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Night-time outdoor homa on a raised wooden platform with a white railing, surrounded by trees. Three priests in orange-gold dhotis with bare upper bodies stand at a decorated altar holding offerings, while a woman in a blue headdress and white cloth stands at left beside a decorated deity murti. A fire pit with burning flames sits in front of the altar, with brass pots and offering trays. On the right, a seated figure in red robes on an ornate gold throne is attended by standing monks in red-and-orange robes. A large audience in white, red and orange shawls sits in the foreground, many wearing marigold garlands.

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December 23 20152015-12-23December 23 20152015-12-23Night outdoor ritual on a raised white-railed wooden platform at Inner Awakening programme in Phuket. Several men in white dhotis and orange shawls perform puja near a decorated deity murti with colourful garlands and a blue headpiece, beside a lit oil lamp and brass offering plates on a white-draped table. On the right, a man in red-orange robes and a red turban sits on an ornate gold throne, while another robed figure in orange holds a long ceremonial staff. In the foreground a seated audience of roughly twenty to thirty people wears red-and-white shawls and garlands, some with arms raised in devotion. Crowded seating and black night sky complete the scene.2015-12-23December 23 20152015-12-23Night outdoor homa ritual at an ashram courtyard lit by warm windows of a building behind. A fire burns on the ground in front of a seated priest in a red-orange shawl and a red turban, who holds a ritual sword or staff upright. Several men in white dhotis with golden borders stand and kneel around the fire, one in a blue head cloth and orange-gold shawl sitting near the flames. A richly dressed deity murti with a red and green garment and flower garlands sits on a white-draped table to the left, with brass lamps, a plate of fruit and scattered rose petals on the ground. Rows of seated devotees in white line the right edge, and smoke drifts through the scene.2015-12-23Evening outdoor homa at a night-lit courtyard with a white railing and warmly lit building behind. A fire pit in the centre burns with flames beside brass vessels, oil lamps, a kalasha and flower offerings. A priest in white dhoti and blue head-cloth raises a hand with a ritual implement, while a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and orange shawl stands nearby. Seated on the right, a row of people in white and red-orange clothes watch the ritual. On the left, a seated figure in a dark garment and white cloth sits behind a table draped in white.2015-12-23December 23 20152015-12-23 +1 copiesNovember 04 20132013-11-04November 04 20132013-11-04February 22 20162016-02-22 +1 copiesNight outdoor ritual on a white-railed terrace. Priests in white dhotis and orange-gold garments stand at a fire-side altar with lit lamps and offering trays, one raising a flame. A seated figure in red-orange robes sits on a gold throne at the far right, flanked by attendants. A large seated audience in white, striped and red-shawled clothing, many with palms pressed together, faces the ritual. Some devotees wear orange shawls and red lanyards.2015-12-23February 22 20162016-02-22 +1 copies