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Night outdoor ritual at a fire pit, a homa or yagna, with a bright flame rising from a rectangular stone-framed hearth scattered with red flower petals. On the right, a man in a deep maroon robe with a maroon shawl, barefoot, holds a silver plate and stands beside a red velvet throne with gold trim. Behind him, two women in maroon and saffron garments stand with palms joined. On the left, a person in white dhoti and white head wrap, with white markings on the arm, stands with palms pressed together facing the fire. A table draped in red cloth holds brass vessels, a purple cloth bundle, and yellow-orange flower offerings. A standing fan and a floral backdrop with marigold garlands complete the setting.

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Night outdoor homa at an ashram: a fire burns in a rectangular wooden-framed fire pit in the foreground, with red flower petals scattered around it. On the right, a man in a maroon-red robe and matching dhoti, wearing a beaded rudraksha-style necklace, walks barefoot carrying a silver plate of white offerings and petals toward a gold-and-red throne-like chair. A woman in a white garment with gold borders and a white head covering stands at left with palms pressed together, facing the fire. Behind, a woman in maroon clothing and other devotees stand near a table draped in red with brass kalasha pots decorated with mango leaves, a purple cloth and a garland. A standing fan and a small fire on the ground are also visible. Several people are visible.2013-11-19November 19 20132013-11-19Night outdoor ritual at a sacred fire. A man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on a red upholstered throne with gold-trimmed arms, hands folded in namaste, facing a fire pit with flames. To the left, a person in white ceremonial dress with a white head covering stands before a red-draped table holding a kalasha-style pot and offerings. Behind, two women in red sarees stand with hands joined, and a standing fan and banana plants are visible. This appears to be a homa or fire offering.2013-11-19Night-time ritual in an open-sided pavilion with a wood-framed sloped roof and hanging leaf garlands. In the centre, a sunken square fire pit with a flaming homa fire and smoke rising; on its edge stand a brass kalasha with flower offerings and brass lamps. At left, a golden deity murti seated on a red pedestal, draped in green cloth, beside an orange-red ceremonial seat under a blue-and-orange canopy. A man in red-orange dhoti and shawl with a red garland stands with palms joined before the fire. On the right, a man in a white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a green cloth wrapped on his head, stands with palms joined and bare upper body with gold armlets. Behind them, a row of devotees in saffron and white clothes stand in prayer. A figure seated on a stone platform at right is not clearly identified.2015-01-04A night-time homa at an outdoor ashram setting. A large fire burns in a rectangular brick fire pit in the centre, with a bronze homa vessel and flower petals scattered on its raised platform. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold beads stands in the foreground, while to the left a young man in white with a yellow-gold turban, gold necklaces and bangles holds a brass tray of red offerings. Other white-clad priests with gold neck beads stand behind, some with palms pressed together. On the right are a purple-draped table with fruit, brass lamps, and a deity murti adorned with white flower garlands and a green silk cloth. Strings of lights and leaf garlands decorate the background.2010-10-16 +1 copiesJanuary 31 20182018-01-31Night-time fire ritual at an open-air shrine under a corrugated roof, with strings of mango-leaf torans overhead. A man in a white dhoti with gold borders and a red-and-gold-trimmed cloth, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and a green-and-gold turban, stands at left holding a silver vessel and pouring offerings toward a flaming yagna fire pit with brass vessels set on its gold-painted edge. Behind the fire, a decorated deity murti is adorned with marigold garlands on a turquoise-painted platform. At right, a woman in a red sari with gold border and a red garland stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, beside a green-robed seated figure.2015-01-04Night outdoor fire ritual. A bare-shouldered priest in white dhoti kneels in the foreground before a bright fire pit. Behind him a white-robed priest in an orange-and-white turban stands with palms pressed together in prayer, and other white-clad priests stand nearby, several with rudraksha malas. Seated devotees in white clothes line the left side. Brass oil lamps burn on the right beside platters of fruit and flowers, a red-and-green draped seat, and a kalasha-like vessel held by a priest. Strings of leaves hang overhead and a green-and-white garland decorates the background. Several priests here appear to be in white with a visible silver-coloured urn; no clearly identifiable a person figure is evident.2010-10-16Night-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 photograph of an outdoor homa ritual at an ashram. A fire burns in a white stone fire pit in the foreground, and a man in white dhoti with a bare upper body bends forward over it, offering into the flames. Behind him, several men in white ritual dhotis and shawls stand with hands folded in anjali and some hold brass vessels; one wears a white turban and others wear rudraksha malas. Seated devotees in white line the left edge. On the right stands a carved wooden throne with red and green cloth and a deity figure, flanked by brass oil lamps, fruit trays and flower petals. String lights and a garland hang overhead.2010-10-16November 23 20142014-11-23October 16 20102010-10-16 +2 copies