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A night-time homa at an open-air outdoor ashram setting. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and a pink-striped shawl sits at a raised stone fire pit, pouring an offering with a brass ladle-like vessel while speaking into a microphone on a stand. Rudraksha beads hang around his neck and he wears bangles. Brass vessels of offerings, banana pieces and flower garlands in red and orange sit beside the pit, and a kalasha decorated with flowers stands at right. Two seated devotees and a man in red and white are visible at left under a pillared shelter.

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April 23 20122012-04-23A shaven-headed priest in a white dhoti with a red-striped border sits cross-legged at an outdoor fire pit at night, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala around his neck and white vertical tilak marks on his forehead. He performs a homa, with incense sticks, a small brass lamp, flowers, fruit and bowls of offerings arranged before him, and smoke rising from the fire. A microphone on a stand is near him. Two seated children and an adult in a red shirt watch at the left under open-sided ashram buildings.2012-04-23April 23 20122012-04-23April 23 20122012-04-23A photo of a shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with red border and bare chest, wearing a rudraksha mala and a silver bangle, seated at a stone homa fire pit at night. He holds a small object over the fire with both hands while smoke rises around him. A microphone stand is beside him. Behind him a woman in a white shawl sits near brass vessels and greenery. Silver bowls, a ladle, a pile of dried sticks and a green and red cloth bundle sit on the ledge. The priest shows no distinctive a person cues such as long hair, saffron clothing or crown, so his identity is uncertain.2012-04-23A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with red-bordered shawl sits at an outdoor ritual table, performing a ritual with his hands over a small vessel. He wears a rudraksha mala and a pendant necklace, and a bangle on his wrist. Before him are brass bowls, a red-and-green cloth bundle, dried plant offerings, and a microphone on a stand, with incense smoke rising at the right. The setting is an outdoor courtyard with greenery and a brick wall behind him. The photo shows a puja or homa-style ritual rather than a portrait of a named person.2012-04-23April 23 20122012-04-23A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with a saffron-edged cloth over the shoulder sits at a white fire altar, holding a small object in his cupped hands, with a rudraksha mala and a tilak on his forehead. A microphone stands beside him and a brass bell rests on the altar. Behind the altar, bundles of dried sticks, a small clay vessel and a plate of offerings are arranged, and a kalasha-like brass vessel with mango leaves and flower garlands sits at right. Two men in shirts watch from the left, and a red-walled building with hanging tassels stands behind. A homa or puja is being performed.2012-05-03December 17 20112011-12-17October 09 20102010-10-09December 31 20112011-12-31April 23 20122012-04-23