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A night-time homa or yagna at an open-air ashram pavilion. A yellow-gold fire pit with flames rising from it is the centre of the scene. Several people in saffron-orange robes sit or stand around it: a man in the centre wears an orange turban and orange cloth, another in orange sits at left, a shirtless man stands at the top left, and a woman in orange kneels at the right edge. Brass vessels and a metal plate sit near the fire, and a bouquet of white and red flowers with green leaves lies in the foreground beside a brass lamp. Behind them are a gold arch, a deity murti, a garlanded dark stone figure at right, and a striped cloth-covered mat in the foreground.

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September 17 20172017-09-17September 24 20172017-09-24 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20172017-09-11September 10 20172017-09-10 +1 copiesSeptember 24 20172017-09-24 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20172017-09-11September 24 20172017-09-24 +2 copiesNight-time homa ritual under a tent-covered temple court. In the foreground, a saffron-robed priest with a bare upper body, white ash markings and an orange turban sits before a yellow-tiled fire pit, lit by a flame, holding a ritual object. Beside him, another orange-clad priest in an orange turban tends the offerings. Brass vessels, plates of flowers and yellow marigolds lie on the platform, and a rainbow-striped mat covers the floor. Behind them, a shrine holds a decorated deity murti with a kalasha. Several other saffron-clad attendants stand nearby, and a black stone statue is at left.2017-09-11A homa fire ritual under a pink-edged white canopy in an open courtyard. A yellow rectangular fire pit with burning flames and steam sits centre-frame, surrounded by small brass cups, brass bowls, flower petals and pink flowers. A young boy in orange cloth sits bare-chested in the foreground facing the fire. Behind, standing priests in orange dhotis with orange head wraps and rudraksha malas stand near the pit, one offering something into it. Further back, a seated man in orange and red robes sits beside a harmonium-like stand. A gilded shrine with deity murtis and a garlanded figure is at the left. Fruit, plates and a kalasha sit on the mat in the foreground.2017-10-10 +1 copiesNight-time homa at an outdoor temple courtyard under a white canopy. A priest in orange robes and an orange turban stands at left tending a golden fire pit with flames and smoke rising. Another priest in orange kneels beside the fire, and a young assistant in orange leans in to add offerings from a brass vessel. Seated at right on a red-cushioned chair before a microphone, a figure in red-orange robes and rudraksha beads, with long hair, sits near the fire. Behind them stand a dark stone deity murti, a golden shrine arch with a draped red backdrop and seated deity images, and striped woven mats cover the floor. Garlands of white and red flowers and brass lamps lie in the foreground.2017-09-17October 08 20172017-10-08A photograph of an evening homa at an open-air pavilion under a white tarpaulin. Several priests in saffron-orange robes stand around a yellow fire pit with flames rising, and one holds a ceremonial vessel over the fire. Striped multicoloured mats cover the floor, with brass oil lamps, a green leaf-wrapped offering, bananas, a garland of white and red flowers, and plates of flowers and sweets in front. Behind, a deity murti in a glass shrine is decorated with a red garland and gold ornaments. A seated man in orange-red robes with a rudraksha mala and a shawl sits on a throne-like chair to the right, attended by a young boy in saffron, while a black stone figure with a garland stands near the fire. Lights and a camera stand are visible at the edges.2017-09-17