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A seated man in a green turban and a blue-and-gold silk shawl performs a ritual at a fire pit, with white flower petals and offerings spread on a tray before him. He wears a heavy gold necklace with a large pendant and has his eyes closed in concentration. Behind him, shirtless men in white dhotis with gold borders stand watching, one holding a long broom-like object, and a bearded elder in white stands to the left. The setting is an open courtyard with pale ground and a red-pillared structure at the edge.

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January 02 20162016-01-02Outdoor fire ritual, a homa or yagna, with a large open flame on the left and a wooden offering platform in front. A bare-chested man in a green turban with white and red forehead markings, wearing rudraksha mala beads, a red thread and a green shawl, holds a ladle over a silver bowl. Beside him a bare-chested younger man with a short beard and an orange-and-white cloth pours or offers into the fire. Marigold-like flower petals and yellow-wrapped items sit on the platform. Behind them, people in orange and white clothing sit and watch.2016-07-04July 02 20162016-07-02July 08 20172017-07-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a fire ritual, a homa, at an outdoor ashram setting. A fire burns in a rectangular stone fire pit in the foreground, with flames and smoke rising. A shirtless priest in a green head cloth and white dhoti sits at center, holding a small brass vessel in one hand and waving a green cloth or fan with the other. Two priests flank him, also shirtless with white dhotis and yellow shawls, one with a blue-beaded necklace and sandalwood or vibhuti markings on forehead and chest. Red flowers and green leaves lie around the fire pit, with a brass pot at the right edge. Red brick buildings and greenery stand behind.2013-07-17A photograph of a bare-chested man seated cross-legged before a flame at a fire ritual. He wears a red-and-pink turban, a white dhoti-style cloth draped over his shoulder, a heavy gold bead necklace with a large gold pendant bearing a deity motif, and rudraksha beads. His chest and arms bear white ash markings, and he holds a small stick over the fire with eyes lowered. Orange flames rise in the lower left, and marigold garlands lie at the bottom right against a red wall. A partially visible person in a colourful garment sits at the left edge. Swamiji (probable) is shown performing a homa-style fire offering, identified by the turban, gold necklace and rudraksha cues.2016-02-20 +1 copiesNight homa at a fire pit: a shirtless man in a green turban and white dhoti sits cross-legged, holding a lit oil lamp and a small ritual dish over a square fire pit where flames rise and white flower petals are scattered. Behind him, standing attendants wear white and orange-red garments, and marigold flower offerings and brass vessels sit on a colourful mat.2017-07-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual at a red-walled temple entrance with ornate wooden doors studded with brass knobs. A bare-chested priest seated in front wears a white dhoti, a red-and-green sash, a large gold necklace and a red thread, with white sandalwood or vibhuti markings on his forehead and body, his palms joined and eyes closed. Three bare-chested young men in white dhotis with colourful borders and yellow-and-gold garlands stand behind him, chanting with mouths open. Brass and silver vessels and kalasha pots are decorated with yellow and red marigolds in the foreground. A person in an orange sari stands at the left edge near an open doorway.2016-04-10A homa fire ritual in progress. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a gold-and-green cloth wrap and a yellow turban-style headwrap, wearing a gold beaded necklace, holds a ritual stick over a brass bowl. Beside him a younger man with a green-bordered cloth and rudraksha-style beaded string offers into the flames. A large fire burns on a bed of yellow bricks sprinkled with white powder and pink flower petals. Behind them, seated devotees in white clothes with red shawls and vibhuti tilak on their foreheads watch and participate.2016-07-02August 02 20172017-08-02January 09 20182018-01-09Outdoor fire ritual (homa) at a red-walled pavilion beside water. A green-turbaned priest in a gold-beaded rudraksha necklace, bare-chested with a sacred thread and orange-bordered dhoti, pours from a copper vessel onto a fire pit built of stacked brick-like blocks decorated with yellow flowers and coloured rangoli. Beside him, a bare-chested man with long swept-back hair and a gold beaded necklace sits in orange and white clothing, and a younger man in white dhoti and orange shawl with a rudraksha mala holds a red apple among flower-decorated offerings. Standing behind, two men in white shirts and white dhotis fold their hands in prayer. Copper vessels, flowers and marigold garlands fill the foreground. Water and trees show behind the pavilion.2016-03-05 +1 copies