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Night outdoor ritual at a sacred fire. A man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on a red upholstered throne with gold-trimmed arms, hands folded in namaste, facing a fire pit with flames. To the left, a person in white ceremonial dress with a white head covering stands before a red-draped table holding a kalasha-style pot and offerings. Behind, two women in red sarees stand with hands joined, and a standing fan and banana plants are visible. This appears to be a homa or fire offering.

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November 19 20132013-11-19Night outdoor homa at an ashram: a fire burns in a rectangular wooden-framed fire pit in the foreground, with red flower petals scattered around it. On the right, a man in a maroon-red robe and matching dhoti, wearing a beaded rudraksha-style necklace, walks barefoot carrying a silver plate of white offerings and petals toward a gold-and-red throne-like chair. A woman in a white garment with gold borders and a white head covering stands at left with palms pressed together, facing the fire. Behind, a woman in maroon clothing and other devotees stand near a table draped in red with brass kalasha pots decorated with mango leaves, a purple cloth and a garland. A standing fan and a small fire on the ground are also visible. Several people are visible.2013-11-19Night outdoor ritual at a fire pit, a homa or yagna, with a bright flame rising from a rectangular stone-framed hearth scattered with red flower petals. On the right, a man in a deep maroon robe with a maroon shawl, barefoot, holds a silver plate and stands beside a red velvet throne with gold trim. Behind him, two women in maroon and saffron garments stand with palms joined. On the left, a person in white dhoti and white head wrap, with white markings on the arm, stands with palms pressed together facing the fire. A table draped in red cloth holds brass vessels, a purple cloth bundle, and yellow-orange flower offerings. A standing fan and a floral backdrop with marigold garlands complete the setting.2013-11-19Evening ritual photograph beside a large fire pit with bright flames at the left edge. A person in a dark orange-brown robe, wearing a red and orange turban with a crescent emblem, holds a lit lamp or flame vessel and a silver cup near a pink flower garland on the lower right. Several people in white and dark robes stand behind, and a silver ceremonial parasol with leaf-shaped hanging ornaments is held over the group. A red ornate throne chair sits at the right, with trees and palms in the background. The turbaned figure wears rudraksha beads and a red garland with gold necklaces, but the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2013-11-17 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor ritual under a corrugated roof. In the centre a woman in an orange-red sari with a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded, facing a fire pit where a homa flame burns in a wooden-framed box. Beside her an empty orange armchair sits on a platform, and a golden lion-shaped figure with flower garlands in yellow, purple and white is at left, draped in red cloth. At right a man in white dhoti and shawl with a red-beaded mala pours from a vessel, and several people in orange and white clothing stand in the background amid smoke.2014-11-25September 30 20132013-09-30November 07 20132013-11-07Night homa at an outdoor ashram setting with a fire burning in a brass vessel on the ground. A man in a maroon and gold-bordered dhoti and bare upper body stands centre, holding a brass plate over the smoke, with a bandaged forearm. To the left, an empty red velvet throne with gold carved trim stands on a mat. A younger man kneeling at right in white dhoti and shawl tends the fire with a plate, while several devotees in white and red sashes stand behind with palms joined. Strings of lights and foliage appear overhead.2013-10-07Night-time ritual at a temple-like open pavilion with a sunken fire pit (homa/yagna) burning at the lower left. A seated figure in orange robes and a long-garlanded orange chair raises one hand holding an object above a crowd of seated monks in saffron and orange, some with shaved heads, many wearing marigold garlands. A kneeling man in white dhoti with a pink head cloth, a rudraksha mala and bare upper body sits in front of a brass kalasha and offering pots on a patterned mat, hands folded in prayer. Standing attendants in white and saffron stand to the right, hands joined. Women in red silk saris with white flower garlands in their hair sit in the foreground, and banners with coloured fringes hang from the posts.2014-10-03A homa fire burns in a rectangular fire pit at dusk in an open-air courtyard with plain pale walls. A standing woman in a red sari with a red shawl and a red bindi holds a small offering tray and stands at the fire's edge. Kneeling devotees in saffron and white clothes press their palms together in namaskar beside the fire, while more people sit behind them. At left, an ornate gold-and-red throne (peetha) stands empty. A microphone stands on a stand by a tray of fruit, and a gold brocade cloth and a vase with white flowers and a lemon appear at right.2012-07-21November 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copies