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Outdoor homa ritual in an ashram courtyard. A fire burns in a raised rectangular yellow-painted fire pit at left, with small brass pots, bowls of offerings and yellow flowers arranged along its edge. A young priest at right wears a pink turban, white dhoti and shawl, rudraksha mala and sandalwood-marked arms, holding a spoon and a small metal vessel. Behind him, a seated priest in white and a row of children and young adults in orange and maroon robes sit on mats. A camera on a tripod records the scene, and a red shrine with a Shiva lingam and yellow garlands stands to the right. Around 20 people are visible.

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October 03 20142014-10-03November 20 20132013-11-20A night-time homa or yagna at a square fire pit lined with yellow-painted sides and strewn with yellow marigold garlands and rose petals. Seven people sit on mats in orange and saffron robes with white forehead marks and rudraksha malas. A central figure in white clothing and a white head cloth holds offerings over the fire. Brass plates, a bowl and a small lamp sit nearby, and a red and white patterned mat lies at the front. Behind the fire pit a dais is draped in red and blue cloth and decorated with flowers. Visible people are seated in a row with hands folded in prayer.2013-11-20July 06 20152015-07-06September 05 20162016-09-05September 21 20162016-09-21A night-time homa at a square fire pit lined with yellow-painted edges and scattered pink flowers. A young priest in white dhoti and a cream turban pours an offering from a small vessel into the flames while holding a small book. Around the pit, five young boys in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged, their foreheads marked with white tilaka and wearing rudraksha malas. One boy holds a brass bowl and another reads from the book. Burning incense sticks and a metal bowl sit at the edge.2013-11-19Outdoor ritual scene with a sacred fire pit (homa) burning on the left, with kalasha pots and offerings beside it. A seated man in red-orange robes with a long flower garland sits on an orange throne-like seat under a red-roofed pavilion. A young man in white dhoti and a pink turban with rudraksha beads sits cross-legged on the platform, holding a bell and gesturing toward the fire, while a man in orange cloth stoops nearby. Several women in white and pale-gold saris with jasmine garlands kneel at the fire pit and kalasha pots. Rows of monks in saffron and orange robes, many garlanded, sit on the left, with more people in the background.2014-10-03September 26 20172017-09-26September 29 20162016-09-29 +1 copiesOutdoor homa ceremony under a canopy of palm trees and banana leaves, with marigold and orange garlands strung overhead. Several people in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged around a black fire pit with brass vessels, one in a crisp white dhoti and yellow shawl in the foreground beside a brass kalasha. A bearded man in the center wears saffron robes, rudraksha malas and a gold chain. Behind them a framed portrait shows a seated figure in orange robes garlanded with yellow flowers, with an orange-and-white banner and printed panels along the back. Fresh flowers and sweets are arranged on a white-draped table.2009-09-26An outdoor homa at a fire pit lined with wooden planks, with flames rising from the square pit. A man in a rust-orange dhoti and wrap pours liquid from a small silver vessel into the fire. Beside him a young man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and red-brown armbands sits cross-legged, holding a ladle over the fire. On the right a seated man in a white dhoti wears a bright pink turban and rudraksha beads, with an arm band, facing the fire. Behind them devotees in orange and maroon robes sit on the ground under a red-walled shelter, with a live-streaming camera on a tripod. Brass lamps, silver vessels, marigold garlands and a kalasha stand in the foreground, and a deity murti garlanded with flowers is visible at the right edge.2014-10-03