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A seated man in an orange-red robe with a dark head wrap and a rudraksha mala holds a small vessel at a fire pit with bright flames, a yellow-brick homa altar in the foreground. Around him are brass bowls, mortars, pestles, wicker baskets, small bottles and offerings on a colourful striped cloth. Behind him stand a trident, a large golden decorative backdrop and an ornate silver ritual object, with warm evening lighting. a person is shown in appearance-based cues of orange clothing, rudraksha beads and an elaborate head wrap, performing a homa fire ritual.

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A seated man in rust-red ochre robes and a matching wrap sits behind a fire pit lined with yellow and white rangoli-style borders, with flames rising from the bricks. He wears a tall dark turban with a crescent ornament, a rudraksha mala draped across his chest, bead bracelets, a gold chain and a red-and-white tilak, and holds a small pestle over a stone mortar. Trays of green herbs, a brass bowl of yellow powder, a woven basket and a silver-covered shrine with flower garlands and a small deity figure surround him on striped cloth. The setting is an outdoor night ceremony beside a pillared building, consistent with an aushadha or homa preparation. A probable Swamiji is seated at the centre, identified by the crescent turban ornament, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold chain while performing the herb-preparation ritual.2017-09-14Night outdoor homa at a yellow brick fire pit with a large blazing fire. A bare-chested assistant in red-orange cloth stands at left, tending the fire and holding a small fan-like object. Seated at right, a man with long dark hair and a dark cap, wearing orange-red robes, rudraksha mala and a gold-coloured wrap, holds a ritual implement over the flames. Behind him a large golden sun-shaped halo and brass oil lamps stand on a decorated altar with silver vessels, a brass kalasha and a wicker basket. Two people are visible.2017-12-10September 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesA seated man in a dark red-orange robe sits before a golden sunburst backdrop with trident stands and a silver Nandi figure beside him at a yellow-brick homa fire pit with flames rising from it. He wears a patterned saffron-and-cream head wrap, rudraksha mala beads and a gold necklace, and he has his hands resting on a small box. Silver and brass vessels and a yellow-rimmed bowl sit nearby on striped mats. The scene reads as a ritual fire ceremony.2017-12-10 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesA man sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat at night, outdoors among dark foliage. He wears a rust-red sleeveless top, a red dhoti-style cloth with a patterned gold-and-black waist sash, and a multi-strand rudraksha mala; a gold necklace and red armbands are visible, and he has a long swept-up dark hairstyle with a crescent ornament and a tilak. He holds a metal pestle over a silver vessel of yellow powder. In front is a brick fire pit with yellow-painted edges and flames, and to the right a silver ornate shrine-like altar with a deity murti and flower garlands. Clay pots, bowls of herbs, woven baskets and colourful striped mats surround him. The scene suggests an aushadha preparation with a homa fire.2017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14September 14 20172017-09-14September 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesA seated man in a rust-red sannyasi cloth with a leopard-print headwrap and a long rudraksha mala sits behind a fire pit of yellow-painted bricks with a bright flame burning inside. A large gold sunburst-style backdrop with green lighting stands behind him, flanked by brass trishula-topped stands. Silver vessels, a silver nandi figure, brass bowls and a wicker basket surround the fire pit on striped mats, indicating a homa or yagna setting.2017-12-10September 14 20172017-09-14A man in a rust-orange cloth wrapped over the shoulders sits cross-legged behind a brick fire pit bordered in yellow, holding a pestle over a stone mortar on a low wooden table. He wears long dark matted hair with a crescent ornament, a red vertical tilak, a rudraksha mala and beaded bracelets. Around him are bowls of yellow powder, green herbs, a woven basket, brass and steel vessels, and a silver shrine with garlands and a small silver deity murti on a colourful cloth. Two oil lamps glow in the dark background.2017-09-14