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A night-time homa ritual at an outdoor ashram space. A yellow-painted square fire pit holds ash and embers in the foreground, with bundled sticks on a plate nearby. A priest in white dhoti and white head cloth, with a rudraksha mala, stands at right holding a ladle over the fire. Seated to the left and centre are several people in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and forehead markings, some holding sticks or offering items. A decorated altar at right has yellow and orange marigold garlands, a kalasha-like vessel and brass lamps. Other seated devotees in white and grey clothing sit in the background.

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Night outdoor homa at a square yellow-painted fire pit with a flame rising from the ash. A young priest in white dhoti and shawl, wearing rudraksha malas and a white head cloth, sits at right performing the ritual with a brass vessel and lamp stand beside him. Four people in saffron-orange robes with white tripundra markings sit at left with hands folded in prayer, and another in orange sits at right. Behind them, several seated onlookers in white and dark clothing watch. The flame and white ash dominate the frame.2013-11-07November 07 20132013-11-07A homa fire burns inside a square yellow-bordered fire pit on a raised platform at an outdoor evening ritual, with marigold petals scattered around its edges. Several priests in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings sit cross-legged around the fire, some tending offerings. Behind them a seated crowd of devotees in white and light clothes fills the ground, and a large statue stands at the right edge. A man at the far right wears an orange turban and orange robes, seated beside brass vessels and offering trays. Smoke hangs over the scene. A small blue-and-white logo is visible at the upper left.2013-11-04Night homa at an outdoor fire pit with a yellow-and-white painted square altar. A young priest in white dhoti and white head cloth, with rudraksha malas and red-and-gold bangles, pours offerings toward a flame rising from wood. Behind him, a bald priest in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala stands, and several saffron-clad young sadhus sit beside the fire with white tilak marks. Brass vessels, a kalasha and a lamp are on the ground. Seated white-clad devotees and onlookers fill the background.2013-11-07Night outdoor fire ritual. A yellow-rimmed square fire pit blazes in the foreground. A man in a white dhoti with a white head cloth and a white shawl, bare-chested with a rudraksha-style necklace and gold armlet, leans over the flames offering an orange cloth into the fire. Behind him, three men in saffron-orange robes with shaved heads and white forehead markings stand; one holds a brass tray with flowers, another stands centrally. On the left, two young women in orange saris with beaded necklaces and forehead markings sit cross-legged, with a few seated onlookers behind them. On the right, a decorated altar is heaped with yellow and orange marigold garlands, fruit and brass vessels. A man in white clothing plays a small instrument at the back.2013-11-07Night homa at an outdoor fire pit. A tiered white-and-yellow stepped altar holds burning wood and smoke rises across the frame. Several young devotees in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings sit cross-legged around it. A man at right in white dhoti and a white head wrap, with a rudraksha mala, tends the fire with a stick. A purple and orange cloth with printed text lies in the foreground beside a plate of offerings.2013-11-07A night-time homa at an outdoor fire pit with yellow-and-white tiered sides. Ash and burning embers fill the square pit, with a small flame at the right edge. A man in white dhoti and white turban, with white marks on his body and a rudraksha mala, sits behind the pit, holding a ladle and a small brass vessel. To the left, several young people in saffron-orange robes sit with palms pressed together in prayer, some with white tilak marks on their foreheads. A bundle of dried sticks and a metal bowl of offerings sit on the cloth. Behind the pit, a deity murti is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a purple cloth. The scene shows four visible seated people in the foreground and a fifth partially visible at the far left edge.2013-11-07November 20 20132013-11-20September 26 20092009-09-26November 07 20132013-11-07A night homa ritual at an outdoor fire altar, with a rectangular white-and-yellow fire pit blazing in the centre. Around it sit about ten people: several shaved-headed young boys and monks in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas, one older man in orange with a grey beard, and two men in white dhotis with white shawls, one wearing a white turban and the other with a white-marked forehead. Brass pots and a lamp stand beside the fire, with bananas, coconuts and flower garlands at the right edge. Spectators in white and dark clothes sit in the background.2013-10-15October 27 20142014-10-27