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Night-time homa at an outdoor ashram setting: a tiered yellow-painted fire altar in the foreground with a flame rising from its centre. Three priests in red-orange robes attend the fire. A seated priest on the left with a red headwrap and beads tends a small fire in a metal vessel, while a man in a white dhoti and mala stands near a cameraman filming. Trays of yellow turmeric, red kumkum, grains and offerings surround the fire. Behind, a large golden sunburst backdrop frames a seated figure in red-orange robes and a headband, holding a ritual implement, beside silver lamps, a silver kalasha-style vessel and silver deity murtis. A stone wall and a lit screen complete the scene.

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December 10 20172017-12-10A homa is performed at a yellow-brick fire pit with a live flame. A bare-chested assistant in a red-orange cloth kneels at left. A seated priest in a red-orange shawl with a rudraksha mala and a dark headband pours from a brass vessel into the fire. Behind them stands a large gilded sun-disc backdrop, with trishula staffs, a silver nandi figure, brass lamps, silver kalasha-style vessels, a shell-shaped silver ornament and garlands on the altar. Yellow turmeric powder sits in brass plates on the floor.2017-12-10 +1 copiesDecember 10 20172017-12-10 +1 copiesA homa fire ritual in a temple-like setting. A yellow-brick fire pit burns with flames in the foreground. A shirtless man in a rust-red dhoti stirs a large brass vessel of offerings beside the fire, while a man in white and gold dhoti kneels to the left, and a third figure with long dreadlocked hair sits at the far left. A seated man in rust-red robes, a leopard-print headband, a long rudraksha mala and a gold chain sits at the right, cross-legged, with a row of brass lamps behind him. Silver vessels, stone mortars and a silver bull statue appear nearby, and a large golden sun-disc hangs on the wall. A cameraman stands at the top left.2017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10A ritual scene at an outdoor fire pit lined with yellow-painted bricks, where a small flame burns with a bright orange glow. In the foreground a bare-backed attendant in a rust-red cloth kneels and works in a large bronze vessel. Seated on a striped purple and green cloth, a bearded man with long dark hair and a headband wears a rust-red wrap and multiple rudraksha malas over bare shoulders, with a gold necklace visible; he sits beside silver vessels, a silver bull figure, brass lamps and stone mortars. Behind them are large brass trishula-topped stands and a golden sunburst backdrop. A cameraman on the left operates a camera on a tripod. The setting suggests a homa or herbal preparation ritual.2017-12-10 +1 copiesA seated figure in a rust-orange robe and rudraksha malas sits before a large golden sunburst-style halo on a stone wall, with trident-topped brass stands and a silver bull figure nearby. A pyramid of yellow-painted bricks holds a burning fire in the foreground, a ritual fire pit with brass vessels around it. The figure wears a patterned headwrap, a red forehead mark, and ceremonial gold chains; the setting suggests a homa or fire ritual. a person: the figure has a headwrap, rudraksha malas, saffron-orange robe and gold necklace.2017-12-10A yellow-bricked homa fire pit burns in the foreground inside a shrine room. Behind it, a bearded man with long dark hair and a headband sits cross-legged on a pink and green cloth, wearing a rust-red robe and multiple rudraksha malas, holding a ladle over the fire. To the left, a second man in red clothing and a rudraksha mala kneels, holding a bundle of incense sticks. Silver and brass ritual vessels, a silver peacock-shaped object, silver deity murtis and a silver arched altar frame surround the scene, with a large golden backdrop behind.2017-12-10A seated man in a dark red-orange robe sits before a golden sunburst backdrop with trident stands and a silver Nandi figure beside him at a yellow-brick homa fire pit with flames rising from it. He wears a patterned saffron-and-cream head wrap, rudraksha mala beads and a gold necklace, and he has his hands resting on a small box. Silver and brass vessels and a yellow-rimmed bowl sit nearby on striped mats. The scene reads as a ritual fire ceremony.2017-12-10 +1 copiesA seated man in a rust-red sannyasi cloth with a leopard-print headwrap and a long rudraksha mala sits behind a fire pit of yellow-painted bricks with a bright flame burning inside. A large gold sunburst-style backdrop with green lighting stands behind him, flanked by brass trishula-topped stands. Silver vessels, a silver nandi figure, brass bowls and a wicker basket surround the fire pit on striped mats, indicating a homa or yagna setting.2017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10 +1 copiesDecember 10 20172017-12-10