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Night outdoor fire ritual (homa) at a yellow-bordered brick fire pit with ash-covered coals. Seated priests in white dhotis with sacred ash and white forehead markings chant at a microphone; a priest in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas sits near a silver kalasha, flower offerings and brass pots. A man in a pink turban and white dhoti with rudraksha beads pours from a silver vessel. Behind them, thirty-plus devotees in white and red shawls sit on mats, and a deity murti garlanded in flowers stands on a red pedestal under a lit canopy.

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Night-time outdoor homa at a square yellow-painted fire pit lined with brick and filled with ash. Priests in white dhotis with bare upper bodies, rudraksha malas and white forehead markings sit behind the pit; one in a saffron-orange cloth at centre faces the fire. Brass pots, oil lamps, flowers and small offering bowls surround the pit. Behind, a large seated crowd in white and red shawls watches, with a dark deity murti on a raised platform at the back. Several people are visible in the audience, so the count is 21-100.2014-10-11October 27 20142014-10-27Outdoor homa ritual under a open-sided pavilion with palm trees behind. A large fire pit with bright flames stands in the foreground on the left. A seated figure in an orange-cushioned throne chair, wearing a long white garland and orange robes, sits with hands raised in prayer, with a lit lamp beside the throne. In front of the throne, a man kneels on a pink cloth wearing white dhoti, bare chest, rudraksha mala and red-pink turban, making offerings near small brass pots and kalasha vessels. Several young girls in white and gold saris with flower garlands and gold headpieces kneel nearby. A row of seated devotees in saffron and orange robes sits along the left and a priest in maroon and gold robes stands behind, pouring from a vessel. About 30 people are visible.2014-10-03Night-time ritual at a temple-like open pavilion with a sunken fire pit (homa/yagna) burning at the lower left. A seated figure in orange robes and a long-garlanded orange chair raises one hand holding an object above a crowd of seated monks in saffron and orange, some with shaved heads, many wearing marigold garlands. A kneeling man in white dhoti with a pink head cloth, a rudraksha mala and bare upper body sits in front of a brass kalasha and offering pots on a patterned mat, hands folded in prayer. Standing attendants in white and saffron stand to the right, hands joined. Women in red silk saris with white flower garlands in their hair sit in the foreground, and banners with coloured fringes hang from the posts.2014-10-03September 15 20152015-09-15May 10 20172017-05-10Night-time homa at an outdoor fire pit lined with yellow painted borders and stone. A priest in orange-red dhoti and wrap with a yellow-orange turban and rudraksha mala pours ghee from a large brass kalasha into the flames while seated. Beside him, several young men in white dhotis, bare-chested, with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings sit on mats chanting and handling bowls of grains and offerings. Smoke rises, and a crowd of seated devotees fills the background under dim lights.2014-09-06Night fire ritual at an open-air ashram courtyard. A seated central figure in an orange turban, orange robe and multiple rudraksha and gold-coloured necklaces tends a square fire pit with flames and offerings, holding a small ritual implement. Around the fire, shaven-headed monks and saffron-robed women sit in rows, some with white tilak marks on their foreheads, many wearing rudraksha malas. Behind them stands a larger seated gathering in white clothing, and an ornate silver canopy hangs overhead above a decorated platform. Smoke rises through the dim scene.2013-07-22A night-time outdoor homa at a brick fire pit, with orange flames rising from logs inside a square brick enclosure dusted white. Several women in white saris, some with red-bordered or yellow-bordered cloth, stand at the pit's edge offering items from brass plates; the foreground woman in a yellow-and-white sari pours from a silver plate while another in a dark blouse and white sari holds a plate and a beaded necklace. A blue canopy tent and a row of standing devotees in white clothing stand behind the pit, with a few men in white shirts at the left. Scattered petals and coloured offerings lie on the brick rim.2006-12-17October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesNight 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.2014-08-29November 09 20132013-11-09