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Night-time homa at an outdoor temple setting. A fire burns in a rectangular fire pit in the foreground, surrounded by brass vessels and flower offerings. Behind it stands a murti of a deity framed by a silver arch and pink drapery. A woman in an orange-brown sari with a marigold garland holds a tray of offerings on the left. Two shirtless priests in white dhotis, one wearing an orange headcloth, hold ritual vessels over the fire. A seated crowd of devotees in white and pink clothing watches.

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Night ritual homa at an open-air ashram setting. A fire burns in a stone-edged fire pit in the foreground. A woman in orange sari with a garland and a silver tray stands at left beside a shaven-headed man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala, both with hands folded. At right a man in a pink headband and white shawl pours from a brass vessel into the fire. Behind them, seated devotees in white and pink clothes watch and fold their hands. A red and gold throne stands at left, and an illuminated deity murti with garlands sits in a shrine at the back. Several people are in the crowd.2013-07-04March 16 20172017-03-16July 04 20132013-07-04July 08 20172017-07-08July 17 20152015-07-17July 16 20152015-07-16December 11 20152015-12-11July 17 20132013-07-17Night-time outdoor homa at a raised yellow-brown fire pit with a burning fire of wood and dry straw. A bald man in saffron-orange robes sits at the centre, speaking into a microphone on a stand. Around him, several people in white and orange-saffron clothes sit cross-legged on cloth mats, many wearing rudraksha malas and red-orange shawls. To the right, a man in white dhoti with gold border and a pink-red headwrap sits with hands folded near brass and copper pots, lamps and fruit offerings. Two women in deep red-brown clothes with rudraksha malas sit at left, one writing in a notebook. A large crowd of devotees in white and saffron fills the background, seated on the ground under a dark sky, with a small shrine and a standing deity murti at the top rear.2014-10-27A nighttime fire ritual (homa) under a corrugated roof strung with multicoloured fairy lights. A bearded priest in white dhoti with red-and-orange sash and rudraksha-style beads holds a wooden ladle and speaks into a microphone above a blazing fire pit, with smoke rising. Two younger men in white dhotis stand beside him; one holds a bowl and another in white holds a microphone. Rows of devotees in white clothes sit on striped mats and floral cloths, with brass offering plates of food and fruit in front. A large decorated kalasha/peetha and brass lamp stand at back, and orange-clad helpers tend the fire at left.2017-03-16October 06 20132013-10-06Night outdoor fire ritual, a homa with a bright open flame rising from a pile of wood and offerings at the lower left. A standing priest with a shaved head and a bare chest wears a white dhoti with a red-and-gold sash and bows with palms pressed together in namaskar. Beside him another man in orange-toned dhoti stands with bare chest and bead necklace. A seated devotee at right wears a pink turban, layered white rudraksha and flower garlands, and holds a rudraksha mala while looking down at the fire. Yellow and orange marigold flowers, potted plants, a brass bowl and a golden deity murti or ornate altar stand at the sides, with a row of people watching from the background and a tall building and lights at night.2016-09-09