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A photo of a small evening homa at an ashram. Two men sit cross-legged on an orange cloth before a red metal fire box with burning flames. The man on the right, bald and bespectacled, wears white dhoti and kurta with a yellow shawl across his shoulders and a rudraksha mala, and holds a plate of fire toward the face of the younger man on the left. The younger man in white with a red-beaded mala presses his palms together in namaskar. Brass plates, bowls of fruit and offerings, a brass kalasha-style vessel and a tall brass oil lamp surround them, with a green-leaved plant and a red-and-white doorway behind.

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December 28 20112011-12-28Photo of a temple ritual with two seated priests on a cloth-covered floor beside a lit silver multi-flame oil lamp. The priest on the left wears white dhoti and shawl with sandalwood marks on his forehead and arms, holding a microphone on a stand and reading from a small book. The priest on the right, shaved-headed and wearing glasses, a beaded rudraksha-style necklace, and yellow-white cloth, rings a silver handbell. Brass bowls, a plate of flower petals and offerings sit nearby. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible.2012-02-09A homa fire ritual in a dim hall. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a white forehead mark and beaded rudraksha-style necklaces, sits behind a brick fire pit feeding flames with an offering. A microphone stands beside him. A second man in orange cloth and beads sits behind him. Brass bowls of flowers and fruit, a silver jug and a kalasha sit at the left and front, with a garland-draped deity murti at the upper right.2011-11-29A photograph of a homa fire ritual in an ashram hall. A fire burns inside a square pit built of orange-brown bricks decorated with white markings. Two priests in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth sit on the floor; the foreground priest, bare-chested with gold necklaces and a bangle, raises a hand holding a ladle or spoon over the flames, while an older priest with glasses and a gold chain sits behind him. A gilded ornate throne with red cushioning stands against a red wall behind them. To the right are rows of brass kalasha pots with mango leaves and a red cloth-wrapped coconut, plus brass plates of yellow flowers, saffron-coloured threads and offerings. Two monks in orange robes stand in a doorway in the background.2010-12-23June 06 20102010-06-06Two seated priests in white dhotis and white kurtas with yellow shawls perform a homa at a wooden fire pit with flames rising. One priest on the left holds a small offering; the other on the right stirs a brass bowl with a ladle. Rows of small brass lamps or bowls fill the foreground, with bundles of sticks, flower garlands, and a plate of white offerings nearby. Behind them, a wooden cabinet with a vase of yellow flowers and a deity murti sits on a red-painted platform. Woven mats with red and blue stripes cover the floor. A copyright notice is printed across the lower right.2009-10-15A homa ritual in progress at a brick fire pit lined with yellow-ochre bricks, with a small flame and smoke rising from the ash. A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and gold necklaces sits with palms pressed together in prayer before a microphone stand, a book open beside him. Beside him, a second priest in orange-saffron cloth and a rudraksha-style bead mala sits with hands clasped. Offerings sit on brass plates, including a plate of flowers, a bowl of kumkum, a brass oil lamp with a flame, and a bundle of wooden sticks. Behind them, a deity murti is draped with red and white garlands.2011-11-29November 29 20112011-11-29A homa fire ritual in a temple hall. A bald man in white dhoti and kurta with a bright yellow shawl and rudraksha mala sits on an orange cloth, holding a small metal dish over a red metal fire tray with burning flames and offerings. A second man in white kneels at left with palms pressed together in prayer. Brass bowls of fruit and food, a brass oil lamp and a kalasha-style vessel sit nearby, and an orange cloth covers the floor.2010-01-14November 25 20102010-11-25June 06 20102010-06-06December 28 20112011-12-28