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A man with long dark swept-back hair, a yellow-orange tilak on his forehead and a red bindi, wearing a saffron-orange shawl over a bare chest and a rudraksha mala, smiles while pouring a white substance from a plastic packet into a large iron fire pit with bright flames, appearing to perform a homa offering outdoors. Behind him a uniformed police officer stands near a white vehicle, an older man in white shirt and dhoti watches, and a cameraman in a striped shirt films. A woman in a red top sits near the fire.

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July 23 20122012-07-23July 23 20122012-07-23July 23 20122012-07-23July 23 20122012-07-23July 23 20122012-07-23July 23 20122012-07-23A photograph of a homa fire ritual at an outdoor pavilion with palm trees behind. A bare-shouldered man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-edged cloth and a long rudraksha mala stands at a fire pit, scattering offerings into the flames with his right hand. A bald attendant in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands at left beside a red and gold throne. Several women in red and maroon saris and white garments stand at right with hands folded in prayer. A small oil lamp and a flower-strewn fire altar sit in the foreground.2012-05-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a ritual at a stainless-steel table lined with small clay oil lamps. A large black iron kadai sends up thick white smoke on the left. A man with long dark swept-back hair, a saffron-orange garment and a rudraksha mala with ceremonial gold ornaments pours liquid from a plastic bottle into the pan, with an orange tilak on his forehead. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and gold ornaments in saffron clothing), in the role of ritual officiant. Beside him a shaved-headed attendant in saffron cloth and rudraksha beads handles a small dish. Behind them, a man in white shirt and dhoti films with a camcorder, and several onlookers in white shirts and uniforms stand watching, with a green pillar at left.2012-07-23A photograph of an outdoor ritual scene under a pillared open hall. In the foreground a large metal pan sends up billowing white steam over a steel counter. On the right a man with long dark hair, orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders, and rudraksha beads and gold pendants around his neck pours water from a plastic bottle into the pan, with a small bindi and tilak on his forehead. Behind him a man in a khaki uniform stands near the crowd of onlookers, including children, a man in white shirt with a video camera on his shoulder, and a man in orange on the right edge. Teal pillars and a tree frame the scene.2012-07-23May 27 20132013-05-27 +1 copiesDecember 17 20142014-12-17May 27 20132013-05-27