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A courtyard homa ritual with a small sacred fire burning on a brick floor in front of a decorated altar. Priests in white dhotis and bare upper bodies sit near the fire, one with a red-and-yellow turban, while others in white kurtas with red shawls sit nearby. Seated devotees in front, some wearing orange and red shawls, one in a white sari with a red border and another in a bright green shawl, watch from red-cushioned chairs. Behind them stand a golden throne draped with red and garlands and two golden lion figures, a golden canopy umbrella, and a deity altar garlanded with marigolds.

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Outdoor homa or puja at an open-air pavilion under a red-tiled roof with a yellow cloth backdrop. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes and orange-red shawls face the ritual area, where priests in white and saffron sit on a striped mat before a fire pit with smoke rising. Behind them stands a richly decorated deity murti with flower garlands and a golden peetha throne with a garland-draped figure. Brass oil lamps and ceremonial staffs frame the scene, and video cameras on tripods film the event. A white multi-storey building stands behind.2015-07-18July 18 20152015-07-18July 18 20152015-07-18Outdoor ritual gathering in a courtyard beside a cream building with arched windows. In the foreground, many seated devotees in white with red-orange shawls face the ceremony; a woman in a green patterned head covering sits among them. At left, a priest with bare upper body and orange cloth stands by a fire pit with rising smoke, a shaved-headed attendant in white nearby. Behind, an ornate golden throne-like seat with a golden canopy and garland-decorated altar, and a figure seated in red-orange garments flanked by golden lions and tall gold ceremonial poles with leaf-shaped finials. Yellow banners hang at left. Visible people number about twenty, seated devotees and attendants. A homa with offerings is visible; no appearance-based candidate for the presiding figure is clear enough to name.2015-07-18An outdoor courtyard satsang homa under a yellow canopy. In the foreground, a row of devotees sits on red-cushioned chairs, many wearing red-and-black checked shawls over white clothing, with women's long braids visible. At the centre, a deity murti decorated with garlands and a kalasha-style altar stands before a priest in white and orange robes. To the right, a figure in an ornate gold-and-red throne with gold lions and a gold parasol sits under a garland-draped seat, while another person in orange stands nearby. Gold ceremonial stands with circular emblems frame the scene, and a fire pit and ritual items lie on a colourful striped mat.2015-07-18Outdoor courtyard satsang during a homa, with a decorated deity murti on a flower-garlanded altar at left and a golden throne at right where a figure in red and orange robes sits, with a garland and a ceremonial umbrella above. Several devotees in white, orange and saffron shawls sit on red-cushioned chairs and white chairs facing the altar, while a bald man in a striped shirt sits among them. A man in orange clothing stands near the central altar, with brass lamps and a kalasha-style vessel nearby. Many visible people face the proceedings from the front rows.2015-07-18Outdoor photo of a homa or puja at an ashram-style open courtyard under a tiled roof and yellow canopy. Seated devotees in white clothes with red-orange shawls face a central golden throne (peetha) draped with a red cloth, flanked by garlanded flowers and a large deity murti, possibly decorated with garlands and rudraksha. Priests in white dhotis stand at the left with a brass oil lamp stand and offering vessels. Two golden lion sculptures and tall ceremonial standards with fan-shaped finials surround the throne. Smoke rises from the altar area. A red-and-white striped carpet covers the floor, and several seated devotees wear red malas.2015-07-18July 18 20152015-07-18July 18 20152015-07-18July 18 20152015-07-18July 18 20152015-07-18 +1 copiesJuly 17 20152015-07-17