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Night outdoor ceremony at an open-air site with a large crowd seated on the ground. In the centre, a fire pit blazes as robed participants sit around it in orange and saffron garments. A man on the right wearing an orange-red turban, a long ornate gold necklace and orange robes holds a ritual object toward the fire. Devotees in orange and pink saris, many with arms raised, sit in dense rows. Behind them, rows of white-clad attendees watch. At left stands a decorated deity murti of a couple within a gilded arch, adorned with red and white garlands. A silver umbrella and a tall brass lamp stand nearby, with yellow and orange cloth hangings overhead.

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July 22 20132013-07-22Night outdoor homa at an ashram: a large fire burns on the ground in front of a seated group of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees, with women in orange saris and gold borders seated around it. Behind, a gilded arch frames a deity murti pair with garlands, a tall brass lamp stands on a pedestal, and a silver umbrella is at right. A standing crowd in white clothing fills the background under hanging lamps and banners.2013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22Night ritual homa at an outdoor temple courtyard. A large fire blazes at the centre while many saffron-robed sannyasis and female devotees in orange and gold-bordered saris sit in rows around it. A man in the foreground stands at the fire, wearing an orange turban and orange robe with a large flower garland, holding an object in his hand; he is a priest or sannyasi performing the rite, with the appearance of a person but identity uncertain from visible cues alone. Behind them, a decorated deity murti is set in a gold arch with pink drapery, and a golden umbrella stands at right. Many people in white clothes watch from the background under string lights.2013-07-22Night outdoor fire ritual, a homa, at an ashram with a large blazing fire pit in the centre. Robed sannyasis in orange and saffron sit in rows around the fire; the central figure in a saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and a bright orange turban-like headpiece pours offerings. Behind, dark-robed women and men in orange and brown sit on mats in front of a dense crowd of seated devotees in white and orange. On the left, a gilded arch frames two deity murtis in orange and pink garments, and a canopy with a silver umbrella stands at right. Strings of lights decorate the trees.2013-07-22Night photograph of a homa (fire ritual) in progress at an outdoor ashram setting. A large fire burns in a square stone fire pit in the centre, with sticks and offerings beside it. A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a long layered garland and gold ornaments, stands at the right holding a ritual vessel and pointing toward the flames. Around the fire, shaved-headed priests and devotees in saffron and orange robes sit on the ground, some with rudraksha malas. Behind them a large crowd of seated people in white clothing fills the courtyard, with a silver-framed altar panel and a deity murti with flower garlands on a pedestal at the left. Hanging green and floral decorations frame the scene.2013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22Night outdoor fire ritual with a square stone fire pit at centre, flames rising from it. Seated around it are rows of devotees in orange and saffron robes with gold-yellow borders and rudraksha malas, many shaved-headed monks and some women in matching orange saris. A standing figure at right in orange cloth and garlands holds a long ceremonial implement. A woman in front-centre wears a dark leopard-print cloth and a trident is laid beside the fire. Behind them a large gilded deity murti shrine and a crowd in white clothes watch. A red-and-gold throne sits empty at left.2013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10Night fire ritual. A bright flame rises from burning wood while a central figure in saffron-orange robes, a red turban and several long gold-and-bead garlands sits behind the fire pit and reaches toward it with a ladle-like object. Around the fire, rows of ascetics and devotees in saffron and orange robes and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged, some with shaved heads; several women in orange and gold saris sit at the front right. A standing attendant in white with gold trim and a mala holds a ceremonial fan at upper right. Silver ritual items and a decorated backdrop appear behind. Roughly thirty to forty people are visible.2013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22