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Outdoor photograph at an open courtyard with palm trees and rows of stone deity murti statues on pedestals. In the foreground a man in an orange-red saffron robe with a rudraksha mala around his neck stoops over a square white stone fire pit, stirring it with a long wooden stick while smoke rises. Scattered red flower petals and small offerings lie on the pit's edge. Behind him a second man in orange robes stands and watches, and another orange-clad figure is partly visible at the right edge. A tall ornate pillar and white shrine structure stand in the background, and a small rangoli or colored powder design lies on the ground near the fire pit. Visibly this appears to be a homa or yagna fire ritual.

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Outdoor ritual scene at an ashram courtyard lined with palm trees and stone deity sculptures on pedestals. In the foreground a white-stepped square fire pit holds a smoking fire, with red flower petals scattered on its steps. A tall man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands barefoot, holding a long wooden stick to tend the fire. Beside him a second person in orange clothing stands behind, and a woman in orange also stands near a tray with brass lamps, bowls and flowers. Behind the fire pit is a white shrine platform with a black Shiva lingam wrapped in green leaves, with a flower rangoli on the ground. The sight suggests a homa or yagna.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15Outdoor photograph of a fire-offering ritual beside coconut palms. Thick white smoke rises from a rectangular stone fire pit with scattered flower petals on its edge. A bald-headed man in an orange-red unstitched cloth wears a long rudraksha mala and pours liquid from his cupped hands toward the fire. Beside him, a younger man in orange robes with a swept-back dark hairstyle holds a small brass bowl. A third man in orange stands at the right edge, and a few people are blurred in the background near parked white vehicles. The scene suggests a homa with offerings, but only what is visible is described here.2009-06-15Outdoor homa ritual beside a white-railed square fire pit, with thick white smoke rising across the frame. A figure in a long orange-saffron robe and rudraksha-style cord stirs or tends the fire with a long ladle, while a second person in orange stands at right holding a long-handled implement. Brass lamps, a small kalasha-like vessel and flower petals sit at the pit's edge. Behind is a tall ornamented wooden pillar, white shrine platforms with garlands, palm trees and a white building. At left a photographer in white clothes with a camera and a strand of marigold garlands stands near the shrine.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15Outdoor photograph of a fire-offering ritual on a white square stone homa kunda with flames and smoke rising from its centre. A shaved-headed man in a red-orange wrap with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead band stands at the fire, hand extended over it. Two younger men in saffron-orange robes with maroon borders stand beside him; one holds a brass tray and the other stands with folded hands. Scattered red flower petals lie on the stone and an orange flower garland rests on the ground at right. Coconut palms, a stone wall, and a few onlookers, including a girl in pink and a woman in white, stand in the background, with carved stone figures at right and a campus map board at left.2009-06-15Outdoor ritual on a white stepped platform under palm trees with a pale sky. Two saffron-robed men stand at the top: the left one, bare-chested in a red-orange cloth and wearing a rudraksha mala, pours liquid from a small vessel; the right one, in a longer orange shawl and dhoti, holds a brass bowl. Flower petals lie on the steps and smoke or incense rises behind them. Several white-clad devotees with folded hands and garlands stand at the left edge, and a figure in pink appears at the far right by a banner and bamboo poles.2009-06-15Outdoor ritual on a white stepped platform beside coconut palms and a thatched hut, with smoke rising in the background. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at the left-center holding a brass vessel, one reaching to pour or offer from it. A third person in orange drapes with red borders stands at the right holding a small brass bowl. A fourth figure in a white shirt and dhoti stands far right near a wall. Scattered flower petals lie on the steps. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam offering, but the page does not establish the specific ritual or event.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15Outdoors among tall coconut palms, a man in an orange-red dhoti-style wrap and a long rudraksha mala stands beside a white stone platform holding a black Nandi-form statue garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. A tall copper-coloured pillar rises behind the platform. He grips a wooden staff with one hand and rests the other on his hip, while a smoky haze. Two attendants in orange robes stand at the right edge, one holding a small object. Stone sculptures line the grounds.2009-06-15