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A photograph of a priest in white ritual dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala, seated at a homa fire pit. He holds a bundle of grass or broom-like tool over the offering area and speaks into a microphone on a stand. Kalasha pot with flower garland and green leaves sits at right, along with brass bowls and a brass lamp on the altar. Red and gold decor and a gold canopy are behind him, with a flatbed trolley and a few blurred background figures.

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May 03 20122012-05-03May 03 20122012-05-03A homa or fire ritual at an outdoor altar. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a bare chest, wearing a rudraksha mala and sacred ash on his forehead, holds a lit oil lamp over a metal bowl while speaking into a microphone and holding a brass bell in his other hand. A low white altar with a black top holds dried wood sticks, red flower petals, incense sticks and a small pot. Orange-clad and white-clad attendants sit behind him, and a man in grey stands at a trolley on the right. On the right, orange pumpkins decorated with white jasmine garlands and green leaves sit beside glass jars on a white cloth. Orange-painted walls and a leafy tree are in the background.2012-05-03A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged beside a fire pit, holding a handheld bell and a lit oil lamp on a long silver-stand. He wears a heavy gold necklace with a pendant and a bangle on his wrist, with a white vertical forehead mark. Brass bowls with yellow flower petals and a bundle of dried sticks sit on a stone ledge in front of him, with smoke rising from the fire. Behind him, a red and white striped wall and green plants frame the outdoor ritual, while seated men in the background watch.2011-12-17May 03 20122012-05-03A photograph of a priest performing a homa-style fire ritual at an outdoor ashram setting with red-painted walls and a corrugated roof. Centre, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark stands at a black-topped fire pit and gestures with folded hands while speaking into a microphone on a stand. Around him, a row of seated devotees in orange and saffron shawls and white clothes watch. Foreground right holds a table with brass kalasha-style pots, coconuts, mango leaves, white flowers and bundles of dried wood offerings. Colourful tassels hang at the top right beside a golden ornate structure.2012-05-03A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold-edged border kneels at a square homa fire pit, feeding offerings into flames with a long metal ladle. He wears a gold necklace and a white tilaka on his forehead. Silver pots and a kalasha-style vessel sit on the stone ledge, with green plants and a red-and-white striped wall behind him. Other people are partly visible at the left. This is a fire ritual scene. The priest's identity cannot be determined from appearance.2011-12-17A shaven-headed priest sits cross-legged behind a fire pit with a bright flame, performing a homa. He wears white ritual cloth with gold borders, a rudraksha mala, and white vibhuti lines on his forehead, and gestures with one hand while holding a steel plate of grains. Brass and copper vessels, a ladle, a bell, dry twigs, and an open book sit on the altar, with a microphone in front of him. Red cloth and green leaves lie at the bottom edge, and a terracotta-coloured wall and pillar stand behind under a covered walkway.December 17 20112011-12-17A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red-and-gold border sits cross-legged beside a brick fire pit (homa/yagna) with bright flames. He wears a heavy gold necklace and a gold pendant, holds a ladle over the fire in one hand, and reads from an open book on a stand with a microphone. Behind him stands a wooden cart, and to the right are trays of red chillies, fruit and other offerings.2011-12-31December 17 20112011-12-17May 03 20122012-05-03