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A photograph of a homa ritual at an outdoor ashram setting. A man with a bare back and white dhoti with yellow borders, wearing a yellow-and-orange headband, faces a seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a golden arched back. The seated man wears a deep red-brown cloth, rudraksha-style beads and a large gold necklace, with a white tilak on his forehead, and his hands are folded in namaskar with eyes closed. Flames rise from a fire vessel beside the throne. Floral garlands and yellow-flowered offering baskets sit in front, with a striped woven mat underneath. A woman in a red-brown sari holds a microphone at the right edge, and a pillar and cooler stand behind. Visible people: about four.

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A seated man on an ornate gold throne with a carved, wing-like back receives a fire offering from a priest. The seated man wears a rust-brown robe, a white forehead mark, a gold necklace, and rudraksha-style beaded bands on his arms. Hands are pressed together in prayer. A standing priest, bare-chested in a white dhoti with a yellow border and an orange head cloth, holds a lit flame over a brass vessel. Behind them a woman in a dark sari stands near a yellow pole. Marigold flower garlands and red cloth bags lie on a striped mat, and a white air cooler stands at left in a plain stone-walled courtyard.2017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16A photograph of a seated man in a golden ornate throne with carved lion-like arm rests, against a stone block wall. He sits with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes closed, wearing a rust-brown saffron-toned robe, a gold ornate pendant and beaded necklaces, red and gold bangles, and a sacred white tripundra mark on his forehead. He has long dark hair and a beard. Before him a white-clad priest with a yellow-banded headwrap and bare chest holds a silver lamp with a flame, performing aarti. Colourful striped woven mats cover the platform, and a bank of yellow and red flowers sits at the lower right. Behind, a woman in a green sari stands, and red cloth bags line the right side.2017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16A homa fire ceremony in an outdoor courtyard. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with yellow borders and a yellow head cloth pours offerings from a brass bowl into a flaming fire pit on a striped mat. A seated man in saffron-orange robes wears a long gold-and-beaded necklace, white tilak on his forehead, and gold armbands, sitting on a gold ornate throne with red cushions. Beside him, a bearded man in a white dhoti and orange shawl with rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, and a woman in orange sari with a mala sits at right, with another woman in a pink sari standing behind. Marigold and rose offerings and brass bowls lie in front of the fire.2017-03-16A homa fire ceremony in an outdoor courtyard. A central seated figure on a gold-carved throne with a red cushion has hands pressed in namaskar, wearing a rust-orange dhoti, a gold ornamental necklace, red bangles and a white forehead mark; a long dark braided hair flows down. Beside him on a striped cloth, a bare-chested man in an orange-and-white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and painted arm markings sits watching. A shirtless attendant in white dhoti with a yellow sash and orange-yellow headcloth pours an offering from a vessel into a brick fire pit where flames rise over offerings, with rose petals scattered on the bricks. A woman in a green sari stands behind, and a red umbrella with tassels shades the scene. Probable Swamiji cues: long dark hair, ornate gold necklace and orange clothing on the throned figure.2017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16April 06 20172017-04-06A seated man in a large gold throne with a red cushion sits with palms pressed together and eyes closed, wearing a rust-red robe, layered gold necklaces and bead malas, and a white tilak on his forehead. A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with yellow borders, bare-chested and wearing a yellow headband, stands before him offering a lit oil lamp or aarti flame on a silver plate. Other people in saffron and orange cloth sit and stand in the background beside a cooler, with marigold garlands and flowers on a striped mat in the foreground.2017-03-16Photograph of a seated man on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, wearing rust-orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulder, heavy gold necklaces, gold armlets and a white forehead mark, smiling with eyes lowered. Before him, a white-clad priest in a white dhoti with orange and green borders bends forward holding a woven basket, while a shirtless man with orange garland and a bead necklace kneels at left beside a silver tray. Behind them, devotees in green and maroon sarees and white-shirted men stand near a stone pillar and a white cooler. The scene suggests a ritual offering.2017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16