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Night-time homa or yagna at an ashram hall, with thick white smoke rising from a fire pit at centre. Two long wooden platforms hold a fire altar, and a brass kalasha sits nearby. Striped woven mats cover the floor, scattered with flower petals. Bananas, oranges, apples, coconuts and fruit baskets decorated with purple and white flowers are arranged in front. Brass oil lamps stand on the left and right, and a garlanded deity murti is at left. Priests in orange and white dhotis attend the fire, and a few other people are seated or standing in the background. Coloured string lights hang from the ceiling.

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October 17 20122012-10-17A night homa in progress at a temple-style pavilion. In the foreground a priest in white dhoti with a saffron-orange headcloth sits cross-legged before a wooden homa platform strewn with purple flowers, garlands and marigold petals, where a fire burns; he holds a long ladle-like tool over the flames. Brass pots, a brass vessel, plantain leaves, lamps and offerings are arranged around the fire. Behind, several white-clad priests and assistants stand on a tiered stepped platform, another in an orange cloth bends toward the fire, and tiny oil lamps and string lights glow in the background. Several more people in white stand at the right.2017-05-26July 08 20172017-07-08March 16 20172017-03-16Night homa ceremony at a fire pit: a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a green headband pours an offering with a ladle onto a rectangular wooden fire altar where flames and smoke rise. Two other men sit on striped rugs, one in an orange shawl and white dhoti, another in a yellow shawl, and a fourth figure in white is partly visible at the upper right. Around them are brass pots, bowls of rice, a plate of fruit and flowers, a kalasha-like vessel, and garlands of yellow marigolds. A decorated deity murti with flower garlands sits at the left under a golden canopy.2017-07-08Night-time abhishekam at an open-sided pandal decorated with coloured strings of lights, paper lanterns and yellow cloth. Smoke rises from a fire pit at the centre, and a deity murti stands behind a lit altar. Several priests in orange and yellow dhotis and bare torsos stand near the pit, one holding a ritual object, while two drummers play at the left. At right, two men in white dhotis sit on a striped rug playing a flute, with a row of devotees seated on the mat. Trays of flowers, fruit, brass bowls and plates lie on the striped cloth in front. a person is not clearly visible in this frame.2016-12-15May 26 20172017-05-26A temple ritual with a fire offering in a tented hall lit by stage lights. A priest in a yellow and green sash and white dhoti lifts a lamp high above a raised wooden platform heaped with marigold garlands, fruit and bowls. Smoke rises around him. To the left, a young man in an orange-bordered dhoti and rudraksha-style necklace holds a brass tray, and beside him another man in white dhoti and shawl holds a tray and speaks into a microphone. Strings of colourful lights and a golden deity murti decorated with flowers stand at right, with a kalasha-like offering vessel in pink. Baskets of bananas, oranges and grains sit on a striped cloth in the foreground. Background figures in white are seated in the hall.2016-12-15A night ritual in an open-sided pavilion with a white canopy and hanging lamps. At centre, a square wooden homa fire pit with a smoking fire sits on a red floor, scattered with petals and flowers. Several men in white dhotis stand and kneel around it; one holds a brass vessel and another pours offerings. On the right, a decorated deity murti with garlands of yellow and red flowers sits on a silver-and-gold setting, with brass lamps and a kalasha nearby. At left, seated men in white clothes chant into microphones, with fruit plates and a ceremonial bowl in front of them. A standing man wears an orange turban and rudraksha mala. Hanging decorations and lamps fill the upper area. No one in the scene is identifiable as a person by the cues required.2016-12-07March 16 20172017-03-16A night homa at a temple pavilion under a white canopy. In the foreground, a shirtless priest in white dhoti with a colourful border kneels and pours from a metal vessel into a gold-coloured fire pit, with smoke rising and flames visible. Another priest in a white dhoti bends over the fire pit to the left. Striped multicoloured mats cover the floor, scattered with flower petals and garlands of yellow marigolds. Seated devotees and priests sit behind silver vessels and offering trays. At the back left, a deity murti set under an arch is decorated with orange and red garments and garlands, and a seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits near it. A gold palanquin stands at right, and a film camera on a tripod is at the left edge.2017-09-26 +1 copiesA night-time homa or yagna at a temple setting. A square fire pit with rising smoke sits in the centre, decorated with marigold and yellow flower garlands. Four priests attend it: a bare-chested priest in a saffron-orange cloth with a rudraksha mala leans forward at left, a young assistant in white dhoti and cloth stands nearby, and a priest in white dhoti with a yellow shawl stands centrally, holding a ritual implement over the fire. Brass plates of bananas, fruits and vessels lie on the mat in front. Behind, a golden ornate deity murti and altar are decorated with flowers, and strings of colourful lamps and bright lights hang overhead. A camera operator on a tripod and a seated person in white appear at the left edge.2016-12-15