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A photograph of a homa being performed under a thatched open-sided pavilion. At the centre, a bearded sadhu with bare torso and orange dhoti sits cross-legged on a raised platform behind a fire pit, with a seated man in an orange robe and orange headwear beside him. Behind them, standing devotees in white and a bare-chested man in a yellow dhoti watch. A woman with a braided hair and a yellow garment sits in the foreground beside offerings of coconuts, pots, red-marked fruit and a kalasha. Scattered garlands, mango leaves and a tall wooden post hang nearby. The page does not show the event beyond the homa, so the orange-robed figure is described by role only. Several people are visible, roughly 21-100 counted in the crowd area.

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A crowded outdoor ritual scene in front of a stone structure, with many devotees in white clothes behind. In the foreground, several saffron-robed monastics sit or stand on an orange cloth with a brass plate of offerings and a small bowl. A tall man in saffron robes with long swept-back hair, a gold necklace and rudraksha malas stands at centre, hands folded, with other orange-clad men and a bald man in saffron near him. A woman in white with folded hands kneels nearby. Water appears on the stone floor beside a large stone pedestal. a person: the tall figure in saffron with long hair, gold necklace and malas is a candidate for a person, standing among the orange-clad group during the ritual.2010-12-29A photograph of a ceremony inside a thatched-roof hall decorated with marigold and red flower garlands. A young man with long, swept-back hair in a white shirt and an orange-red shawl with a rudraksha mala stands at the centre before a small fire pit on a white table, where a fire burns with flower petals and offerings; brass lamps and vessels sit on the table. Around him, seated and standing men and boys in white shirts and dhotis, many wearing rudraksha malas, sit and watch, some with hands in namaste. A man on the right stands with palms pressed together, and a small decorated altar is visible at the right edge. A microphone stands at the front. The scene resembles a homa or yagna with devotees gathered. Posters of a violinist hang on the wall at the upper left.February 16 20072007-02-16July 19 20052005-07-19A photograph inside a temple pavilion with a corrugated white roof and mango-leaf torans hanging overhead. A man in an orange robe with long dark hair and a dark sash, hand placed on his chest, stands at center right. Beside him a man in orange with a rudraksha mala and forehead tilak looks down. A bald elderly man in cream robes with red borders stands at far right. In the foreground a shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a red-bordered cloth over his shoulder kneels and performs a ritual act, while a man in a green sleeveless top and yellow lower cloth bends forward. Several women in saris and onlookers in white shirts stand in the background.2009-01-07Outdoor ritual at an ashram courtyard with red-walled buildings and palm trees. A seated man on the right, wearing a red-orange cloth, a beaded headband and many bead bracelets, extends his arm toward a large fire burning on a stone platform. In front of him, a row of young ascetics in saffron and orange robes and orange turbans sit on mats. Standing near a square stone fire pit with a gilded rim, two attendants, one bare-chested, tend the rite; a standing woman in orange robes holds bells and a lamp. A large steel vessel stands at the lower right. Visible offerings include a bowl and a brass lamp, consistent with a homa or fire ritual.2017-08-31Photograph of a homa fire ceremony in a thatched open hall. On the left, a man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban sits with palms pressed together in namaste, with white horizontal markings on his arms and a rudraksha mala hanging on his chest; a microphone is clipped near his neck. Beside a large flame, a man in white clothes and a rudraksha mala sits holding a ladle over a bowl. Behind them, seated devotees in white garments watch the fire, and a wooden pole with an orange cloth rises beside the flame.2004-07-02September 24 20172017-09-24 +2 copiesA photograph inside a thatched, leaf-decorated temple pavilion during a homa or puja. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a shaved head stands at the left, holding a lit oil lamp toward three decorated deity images draped in red and maroon cloth with white garlands. Smoke rises in the centre. Seated devotees in the foreground, mostly women with long braided hair and flower decorations, sit with palms pressed together in prayer, some in saffron and pink saris, and men in white shirts and dhotis stand or kneel at the right. Small oil lamps burn along the roof beam and green leaf garlands hang across the top.December 29 20102010-12-29Outdoor photograph of a ritual under a large banyan tree. A figure seated on a low platform wears a saffron-orange robe, long dark hair, white markings on the upper arms and a rudraksha mala, holding a brass bell and a flaming lamp. Behind them a row of standing devotees in white dhotis and shirts press their palms together, and younger girls and a boy in colourful clothes look on. Brass pots, a plate of fruit and flowers, and a bowl of bananas sit on a mat in front, next to a large black-and-white patterned snake-like ritual object. a person: the seated saffron-robed figure with long hair and rudraksha mala is the main presider of the puja.2004-07-02A seated group of devotees gathers on a stone floor in front of a shrine, many facing a man in a rust-orange robe holding a microphone and speaking. Some women wear orange, pink, green and red saris, and several men wear white dhotis with rudraksha malas. A small figure in a dark shirt sits to the right. At the upper right, a deity murti draped in orange and garlanded stands near a wooden stand. Behind the group, several people in orange and white stand near pillars and a fan. Several people sit with their heads turned toward the speaker, with a palanquin-style wooden frame at left.2016-09-10