with an ornate headdress and beaded necklaces leads the offerings beside a silver throne, brass lamps, kalasha-style pots and a silver bull figure. a person appears as the seated officiant in ornate headdress and beaded jewellery.2017-09-07 +1 copiesNight ritual homa at an open pavilion: a brick fire pit blazes on the left, its edge painted with white geometric designs. Behind it, a man with a silver-white crown and a red-and-gold garment sits cross-legged on a striped rug, holding a ritual implement and facing the fire, with brass vessels, a bowl of offerings, and a silver altar with garlands and a small deity murti beside him. A microphone stand stands nearby. Standing behind him are two men, one bare-chested with a white dhoti and the other in red-orange, and two women in white saris with a garland, watching. The seated man wears ornate jewellery and a rudraksha-style bead necklace. Wrapped in colourful rugs, the scene is lit by the fire and a few lamps. a person probable: crown and red-gold attire qualify, so the seated figure is most.2017-09-07 +1 copiesNight outdoor homa at a square brick fire pit with a burning flame, the pit edged with white painted geometric patterns and star motifs. A seated figure with long dark hair and a crown-like ornament, wearing a dark red garment and bangles, sits behind a silver throne-like seat, with a silver dais and small silver deity figure on the right. Striped purple, green and pink cloths cover the ground with brass and steel pots, bowls, a kalasha and a plate of white offerings in front of the fire. Two figures in orange robes stand in the background beside wooden pillars and a doorway. The seated figure has distinctive long hair, a crown and red garments, which is consistent with the page reference to a person, but identity is uncertain from appearance.2017-09-07 +1 copiesSeptember 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copiesA homa fire ritual at night on a striped cloth in an open courtyard. A square brick fire pit with white zigzag and dot markings burns brightly in the centre. A large brass vessel sits at the left and small brass bowls, a lamp and offering plates lie around the cloth. Three men attend: one at the far left in a rust-coloured cloth with rudraksha, seated and tending items; a central seated figure in rust-coloured clothing with a white head wrap and a long shawl; and a figure at right in white with a rudraksha mala and a white-marked face. A silver peetha or throne with a silver kalasha-like ornament stands at the right edge beside a microphone stand. The central figure's appearance shows some cues but not enough to confirm identity, so the role is recorded as priest performing the fire offering.2017-09-07 +1 copiesSeptember 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copies