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Night outdoor fire ritual on a lawn lit by floodlights. In the foreground a priest in an orange turban and orange-red robes sits cross-legged at a brick fire pit, handling offerings and cloth near a silver bowl, while a bright flame rises from the pit. Silver ritual vessels, a small oil lamp, leaves and fruit sit on the ground. Behind, a seated figure in red-orange robes and a beaded necklace sits on a gold throne under a tiered golden canopy, with a few other robed participants nearby and a seated man in white on the right. Banana-plant pots and a blue-draped table are at left. The scene is a homa or yagna.

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Night outdoor homa at a brick fire pit with a bright flame. In the foreground a priest in orange-red robes and an orange-red turban sits at left, feeding offerings from a silver tray. Behind him a standing man in a dark-red shirt and orange dhoti stands on a white flower-strewn mat beside a golden canopy with an ornate gold umbrella-like top. Other people in orange robes sit on the lawn at right and centre, with silver kalasha vessels, brass bowls, a lit oil lamp and metal ritual implements on the foreground altar. A blue cloth with gold embroidery covers a table of potted plants.2013-12-09December 09 20132013-12-09Night outdoor fire ritual on grass. In the foreground a priest in an orange-and-red turban and orange-gold dhoti kneels at a brick fire pit where a flame rises, pouring offerings into it. Behind him a metal tray holds yellow and orange offerings, bowls, a kalasha-style vessel, a lit oil lamp and marigold flowers on banana leaves. Further back, a standing man in a red-brown robe and tall yellow-gold headdress stands beside a decorated seat, and about six seated people in white and colourful saris and orange clothing face the fire. Palm plants and bright floodlights frame the scene. This appears to be a homa or yagna.2013-12-09December 09 20132013-12-09Outdoor night ritual beside a square brick fire pit with a bright flame. A man in an orange-red ceremonial kurta and dhoti, a red and gold turban and a beaded necklace, stands at the fire with his hand on his chest. A barefoot priest in a rust-orange cloth reaches from the left to offer a silver tray. Behind them is a blue-draped table holding white offering cups, plantain-like plants, and silver vessels. Open books and brass and silver bowls sit on the grass in front. To the right, seated devotees on white mats watch, and a tiered golden canopy seat stands nearby. A lamp and offerings surround the fire.2013-12-09December 09 20132013-12-09Night outdoor homa at an ashram lawn: a fire burns in a square brick fire pit on grass. A man in an orange-red ceremonial robe with a red and gold turban and ornate gold-embroidered trim pours offerings into the flames from a metal bowl. Beside him a priest in an orange-red dhoti and shawl with a gold border bends over a blue-draped table holding brass vessels and offerings. Behind them a gilded throne-like seat with a tiered golden canopy stands, and several seated devotees in white and orange clothing watch from the grass. A bright floodlight lights the scene.2013-12-09December 09 20132013-12-09December 09 20132013-12-09A seated priest in orange-red robes and a matching orange turban performs a homa beside a sunken square fire pit with bright flames, marigold-yellow and white floral garlands, and brass vessels with offerings on a blue-and-red cloth. He wears a long rudraksha mala with a large gold ornament, reads from an open book, and has white tilak marks on his arms and forehead. Behind him, several figures in orange sit in the dim hall, and at right a young man in white dhoti with a gold-and-rudraksha necklace sits by the offerings. A tray of banana-like fruit and a basket of dried sticks sit nearby.2015-11-18Night outdoor ritual photograph beside a yellow-stone fire pit where a bright flame and smoke rise from burning cowdung cakes. A seated man in a maroon-red dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala and a pendant, wears a patterned cloth headwrap and sits on an ornate silver chair, one hand resting on its arm; his appearance is consistent with Swamiji (probable), with long hair and a rudraksha mala. In the foreground a shirtless priest in a red cloth and beaded necklace sits with his back to the camera, tending the fire. Silver bowls, a pink flower, green leaves and metal vessels lie around the pit, and a silver-decorated altar with a deity murti stands at right under a shaded background.2017-08-31December 09 20132013-12-09