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Night outdoor ritual photograph at an ashram. A man in a rust-orange dhoti-style garment with an orange shawl stands at left, holding a silver plate or tray over a stone homa/yagna fire pit. Seated devotees in white and red clothing sit on colourful mats around the pit with hands in anjali; several women wear red shawls and one wears a pink floral sari. A red velvet throne with orange cushion is at far left. Behind them stands a golden-draped shrine with two deity murtis, one dark-blue with a crown and garland. Brass vessels, a kalasha and small oil lamps sit on the pit's edge, with potted plants at lower left. A few men in white also stand in the background.

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March 28 20132013-03-28March 29 20132013-03-29Night outdoor ritual at a fire pit: a standing man in a rust-red dhoti and saffron-orange shawl with a rudraksha-style mala holds a lit oil lamp aloft to the left. Seated devotees in white clothes with red waist cloths and orange-red shawls sit with palms pressed together before a stone fire pit with a burning flame and brass offering vessels. A shaven-headed priest in saffron with white horizontal markings kneels at the right foreground. Behind them, a golden-framed deity murti is seen in shadow, with a sanctum and plants nearby; more devotees sit in rows.2013-04-01April 01 20132013-04-01March 28 20132013-03-28March 28 20132013-03-28A night homa in progress beside a fire pit lined with white stone and scattered flower petals. A smoking fire rises from the square pit, and brass vessels and a plate of offerings sit at its edge. A priest in white dhoti with gold necklaces sits cross-legged at the pit, while a woman in orange and red sits nearby. Behind them, several deity murti figures with garlands and red-and-gold decorations stand in the background. On the right, a man in a white robe and turban, wearing gold necklaces, sits on a red and gold throne holding a plate, and an elderly sadhu with white hair and white body markings sits in orange robes. A standing attendant in white holds an offering, and red string lights glow behind.2010-10-16Night ritual homa at an open-air ashram setting. A fire burns in a stone-edged fire pit in the foreground. A woman in orange sari with a garland and a silver tray stands at left beside a shaven-headed man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala, both with hands folded. At right a man in a pink headband and white shawl pours from a brass vessel into the fire. Behind them, seated devotees in white and pink clothes watch and fold their hands. A red and gold throne stands at left, and an illuminated deity murti with garlands sits in a shrine at the back. Several people are in the crowd.2013-07-04Evening ritual in a temple-style hall. Several priests in white dhotis and bare upper bodies stand at left, one lifting a lit lamp and a plate of offerings before a decorated deity murti garlanded with flowers. A fire burns in a raised stone homa or puja pit in front of the shrine. Devotees sit on the floor facing the altar, mostly women in white clothes with red-orange shawls. A figure in a golden ornamented throne chair at right, dressed in orange and gold, observes the ceremony beside electric fans. The room has a red wall and an arched shrine frame.2013-07-17Night outdoor ritual at an ashram: a seated man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on a red-cushioned gilded throne at left with hands folded. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest in orange, with white markings on his body, performs a fire or water ritual over a stone square pit with small bowls and brass vessels. Around it, women in white and orange-trimmed clothing, one in a pink-and-red sari, sit or stand, some holding small items. Behind them, a gilded arch frames a painted deity murti in blue and red robes with a crown. Potted flowering plants in wire baskets sit at left.2013-03-29March 29 20132013-03-29October 16 20102010-10-16