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A night-time homa at an outdoor ashram setting. Two young priests in saffron-orange dhotis and matching headcloths stand at a fire pit, one pouring an offering from a silver vessel into large flames. A third figure with bare shoulders and a red-orange cloth sits in front, and a camera on a tripod is at left. Behind the fire, a dark stone deity murti is garlanded with white and purple flower strands. At right, a silver tray with flower garlands and a small oil lamp sit beside the fire pit. A partially visible sign with green lettering hangs in the background.

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September 24 20172017-09-24September 24 20172017-09-24 +1 copiesSeptember 24 20172017-09-24 +1 copiesSeptember 24 20172017-09-24 +1 copiesA night homa or fire ritual at an outdoor temple-like stage. Three priests in saffron-orange garments and orange turbans stand and kneel at a golden fire pit where flames rise high. The standing priest in front, wearing rudraksha beads and a saffron cloth over the shoulder, holds a ladle and a metal ritual implement over the fire. Two other figures in orange sit or stand beside him, one in a bare-chested orange wrap. Behind the fire is a deity murti decorated with a garland of marigolds and yellow and red flowers, and a stone lion or bull figure sits nearby. A tall silver tray holds flower offerings, and an oil lamp burns at right. A video camera on a tripod stands at left. A small fan and red curtain are in the background.2017-09-24A fire ritual (homa) at night beside a deity murti draped with garlands in purple, white and yellow. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti and orange head-wrap stands at the fire, pouring an offering from a silver vessel into the flames. Beside him, a second orange-clad assistant with a wrapped head holds a small vessel. A third man in orange kneels in the foreground, and a figure in white sits at the lower edge. A tripod-mounted camera stands at left. Offerings lie on a silver tray at right, with a brass lamp nearby and a white and orange cloth draped over a platform.2017-09-24Night ritual at a fire pit: a standing priest in orange dhoti and orange turban, with a rudraksha mala, pours liquid from a small vessel into a blazing fire on a gold-toned platform. A second orange-clad assistant kneels at left, and a third stands behind, holding a ritual item. Behind the fire is a dark deity murti draped with white and yellow-orange garlands, with a golden kalasha-like vessel in front. Flowers, fruit and brass plates lie at right, and a pedestal fan and camera on a tripod are visible. The scene is a homa/yagna.2017-09-24 +1 copiesSeptember 24 20172017-09-24Night ritual at an outdoor fire altar. A standing priest, bare-chested with an orange dhoti, a rudraksha mala and an orange head-wrap, pours a liquid from a cloth-wrapped vessel over a deity murti draped in marigold garlands. A bright flame rises from a golden fire pit in front of the murti. Two more priests in orange cloth sit and stand nearby, one with a bare back and one with an orange turban, and a tripod-mounted camera is at left. Offerings, a brass plate and flower garlands sit on the altar edge, and a banner with a sign reading Dhyanapeetham hangs in the background.2017-09-24Night-time homa at an outdoor ritual platform. A young priest in saffron-orange dhoti and matching turban pours an offering from a ladle-like spoon into a bright fire pit, a bag of offerings held in his hand. Beside him, another priest in orange and turban kneels with his back turned, and a third orange-clad attendant stands at left near a camera on a tripod. Behind them are deity murtis draped with garlands and a stone statue of a bull, with an oil lamp, brass vessels and a purple-cloth covered object with flower garlands in front. A black-and-white tiled electric fan and a red curtain are visible at right.2017-09-24September 24 20172017-09-24 +1 copiesSeptember 24 20172017-09-24 +1 copies