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Evening outdoor ritual at a temple-like stone platform with a sacred fire burning on a brass vessel. A seated priest in white dhoti and orange shawl performs the fire ritual beside the stone pillar. Several men in white with orange shawls stand at left reading from papers, a woman in orange sari sits on a white-draped chair at centre-left, and devotees in front pray with hands joined. Rows of decorative lamps and oil lamps with coloured paper rosettes line the ground, with marigold garlands along the platform edge. Dark trees and a red curtain frame the scene.

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Night outdoor ritual photograph at a homa fire pit on a white-draped platform decorated with white and orange marigold garlands. Two figures in saffron/orange robes sit behind the platform: one with long swept-back hair holds a flame and a small vessel beside a microphone stand, and another in saffron robes sits nearby with a shaved head and ceremonial gold necklaces. A seated crowd of devotees in white clothes with hands folded fills the left foreground, and a large audience sits on blue mats beyond. Stage lights and a camera on a tripod are visible at left. The fire pit holds a bright flame with offerings, and a kalasha-style brass vessel sits near the front. Swamiji (probable) is the figure with long hair and saffron robes seated at the centre, presiding over the homa.2010-02-12February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16Night-time photograph of a ritual at an outdoor temple area. Rows of small oil lamps with flower decorations sit on the ground in the foreground. A bare-chested man in orange cloth stands at center, holding a trident-topped staff, with a line of white-clad devotees wearing orange shawls behind him, some with hands folded. A woman in a red and orange sari kneels at left. On the right, a white stone altar holds a large round golden backrest, brass vessels, garlands and a yellow flower border. Red curtains and a stone pillar frame the background.2006-12-31October 15 20102010-10-15 +1 copiesNight outdoor ritual photographed at a large open-air ground with a dense crowd of seated devotees behind a white-draped altar decorated with white, orange and yellow flower garlands. A fire burns in a brick-built homa pit on the altar, with a brass kalasha, bowls, fruit and a basket of flowers nearby. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a rudraksha mala with a gold necklace, sits at the altar holding an offering. Beside him a second priest in an orange robe and orange head covering stands, and a third person in orange kneels on the red carpet at right near a camera tripod. Stage lights and a white screen are visible in the background. a person cues: long swept hair, orange robe, rudraksha mala and gold necklace, seated at the homa as the officiant.2010-02-12February 16 20072007-02-16December 30 20092009-12-30Night outdoor ritual photo of a homa fire on a white-draped altar bordered with white flower garlands and marigold strands, with a brick-lined fire pit burning and smoke rising. Three figures in saffron/orange robes sit at the altar: one at left with a shaved head and orange shawl holding a tray, a long-haired figure in center-left with hands folded in prayer and a rudraksha-style mala, and another in orange seated at right with hands in anjali facing the altar. Near them a microphone stand. Behind, a large seated crowd in white clothes fills the ground, with stage lights and a tent structure in the background.2010-02-12Night outdoor photo of a homa fire ceremony on a stage. A fire pit with burning flames and rising smoke sits on a white-draped platform decorated with white flower garlands and marigold strings. Two people in saffron/orange robes perform the ritual: one standing behind the fire holding a ladle-like offering vessel, another seated in front with a rudraksha-style mala, pouring or tending the flames. Near the right foreground a person in orange robes sits with hands joined in prayer beside a microphone stand, and a row of white-clad devotees sit on blue and red mats in the audience. Stage lights and a banner are visible in the background.2010-02-12November 04 20132013-11-04Night outdoor ritual photograph at a homa or yagna altar. Two figures in saffron-orange robes stand at the decorated white altar, the one on the left holding a lit oil lamp and the one on the right holding a small bell and a ritual implement. The altar is edged with white flower garlands, orange and yellow marigolds, and green leaves, with a brass tray and a pot of offerings in front. Smoke rises behind the altar. A seated woman in orange and a man in white with a yellow shawl kneel with folded hands at the right, and a large crowd of devotees in white clothing sits on the blue mats and red carpet in front, with stage lights and a tent behind. Neither robed figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone, so role is given instead.2010-02-12