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Night-time outdoor ritual at an ashram. A figure in orange robes and shaved head, wearing bangles and a gold necklace, stands at right holding a lit camphor aarti lamp in a metal plate beside a yellow-edged fire pit (homa/yagna) with burning wood and flower petals. Behind the fire, a person in orange robes with a rudraksha-style neckpiece sits on a red and gold throne-like chair, holding a white cloth, while a seated devotee in black sits to the right. Left, a table is decorated with yellow marigold garlands and yellow fruits, with a red cloth below. Striped mats cover the ground and a few seated devotees in white are visible at the right edge. Several people appear in the scene.

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Night outdoor fire ritual. A young acolyte in orange robes and a shaved head with a white tilak raises a metal lamp or kalasha-style vessel above a yellow-rimmed square fire pit where a wood fire burns, with scattered flower petals around it. A seated figure in saffron-brown robes sits on a red and gold throne with hands clasped in prayer, in front of a low platform heaped with yellow marigolds, mango-leaf garlands and orange fruit draped in red cloth. Two people in white dhotis sit near drums at the left edge, and a few devotees sit on a striped mat at the right. Brass vessels rest by the fire pit, and a white car is parked in the background. The scene reads as a homa with padapuja to a seated guru.2013-09-30Night outdoor fire ritual. A seated figure on a red and gold throne-style chair wears a rust-red robe, a gold-and-beaded necklace and a white bandage on one wrist, hands joined and smiling. In front, a person seen from behind wears an orange cloth with a magenta edge and a beaded bracelet, facing a yellow-edged fire pit with burning embers and white and red flowers. Behind them, two men in orange and red garments stand near a red cloth, one with a rudraksha mala and tilak markings. Smoke rises in the dim evening light.2013-09-30November 07 20132013-11-07May 20 20142014-05-20May 10 20182018-05-10 +1 copiesA fire ritual in a covered hall at night. A standing priest in saffron-orange turban and dhoti with a golden-yellow border holds a brass lamp of flame in both hands, and a large fire pit blazes before him. Marigold garlands surround the scene, with brass vessels, a drum and a silver tray in front. Seated at left on a red and gold throne is a figure in orange robes with a gold necklace, facing the fire. Dense smoke fills the air and a crowd of onlookers sits in the background. The visible people are the standing priest and the seated figure, with more onlookers behind them.2013-10-13May 10 20182018-05-10 +1 copiesApril 29 20132013-04-29July 09 20132013-07-09 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20162016-09-21A night-time homa at an outdoor ashram courtyard, with smoke rising from a square fire pit lined with white tiles and brass vessels, puja items and offerings around its edge. A central figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange-red robe, a long ceremonial garland and a rudraksha-style mala, sits on a low gold-legged seat behind the fire pit with one hand raised in blessing. Surrounding devotees in saffron and orange robes and red blouses sit cross-legged with palms pressed together in prayer, and a standing man in white robes stands at the back. A pedestal fan and string lights are visible in the background.2013-03-10October 06 20132013-10-06