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Night ritual outdoors at a fire pit (homa/yagna) bordered with marigold garlands and brass vessels. A devotee in an orange dhoti and orange shawl wearing a marigold garland stands at left holding a silver plate. A bald priest in orange robes kneels at centre beside the fire, and a third person in orange at right holds a long ritual implement over the flames. Behind them, seated women in white and pink saris with folded palms face the fire. A decorated deity murti stands in an ornate shrine at upper right, and a red-and-gold throne-like chair is at left.

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Night outdoor homa at an open ashram courtyard. A standing figure in long saffron-orange robes with a brown-orange shawl and a white cloth in hands performs offerings beside a square fire pit with bright flames and marigold and rose petals around it. Two people in orange robes with pink sashes bend forward over the fire; one holds a silver vessel. Seated devotees in white and dark clothing sit on striped mats with hands in anjali. A red velvet throne with gold trim stands at left, and a decorated deity murti with garlands is at upper right. Marigold garlands and a coconut lie at the left edge.2013-09-30Night-time homa at an outdoor ritual site with a large fire pit in the foreground, flames rising from a stone fire altar decorated with red flower petals and surrounded by brass offering trays. Two priests stand behind it: the left man in orange dhoti and orange shawl with a long garland of orange flowers, hands folded in namaste; the middle shaved-headed man in orange robe with rudraksha mala, holding a brass ritual vessel. On the right, a woman in white sari with a red-and-orange head wrap pours liquid from a vessel toward the fire. Behind them a seated audience of devotees in white clothes and pink tops sits on striped mats, and an empty red-and-gold ornate throne chair stands at the left.2013-07-04Night outdoor fire ritual. A standing man in an orange-saffron dhoti with a yellow-orange shawl and a long flower garland gestures with folded hands toward the flames. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style mala kneels on a striped mat, holding a small ritual vessel. Behind them, a row of seated women and devotees in pink, white and purple saris and salwars press their hands together in namaskar. On the right, a priest in a light cream dhoti with a headpiece of leaves and grass pours an offering with a ladle-like vessel over the fire. An empty red-cushioned throne with gold trim sits at the left edge, and a decorated deity murti is visible in the background.2013-07-09 +1 copiesJuly 04 20132013-07-04October 27 20142014-10-27Night outdoor homa at an ashram. A standing figure in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces and rudraksha malas, holds a silver tray of offerings and smiles. The figure has distinctive long hair and ornate gold adornments; this is a person, appearance-based and uncertain. Beside him, a red-and-gold ornate throne stands empty. Around a brick fire pit with burning wood and oil lamps, many saffron-robed devotees sit with hands folded in prayer; several have shaved heads and tripundra markings. Behind them, a large illuminated deity murti in red and gold stands on a raised platform, with white-clad attendants and a crowd in the background under strings of coloured lights.2013-03-10Night outdoor ritual at a fire pit (homa) with a bright flame beside a yellow-edged square altar. A man with long dark hair, a red-brown garment, rudraksha-style beaded malas and armbands sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne on a multicoloured striped mat, hands folded. Around the fire, a woman in a red sari with a microphone and garlands speaks, and a shaved-headed man in white dhoti stands bare-chested with arms crossed. Behind them about a dozen devotees in orange and saffron robes and turbans stand in a group, some with garlands. Flower arrangements, brass vessels and a standing fan fill the foreground. Several devotees are visible in the background, roughly six to twenty people in total.2017-08-22November 06 20162016-11-06October 13 20132013-10-13August 22 20172017-08-22February 16 20162016-02-16A night fire ritual. A large square fire pit lined with white flower-dotted borders burns brightly in the foreground. Behind it, a figure with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala sits on a gold-ornamented throne with red cushions, hands pressed together in namaste. Two bare-chested young men in white dhotis with patterned borders stand at left, one pouring from a small metal vessel, the other holding a long rudraksha mala. At right, a man in a yellow-orange turban and saffron shawl sits with a small flame and offerings. Flower garlands, bananas and a silver tray lie on the mats, and an electric fan and metal railings are visible behind.2017-08-02