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Outdoor fire ritual under a open pavilion with a large wooden fire pit blazing in the foreground. A man in a white dhoti kneels at the pit, tending the flames, while a row of young girls in green, pink and orange-red saris with flower garlands sits beside it. Brass vessels, a tray of flowers and an offering plate lie near the fire, and a decorated cart with a white cloth stands in the background among banana plants and bunting.

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October 03 20142014-10-03Outdoor ritual homa at an ashram courtyard. A large square wooden fire pit with a tall flame sits in the foreground, with a brass kalasha and a small oil lamp nearby. A man in white dhoti and a red turban kneels beside the fire, pouring offerings. Behind him, several young girls in orange and red saris with white jasmine garlands kneel and watch. On the left, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a long white and red garland rests in an orange armchair on a striped mat; the figure's appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity. Other robed attendants in saffron and white stand nearby, and a flower-filled plate lies on the mat.2014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03Outdoor homa at dawn beside a wooden fire pit with a large flame. A man in a white dhoti seated on an orange armchair, wearing an orange-and-gold cloth and a floral garland, holds his palms joined in namaste. Beside him a priest in white dhoti with a red turban raises a lit lamp toward the fire. Behind the fire, young girls in red-orange traditional dress with flower garlands sit in a row. Marigold offerings and a brass oil lamp rest in the foreground on a striped rug, and a pink wall, palms and bunting frame the scene. a person: the seated man in orange and gold with a long garland matches the page's stated presence, but his face and features are not visible enough to confirm; he is seated apart from the priest.2014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03Outdoor homa at a temple-style courtyard under a canopy with hanging garlands and pennants. A fire burns in a wooden yagna pit with stepped sides in the centre. Seated at left in an orange chair, a long-haired man in saffron-red robes and flower garlands sits on a striped cloth. Behind the fire, young girls in orange and red saris with flower garlands kneel with folded hands, and a boy in white dhoti holds offerings. A priest in white dhoti and red turban stands performing the ritual, with brass vessels, a kalasha and a decorated deity murti at right.2014-10-03Outdoor ritual yagna at an ashram courtyard: a large brick-and-wood fire pit with bright flames sits at left. A man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a red-and-white turban sits cross-legged on an orange cloth, pouring from a small vessel, with brass pots, bowls and a silver urn before him. Beside him stand a young man in white dhoti and a bare-chested young man in an orange cloth, both with garlands. A seated figure in a sleeveless orange robe and garland sits on an orange armchair behind a row of saffron-robed children with white garlands. Girls in dark blue, green, pink and orange dresses with flower-decked hair kneel in the foreground. A cameraman films on the right, and a shaded red-pillared hall stands behind.2014-10-03A homa fire pit with bright flames sits at left, its brick and wooden frame lined with white ash marks. Beside it a white-clad priest kneels on a red-orange mat, tending small brass vessels and bowls of offerings. A man in a red-orange shawl with a pink turban and a long garland sits on an orange armchair at the back, and behind him several figures in white and saffron stand in attendance. Young girls with flower-decorated hair in orange, green and teal outfits kneel in the foreground, while a seated crowd of robed devotees in saffron and maroon fills the left and centre of the courtyard. A yellow shrine-like structure appears at right.2014-10-03