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A ritual fire ceremony at an ashram altar. A bare-chested man with a rust-red turban and a dark rudraksha mala with gold necklaces stoops over a square brick fire pit lined with yellow, pouring liquid from a small brass vessel into a copper bowl. Smoke rises from the pit. Beside him, a second man in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Garlands of yellow and red flowers, steel and brass pots, a silver trident-shaped staff and a gold-draped pedestal form the foreground. Behind, a gilded ornament and a striped cloth banner in blue, yellow and red are visible, with a few more devotees in white at the edges. The scene resembles a homa or yagna.

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A man in a maroon turban and maroon dhoti stands barefoot on a white ceremonial seat beside a brick fire pit with a visible flame, holding a small brass lamp in one hand while his other hand hovers over a covered tray of offerings. He wears a long beaded rudraksha-style mala with gold beads and a pendant. A second man in orange garments and a similar beaded necklace stands at left holding the tray. Behind them a portrait of a garlanded figure in red is displayed on a gold-covered seat, along with a silver trident and a golden cloth-wrapped object, and colourful string lights hang in the background. This appears to be a homa or puja ritual.2017-10-15October 15 20172017-10-15June 04 20182018-06-04June 04 20182018-06-04April 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesJune 04 20182018-06-04March 20 20142014-03-20December 15 20132013-12-15Night-time outdoor ritual on a wooden platform under a canopy decorated with pink, blue and yellow bunting and green leaves. A standing priest in orange-red dhoti with a gold-toned body and rudraksha beads holds a silver bowl. Beside him, a seated figure in orange robes and a beaded mala joins hands in prayer. Two men in white dhotis with sacred threads sit to the left, and a few more people stand in the background. In front lie brass vessels, silver ritual implements, a conch-shaped tray, fruits, black berries and a small oil lamp, with a decorated deity murti at right garlanded with white flowers. This is a puja or homa-style ceremony.2012-10-19 +1 copiesNight ritual in an open courtyard with a fire pit (homa) burning on a yellow brick base, set on a striped cloth. Beside it a silver ornate stand holds a decorated Shiva linga or kalasha wrapped in pink and yellow flower garlands. A priest in a reddish-brown dhoti with a shawl over his bare upper body bends toward the fire, with gold bangles on his arm. Two young attendants in saffron-orange turbans and robes stand by, one wearing a white-and-gold beaded necklace and holding a small object. Other figures in orange and white are seen in the background, a pillar and lamps are visible, and a gilded throne-like seat with red flower petals appears at right. The priest shows no clear distinctive a person cues, so the identity is uncertain.2018-05-29A bare-chested priest in a maroon and gold turban and maroon dhoti with gold border sits before a yellow-painted altar at night, performing a ritual. He wears long rudraksha malas, earrings and a gold bangle, with white sacred ash on his forehead and arms. In front of him are silver bowls, a silver covered vessel and a silver kalasha decorated with yellow and red flowers and green leaves. Behind him, other ritual participants in orange and white cloth are partly visible.2014-09-06March 03 20182018-03-03