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Overhead view of a dark stone floor after a ritual offering, scattered with small yellow marigold-type flowers, loose rice grains, red kumkum powder, and halved cut fruits with red-stained flesh, including a split green-skinned gourd-like fruit and broken coconut pieces. A green cut vegetable sits on the right. No people are visible. The scene suggests an offering site after puja.2006-11-20December 30 20062006-12-30October 27 20082008-10-27A square fire pit (homa kunda) built from stacked yellow-orange clay bricks, decorated with white dots and marks. Inside, the pit holds ash, charred sticks, shredded white and pink flower petals, and scattered offerings including a green fruit. Nearby on the floor are a brass bell, a brass ladle, a small brass lamp with an oil lamp, marigold petals and a patterned orange cloth. The scene suggests a Chandi homa ritual at the ashram. No people are visible.2008-10-27A square brick-lined fire pit sunk into a pale concrete floor, filled with fine grey-white ash. Scattered across the ash are several dark charred lumps and pale chunks. Orange flower petals lie on the floor at the top left corner, and the bare feet of one or two people are visible at the top edge of the frame. The pit is empty of people and no flames are visible.2006-11-221981 - MAstering the Science of Yoga with Yogi Yogananda PuriInterior view looking down into an unfinished concrete block structure under construction. Grey cinder or concrete blocks form the walls, with a horizontal wooden beam spanning the opening and a bare plastered wall on the left. Daylight enters from a gap at the lower right. No people, deity forms or ritual activity are visible.2009-10-15October 01 20112011-10-01Overhead view of a rectangular dark stone platform with a shallow rectangular recess. On the left sits a round polished metal plate holding orange-saffron cloth strips, white petals and pink rose petals, a typical offering arrangement. No people are visible. Floor edges and a grey surface surround the stone.2007-11-07A close view of a floral offering on a dark stone surface within a rocky niche or cave-like recess. Yellow marigold-type flowers, white blossoms, scattered red rose petals and a few dark red roses are arranged in a bed, with glossy dark green leaves among them. A long garland of pale cream flowers curves across the lower left foreground. No people are visible. Ritual flower decoration, possibly for a puja or abhishekam at a shrine.2009-10-31Close-up photograph of a smoky fire pit during a homa, showing charred wooden sticks, ash and partly burned offerings. Coconuts or fruit, small white items and a pink-red cloth bundle sit among the embers. No people are visible in the frame.2010-09-051981 - MAstering the Science of Yoga with Yogi Yogananda Puri