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Photograph of a homa or yagna at an ashram-style outdoor pavilion filled with smoke. In the foreground a fire pit with brass vessels, flowers and a small burning fire sits on a raised wooden platform. Seated on a gold-framed throne with a red cushion is a man with a shaved head, wearing a rudraksha-style mala and a gold necklace, hands pressed together in prayer, dressed in a brown/maroon cloth. A priest in white dhoti and orange-saffron shawl, bare-chested, stands at left holding a flaming lamp (aarti) with marigold garlands. Devotees sit on the floor at right. A ceiling canopy with multicoloured striped fabric hangs overhead, and a screen shows the same ceremony.

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A fire ritual in a tented hall with smoke rising across the frame. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with an orange shawl stands at left beside a flaming havan fire, a garland on his shoulder. Seated on a gold throne with red cushions at right, a man with a red headwrap, a red and maroon garment and a long garland of flowers presses his palms together in prayer. Brass vessels, a kalasha, flower garlands and offering plates sit on a low platform in front of the fire. A large decorated umbrella with coloured fringes hangs above the throne, a screen shows a crowd at another event, and seated devotees fill the background, many with folded hands. This appears to be a homa/yagna.2016-12-07A homa ritual in a tented hall filled with smoke. A priest with bare chest and white dhoti with an orange shawl holds up a lit multi-tiered aarti lamp at left. Seated on a golden throne with red cushions at right is a figure in a red-and-maroon turban, red and gold garments, and garlands, hands joined in namaste; a probable Swamiji by appearance but the role is central to the ritual. Before him is a rectangular fire pit with flames, brass bowls, flower petals and offerings. Garlands hang from the altar at left. Behind, a screen shows a video of a ceremony, and a multi-coloured canopy hangs overhead, with a crowd of seated devotees in saris and white clothes in the background.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A homa ritual in a tented hall, with a fire pit filled with burning offerings and smoke rising across the frame. On the right, a seated man in a rust-red turban and dark red-brown dhoti sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, hands joined in namaskar, wearing a red-and-white flower garland and beaded necklaces. Standing at left, a priest in an orange shawl and white dhoti holds a lit lamp toward the fire, while a bare-chested priest at centre performs the offering. Flower garlands drape a deity murti and kalasha at left. Devotees sit on the floor at the back, and a screen shows a colourful image. A colourful umbrella hangs overhead.2016-12-07March 16 20172017-03-16 +1 copiesMarch 16 20172017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16February 16 20162016-02-16A ritual scene in a gold-ornamented hall with a crowd of devotees. A priest in a white dhoti with an orange sash stands at left, raising a flaming camphor lamp on a tray under a striped canopy. Seated in the centre on a gold throne is a figure with long hair, a maroon turban with a jewelled ornament, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, hands pressed together in namaskar. a person is shown here, a long-haired figure in maroon and ornate gold adornments on the throne. Another white-clad priest sits at lower right beside brass vessels and offerings, and many devotees sit in rows, some with palms joined. Smoke rises through the hall, with marigold garlands and a kalasha-like brass lamp at left.2016-12-07A homa fire ceremony takes place in an open-sided pavilion at night. Smoke rises from a fire pit on a yellow-cloth platform decorated with flowers, with fruit, bananas and brass vessels arranged in front. Three priests stand at right, shirtless or bare-chested with sacred threads and rudraksha malas, wearing white dhotis; one holds a small object at the fire. On a golden throne at left sits a bearded man in saffron-orange robes wearing a white and pink flower garland, with a red cushion behind him and a colourful striped canopy above. Many seated devotees in white fill the background, under strings of lights.2017-03-16 +1 copiesMarch 16 20172017-03-16 +1 copies