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A ritual scene in an ashram hall: a woman in orange robes with a gold-bordered cloth and long dark hair holds a silver aarti lamp with a flame, while a shaved-headed attendant in orange holds a tray. Seated devotees in white clothes press their palms together beside a fire pit with glowing coals and offerings of fruit and flowers. A woman in cream clothes with a lanyard smiles at the fire, a bearded man in white wears a rudraksha mala, and a woman in white sits at the right foreground. Behind them, a red and gold throne with a tiger-print cloth and a painted deity figure holding a sword sit against a teal wall. Brass vessels stand on the floor, and smoke drifts through the room.

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May 13 20132013-05-13A photograph of a temple-style puja inside a hall with painted pillars and a decorated shrine. A figure in an orange-brown robe with a gold border and long dark hair stands at the centre, hands extended over a small fire pit of ghee-soaked fuel blocks with flames and smoke rising. A shaven-headed attendant in orange robes on the left holds a silver tray and a silver bowl. Seated devotees in white clothes with folded hands sit behind the fire pit, and a seated man in white on the right. Behind, a gold canopy shelters a garlanded deity murti with flower garlands and red and orange drapery. Silver vessels and a kalasha sit in front, and a tall painted dvarapala figure with a mace stands at left. This appears to be a homa or yagna in progress.2013-05-13May 15 20132013-05-15May 13 20132013-05-13May 13 20132013-05-13A stage ceremony with a homa or fire-offering set in front of a painted backdrop of a deity murti and ornate arches. A young man with long dark hair and a red-and-white flower garland wears a rust-orange dhoti and shawl and holds a tray of offerings toward a fire. Beside him, a shaved-headed young priest in orange robes and a gold chain with white tripundra marks on his forehead stands near a brass lamp. A boy in orange robes kneels at lower left arranging items on a cloth, and two men in white sit near a golden kalasha-style ornament and flowers. A large golden torana frame and brass vessels surround the fire pit.2013-05-15May 13 20132013-05-13A photograph of a homa ritual in a temple hall with a fire pit of bricks where a flame burns beside a decorated kalasha. A woman in a brown and gold-bordered dhoti with a pink and white flower garland stands holding a brass lamp with a lit flame, facing the fire. Beside her, a young man in saffron robes with a white tilak on his forehead stands holding a silver bowl. Seated devotees in white clothes, some with hands folded, face the fire. Behind them stands a colourful painted deity murti with multiple arms, and to the right a gold palanquin-style structure frames a shrine decorated with red and yellow flower garlands and two ornate deity figures.2013-05-15A standing figure in orange-and-saffron robes with long swept-back dark hair, a saffron shawl over one shoulder and a rudraksha-style bead mala, pours or offers from a silver bowl over a fire pit (homa) in front of a gold-canopied shrine. The shrine holds two decorated deity murtis draped in garlands of yellow and red flowers beneath a gold canopy with colourful tiered decorations. Beside the figure, a shaved-headed attendant in orange robes holds a silver tray. Behind them, seated devotees in white clothes sit with palms joined, and a painted backdrop shows a red and orange guardian figure. Brass vessels and a yellow-lit stone platform surround the fire. The figure's appearance matches the page's cues of long hair and saffron clothing, but identity cannot be confirmed from the image alone.2013-05-13A photograph of a fire ritual at a temple-style stage. A standing figure with long dark hair wears a rust-red garment with gold border and a pink flower garland, and pours an offering into a flaming fire pit set on gold-coloured bricks. Behind, a large colourful painted deity figure with multiple arms holds weapons, and a golden arch frames a richly garlanded shrine with deity murti decorated in red and white flowers. Seated devotees in white dhotis and shawls sit with hands folded in prayer, some with brass vessels and oil lamps placed before them. The scene suggests a homa or yagna at a satsang setting.2013-05-15May 13 20132013-05-13 +1 copiesMay 17 20132013-05-17