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A photo of a ritual homa inside an ashram hall with a wooden floor and stairs. A priest in a rust-red dhoti and gold-trimmed headwear pours an offering from a vessel toward a square fire pit with a bright flame. Nearby, a woman in a white sari with a red border and a man in a pink-white dhoti stand with hands folded in prayer. Behind them, a camera on a tripod and a cameraman record the ceremony. On the left, a golden statue of a figure with hands joined stands on a purple draped platform. The purple altar holds garlands of white and red flowers, a kalasha-like vessel, brass lamps and flower offerings. A golden chair with ornate carving is in the lower right corner, and marigold garlands hang from the railing above.

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Indoor ritual scene at an ashram hall with a golden statue of a seated sage at left, its hands folded, and a golden throne-like chair at lower right. A priest in a dark red-maroon dhoti and shawl stands at right pouring a liquid from a vessel over a rectangular fire pit (homa/yagna kunda) with burning flames. Another priest in maroon sits behind, and a woman in a white sari with a red border stands with hands folded beside a man in white kurta and dhoti. Two covered deity forms or altar objects draped in purple cloth are garlanded with white and red flower garlands, with a kalasha, brass lamp, offerings and scattered petals on the floor. A white-clothed attendant stands at right and camera tripods and a cameraman are visible. Orange-red garlands hang from the staircase railing.2014-06-28June 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28June 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28Interior ritual scene in a room with yellow walls, a stairway with dark railings and garlanded banisters at right, and an orange upholstered armchair at left. A tall figure in saffron-orange robes and a striped shawl stands at a decorated altar holding a ritual implement, surrounded by several attendants in orange cloths and white dhotis. Two men in white stand at right holding plates, and a figure in white stands at left with hands folded beside an empty gold-and-red throne. A brick fire pit with smoking embers sits in front of the altar, with oil lamps, brass plates, banana leaves and marigold garlands on the floor. Golden deity murtis and garlanded idols are arranged on the altar. The image shows a puja or homa in progress.2014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesIndoor temple-room ritual at an ashram with a staircase and dark wooden railings. On the left, a standing figure in a saffron-orange turban and orange-red dhoti stands with palms joined before a shrine table draped in purple, decorated with white and pink flower garlands; two golden deity murti stand on the left. In the centre, a woman in white sari with a red garland and a man in white kurta stand with palms pressed together. On the right, two men in orange-red robes with rudraksha malas stand near a camera on a tripod. In the lower foreground, two shaved-headed devotees sit before a flame and offerings. Orange marigold garlands hang along the staircase railing.2014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copies