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A photograph of an outdoor homa ceremony under a corrugated metal canopy. A white square fire pit with stepped white edges sits in the foreground. A seated monastic in saffron-orange robes with a shaved head, white forehead markings and a rudraksha mala has hands pressed together near his face, with a light-coloured shawl over his shoulders. Around him sit several shaved-headed young ascetics in red-orange robes with white forehead and arm markings. A woman in white with a red beaded mala sits beside the fire, and a standing man in white robes with a mala and a woman in white are nearby. A golden ceremonial arch hangs behind the pit, and a red-draped table with a green cloth and offering trays is at right. A black van and red-brick ashram buildings with palm trees are behind.

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July 11 20142014-07-11A seated ritual scene beside a white-rimmed square fire pit at an outdoor ashram courtyard. On the right, a shaved-headed priest in red-orange robes with white forehead and arm markings sits with hands extended over the pit, next to a brass bowl and a small brass vessel. Opposite, a row of shaved-headed young ascetics in red robes and rudraksha malas sits in a semi-circle, several with white forehead bands. Two women in white saris with red malas sit on a raised platform near a golden throne-like seat with gold-leaf canopy supports, and a large wooden drum-shaped object rests behind them. Men in white shirts with red malas sit at the right edge, and a red-walled building forms the background.2014-07-11July 11 20142014-07-11September 09 20132013-09-09September 09 20132013-09-09September 09 20132013-09-09A square stone homa fire pit with burning logs and smoke is the main subject, with young boys and men in orange and red robes and white sacred ash markings tending the fire. A young man in white dhoti and a tall beige headwrap, with rudraksha mala beads, pours offerings from a steel bowl into the flames. Other ritual attendants in orange and red sit beside silver bowls, yellow marigold flowers and fruit offerings. Behind them a seated audience in white and colourful clothing watches the ritual under a red-roofed shelter. No identifiable a person candidate with compatible cues is clearly visible.2013-09-09September 09 20132013-09-09July 11 20142014-07-11September 09 20132013-09-09October 03 20142014-10-03September 09 20142014-09-09