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Outdoor ritual scene in an ashram courtyard. A bare-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with an orange-gold sash and gold necklace sits cross-legged before a white square homa/yagna platform with a dark central fire pit, holding a small vessel and offering items. Brass oil lamps stand on a white cloth at right beside a blue pot garlanded with red flowers, and scattered yellow marigold petals decorate the platform. Bowls of offerings sit at left. Behind are orange-red ashram buildings, a red chariot-like frame with hanging red strands, palm trees, and stone statues lined in the background.

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December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26Outdoor fire-ritual scene at an ashram courtyard. A man with a shaved head, wearing a white dhoti and a gold-and-orange shawl with a gold necklace, sits on a white raised square homa platform, blowing into a pipe or horn toward a dark central fire pit surrounded by yellow marigold petals. Brass oil lamps stand on a white-draped table at right beside a blue kalasha pot with a red flower garland, and a steel bowl of offerings sits at left. Behind him, two people in white clothing walk through the courtyard, with orange buildings, palm trees and a red metal structure behind. The man is a priest performing the ritual, not identifiable from appearance here, so the candidate is set to unsure.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26Outdoor ritual at a white-tiled square fire pit or homa kund on a sandy ground under palm trees. A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl leans over the pit, holding a ritual item, with a brass oil lamp, kalasha pot with red flowers, bowls and a brass lamp stand on the white cloth in front. Behind, a red-painted building, a small cart and a red frame are visible. A man in a red garment is partly visible at the left edge. The scene suggests a homa or puja.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A photograph of an outdoor homa fire pit in an ashram courtyard. A young man with a shaved head wears a white dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a flower garland, stooping over a square white-and-blue framed pit and pouring or offering with a ladle. Around the pit are brass oil lamps, a red-flowered blue pot, bowls of offerings and marigold petals. Behind are palm trees, orange-painted buildings and a red-and-metal ratha structure.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26Outdoor ritual scene in an ashram courtyard with sandy ground, coconut palms and orange-walled buildings behind. A man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl over his shoulder, a rudraksha-style bead necklace visible, stands beside a square fire pit filled with offerings, lit oil lamps, brass vessels, a pineapple, marigold petals and a blue pot wrapped in red flower garlands. He holds an object up at chest height near a tall red ritual frame with a red ring. Behind him are stacked red poles and a row of small stone figures.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26