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Night outdoor ritual at a fire-pit homa area. Five young men in white dhotis and shawls with rudraksha malas and orange-red armbands sit cross-legged on a yellow-framed platform before a metal bowl of yellow grain and a microphone. Behind them a large crowd of seated devotees in white and red shawls fills the open ground, with a tall ornate lamp or pillar and garlands near the back. A purple-striped rug lies to the left.

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April 03 20132013-04-03Night-time homa at an open outdoor site. A square fire pit lined with yellow-painted edges holds glowing embers. Several priests in white dhotis and white shawls, with rudraksha malas, sit cross-legged behind microphone stands on the left. On the right, priests in saffron-orange robes and orange turbans chant seated before the pit, with brass plates, bowls of offerings and a small oil lamp at the front. Behind them a seated audience in white and orange clothing watches, and a tall lit deity murti stands in the background. Marigold garlands and a paper sheet of text lie near the front.2014-09-06A night-time group of young men and older devotees sits cross-legged on a pink-and-orange mat in an outdoor setting, all with palms pressed together in anjali. The foreground students wear white dhotis with gold borders and white sacred ash lines across their foreheads, with rudraksha malas and beaded bracelets; one wears round glasses. Older men in plain white garments and red-beaded malas sit behind them, and a few standing figures appear in the dim background near an orange-red structure. The scene looks like satsang or prayer. No single figure is clearly identifiable as the a person.2015-06-02August 29 20142014-08-29Night-time outdoor gathering of young male devotees seated cross-legged on a cloth-covered floor, dressed in white dhotis and shawls with gold borders. Many wear rudraksha malas and have white or sandal forehead markings. The front-right devotee, with a shaved head and stacked beaded necklaces, holds his palms together in anjali. Behind them, older men in white and a man in a patterned shirt sit in the dark. Oil lamps or lights glow faintly in the background, and a pillar stands at the left. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable among the seated devotees.2015-06-02January 16 20132013-01-16February 24 20152015-02-24 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20142014-09-11October 11 20142014-10-11Night-time homa ritual in an open courtyard. A square fire pit with a yellow-painted brick border holds a flame at its centre. A man in an orange robe and orange head wrap sits behind it, raising a hand and pointing upward, while another man in white dhoti and white head band, bare-chested with rudraksha malas, sits nearby. A row of seated men in white dhotis and rudraksha malas sits on the left before microphone stands. Behind them, many saffron-robed devotees sit on the ground. A large floral garland hangs from an ornate golden structure on the right, beside a golden elephant figure on a red-draped stand and brass offering vessels. Bright fruit and flower offerings lie on the ground.2014-08-29August 29 20142014-08-29Night outdoor satsang on woven straw mats with many seated devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, some in saffron and some in yellow shawls, several women in white saris with orange or yellow borders. Many have palms pressed together in anjali or hands folded in meditation. A saffron-and-orange shrine with a deity murti stands in the background beside tall ceremonial poles with colourful fabric, lit by stage lights.2010-10-15