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Outdoor fire ritual on a wet parking lot under a grey sky. In the foreground a bare-chested sadhu in orange cloth, a dark headwrap and a face mask sits on a patterned rug, holding rudraksha malas and feeding a wooden stick into a small fire pit with an oil lamp nearby. Behind him, an ornate armchair with a red-and-orange cushion holds a cutout or printed portrait of a figure in red robes, a red turban and a white and red garland, with hands raised in greeting. The figure on the chair is a printed image, not a physical person. Trees, buildings and white canopy poles frame the background.

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Outdoor photo of a ritual fire on a patterned rug in a parking lot. In the foreground a young person in orange robes and a white face mask sits cross-legged, wearing rudraksha mala bracelets and white horizontal markings on the arms, and is feeding a small fire pit with wood and offerings, with a brass cup and a brass bowl nearby. Behind, a seated figure in a red robe with a red and gold turban and a white flower garland with red roses sits on an ornate carved armchair with an orange embroidered cloth draped over its arm. Trees, street lamps and parked cars are visible in the background.2021-01-28Outdoor homa ritual on a sunny street with a parked white car and bare trees behind. In the foreground, a sannyasi in orange cloth with rudraksha malas on his arms and chest, wearing a white face mask and white ash markings on his body, sits cross-legged and stirs a fire pit with a long wooden ladle. Burning sticks sit in a dark metal tray with oil lamps and a small brass bowl nearby. Behind him, a seated figure in red robes and a red turban with white floral decoration, wearing garlands of white and red flowers and a red-and-white beaded necklace, sits in an ornate wooden armchair with a gold brocade cushion on a patterned rug, hands in a greeting gesture. a person: the seated figure's red-and-gold turban, flower garlands and ceremonial seat match the page's a person claim; treat as an uncertain appearance match.2021-02-03Outdoor photo on a sunny day beside a parking area with bare trees and a palm. A seated priest with a tall black hair bun, white face mask, white ash markings on arms and chest, and orange dhoti and wrap, holds a long wooden stick over a small fire pit of wooden sticks and offerings, with a brass bowl nearby. Opposite him, a figure in red robes, red-and-gold turban decorated with white flowers, a long white and red flower garland, and rudraksha beads sits on an ornate wooden throne with a gold-brushed cushion, raising one hand in blessing. Setting suggests a homa or fire ritual.2021-01-31KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/1/20212021-01-01KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/6/20212021-01-06Outdoor ritual scene under a clear blue sky beside a brick-edged fire pit with a small open flame burning on wood. A seated priest in orange-red cloth, wearing long rudraksha mala strands and rudraksha bracelets, has white horizontal markings on his bare upper arm and chest; he wears a white face mask and feeds the fire with a stick. Facing the fire, a figure seated on a gold-and-maroon draped throne-like chair wears a red turban with white flowers, a red garment, and white and red floral garlands; the figure raises one hand in blessing. Trees and a paved area are visible behind. Appearance-based candidate for a person is not clearly verifiable from the seated figure's face, so role is given as honoured seated figure receiving the fire ritual, consistent with a homa or yagna.2020-12-30KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/23/20212021-01-23Outdoor photo at dusk of a ritual fire on a paved parking area. A young person with dreadlocks tied up, wearing an orange-red robe and many rudraksha malas, sits cross-legged and feeds a flame in a low brick-and-metal fire pit with a stick, with white ash marks on the arm and shoulder. Behind them, a person in a red turban decorated with white flowers, a flower garland, and a red and white outfit sits in a throne-like armchair draped with a shimmering gold and multicolored cloth, hands raised in a blessing gesture. A small metal bowl sits beside the fire. Trees and low buildings are in the background.2020-12-23Outdoor ritual in a paved parking lot. A figure in orange robes, with long dreadlocked hair, a white face mask, rudraksha beads and white ash markings on the bare shoulders and back, sits on a rug feeding a fire from a small bowl with a ladle. Beside the flames, a seated figure on a draped throne with gold-patterned fabric, wearing a red robe, a red and gold crown, a long garland of white flowers and red roses, and a beaded necklace, raises one hand in blessing. Orange traffic cones and parked cars appear in the background. The fire is a homa-style offering.2020-12-15Outdoor photograph on a paved lot with trees and a building behind. A seated man in a red and gold turban and red robe sits on a dark wooden armchair with a gold-and-orange brocade cloth, wearing a white and pink flower garland. In front, a shirtless priest in a white dhoti with rudraksha malas on his arm and neck sits on a low wooden stool, wearing a black face mask and holding a ladle over a fire pit with flames. A devotee in an orange cloth sits on the right, facing the fire, with a rudraksha mala and white markings on the shoulders. A brass bowl and a small brass lamp sit on the ground by the fire, and a patterned rug lies beneath the chair, consistent with a homa offering.2021-03-08Outdoor photo on a paved parking lot under an overcast sky with bare trees behind. A shirtless man in orange robes, black dreadlocked hair wrapped in a turban, a dark mask pulled below his chin, and rudraksha malas around his neck and wrists, sits cross-legged at a fire pit made of a metal tray with burning wood and ghee-soaked camphor-like fragments; he holds a long ladle or stick over the flames. Behind him, a seated figure in a red-orange robe and red turban with white flower garlands sits on a multicoloured silk-draped chair or throne, hands raised in a blessing gesture. A brass bowl and brass lamps sit on the ground, with a patterned rug beneath. The seated figure is a statue or depiction rather than a clear living person, and the ceremony appears to be a fire offering.2021-01-20 +2 copiesOutdoor homa ritual on a paved lot with a fire burning on a low stone-like base over a mat. Three people in saffron-orange cloth sit cross-legged facing a throned figure: a seated person in red and pink garments with a white and red floral garland, seated on a cushioned chair draped in multicolored fabric, wearing a red turban with gold ornament. Two people in the foreground wear black turbans, rudraksha malas, white face markings and face masks; one holds a ladle over a brass bowl near the flames. Brass plates, a kalasha-style vessel and bundles of straw are on the mat. Trees and parked cars are behind.2020-12-10