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A shaved-headed priest in rust-red and saffron robes sits cross-legged beside a large open fire pit filled with ash, reading from an open book at a microphone stand. He wears a long rudraksha mala, an orange shawl, and a tilak on his forehead. Around him are brass bowls of yellow prasad, bananas, rice, and a ladle in a silver bowl, with brass kalashas and ritual vessels on the right. Two people in orange robes sit behind and to the left, and a dark-haired head is visible in the foreground. The scene suggests a homa or yagna ceremony, and a painted image rests on the right.

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April 29 20132013-04-29April 29 20132013-04-29July 29 20122012-07-29Evening homa ritual at a square fire pit lined with stone, with devotees in saffron and orange robes seated around it. A figure in orange with a long swept-back hair and long ornate gold-and-beaded necklaces stands behind a red throne, a tall trident is planted nearby, and several seated priests with shaved heads and white-marked foreheads perform offerings with spoons and sticks. Brass plates hold flowers, fruit, bowls of food and oil lamps on a cloth in front. Women in red and orange saris with yellow borders assist, and a crowd is visible in the background under green and red lights.2013-03-10April 29 20132013-04-29September 05 20122012-09-05October 16 20122012-10-16A homa ritual at night in an open ashram space. A bald priest in orange robes with a gold necklace and tilak sits cross-legged, pouring a ladle of liquid into a fire built on a stacked pyramid of orange-painted bricks decorated with red flower petals. He holds an open book in one hand. Behind him, a second orange-robed man sits with a rudraksha mala, and a woman in a red and maroon blouse and skirt sits with folded hands. A microphone stand, brass vessels, a bell and a small kalasha lie nearby, with a flower-decorated pot at the lower left.2012-07-29April 29 20132013-04-29October 01 20112011-10-01Five shaved-headed young men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged around a square stone fire pit with a burning flame at night. The man at far right reads from an open book at a microphone stand, with a silver bowl of yellow flowers beside him. A silver bowl sits near the centre and a small brass vessel is at the right edge. The men appear to be performing a ritual homa, with smoke rising behind them. No one in the image is identified as a person by appearance.2013-04-29July 29 20122012-07-29