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A person in orange saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a raised mound of earth inside a circular fire pit, with small flames and smouldering wood around the edge and a brass kalasha-like vessel placed before him. Smoke rises from the ground. In the background, several men in white dhotis and white kurtas, some with orange and yellow cloths over their shoulders, stand and tend the fire, one holding a long stick. A seated man in white with a yellow sash sits to the left beside small plates, and a white stepped structure stands at the upper left. Several people are visible, roughly six to twenty.

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June 13 20102010-06-13June 13 20102010-06-13June 13 20102010-06-13June 13 20102010-06-13A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with eyes closed on a raised wooden platform within a ring of fire pit. Flames burn at the edges of a circular trench filled with ash and embers, smoke drifting across the scene. Behind him a brass kalasha-style vessel rests on the ground, and a stone structure with a white base and a garlanded deity murti stands in the background among palm trees. Several people in white ritual clothing sit around the homa area, some in the smoke. The setting is an open-air homa or yagna ground.2010-06-13Outdoor fire ritual at a temple grounds under a grey, smoky sky. A young man in saffron-orange robes with a long wavy hairstyle and beaded rudraksha mala sits cross-legged before a circular fire pit, a brass pot beside him, while several other participants in white garments and yellow shawls sit around smaller fire pits. Smoke drifts across the scene; a black Shiva linga with a flower garland stands on a white pedestal at right, and carved stone figures stand in the background. The setting suggests a homa or yagna.2010-06-13Outdoor fire ritual at dusk: a seated figure in saffron-orange robe and a dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged beside a smoking circular fire pit, pouring from a brass vessel. Around them, men and women in white dhotis and white garments with yellow sashes stand and kneel near small fires, one holding a metal plate. Smoke drifts across the sandy ground. a person cues: long dark hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala seated at the homa fire, identified by role as the officiating sannyasi.2010-06-13July 20 20102010-07-20Outdoor fire ritual at dusk with smoke rising from several small fire pits dug into sandy ground. In the foreground a man in orange robes and a dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a circular platform beside a brass kalasha-style pot, hands folded in prayer, long hair falling past his shoulders. Beside him a man in white kurta with a red shawl holds a metal plate. Behind them, a row of men in white and orange robes with yellow and red shawls sit in meditation around more fire pits, with a thatched structure and stone sculptures in the background. a person as the central figure in orange with long hair and rudraksha mala, seated in the homa setting.2010-06-13Outdoor ritual scene on dry earth with several circular fire pits lined with ash and smouldering embers, smoke rising. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair, saffron-orange sleeveless garment, rudraksha mala and bare feet sits cross-legged on a raised mud platform beside a brass kalasha-style pot, hands folded in lap, eyes closed, in a meditative posture. Probable Swamiji by the long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala. Behind and around, devotees in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow sashes sit cross-legged at other fire pits, some with hands raised or folded, one holding a small object.2010-06-13A photograph of a seated figure in an orange saffron robe with a dark rudraksha mala necklace, eyes closed, sitting cross-legged on a low wooden seat in an outdoor sandy yard. A brass kalasha-style vessel with a handle sits at his left, and a small fire burns in a pit beside him with smoke rising. Behind him, several men in white dhoti and shirt bend over, tending wood and a brass plate. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long dark hair, orange robes and rudraksha beads, and the page names Swamiji for this event, so the identification is a. The scene suggests a homa or fire ritual with attendants.2010-06-13Outdoor fire ritual on a sandy ground at an ashram, with many small circular fire pits outlined by burning logs. A young man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl sits cross-legged in the foreground, tending a pit with a small clay bowl of offerings nearby. Behind him a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl, holding a long iron rod, tends the fires. Smoke drifts over rows of seated participants in white clothes and orange shawls, with a tin-roofed building and palm trees in the background.2006-08-17