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A photograph of an outdoor homa or yagna at night. Brass kalashas wrapped in netting and decorated with yellow marigold garlands stand in a row on an orange cloth in the foreground. Beside them a white-tiled fire pit holds flames and offerings. Behind the pit, many seated devotees in white and yellow clothes tend small oil lamps and fires. On the right, a man in an orange robe, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace speaks into a microphone while gesturing with his hand; a second man in white stands beside him. Several attendees in white clothes are visible in the background.

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December 30 20092009-12-30Night ritual photograph at an outdoor homa or puja area. A man in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap sits at right, holding a microphone and gesturing with his hand; he wears a long rudraksha-style mala with a gold pendant. Beside him, men in white dhotis and shirts sit near an open square fire pit with a brass vessel. In front, several brass kalasha pots wrapped in mesh and decorated with yellow marigold garlands line the foreground, and yellow flower petals are scattered on the stone platform. Behind them, many seated devotees in white, some with oil lamps lit on the ground, fill the dark background.2009-12-30Night outdoor ritual at an ashram courtyard. A seated figure in saffron/orange robes and a long gold-beaded necklace speaks into a microphone and leads the rite beside a square stone fire pit with dark interior, surrounded by flower-decorated brass pots and offerings. Behind the pit, many devotees in white dhotis and saris sit in rows, with small red-based lamps burning with flames in the foreground. Yellow marigold garlands adorn the brass vessels, and a small shrine structure with decorations stands at the left. A yagna/homa-style fire ritual is visibly supported by the central pit and lamps.2009-12-30Night-time homa or yagna in an open courtyard with a square fire pit lined in white stone and marked with yellow marigold garlands and flower-decorated kalashas. A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant sits at the front, holding a bell and ritual items, and appears to lead the ceremony. Around him, rows of devotees in white clothes sit on the ground with small red mats and lit oil lamps before them. Brass bowls of offerings, sweets and coins are arranged near the pit. Behind them stand a decorated shrine with colourful pictures and a yellow-draped structure, and a whitewashed building. Several people in white stand at the side. The a person candidate in orange has distinctive ceremonial cues but the identification remains uncertain.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30Evening ritual at an open courtyard with many seated devotees in white clothes, many holding small lit oil lamps in red trays. In the foreground a square fire pit lined with white and gold surround holds flowers and offerings, with brass pots and bowls beside it. A man in orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace sits at a microphone and gestures while speaking, possibly a homa or satsang. Yellow and orange marigold garlands decorate the offerings, and a yellow banner hangs on the right.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30