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Night outdoor homa at a brick fire pit on grass, with a large flame rising from the centre. A seated person in orange clothing, arm extended, tends the fire beside a silver bowl and offering vessels. Behind the fire, a gilded ornate parasol-style canopy frames a seated figure in red-orange robes and a headdress. At right, a person in white with hands folded in anjali sits near a white mat. Blue embroidered cloth and a small oil lamp appear at left.

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December 09 20132013-12-09December 09 20132013-12-09December 09 20132013-12-09Night outdoor homa at a brick fire pit on grass. In the foreground a person's arm pours a ladle of liquid offering into the flames, with smoke rising and a silver bowl beside the pit. Behind, a seated figure in orange-red robes and a red turban sits on a gilded throne beneath three tiered golden canopies with tassels. To the right, two people in white and orange kneel with palms pressed together in prayer. Brass ritual vessels and a small oil lamp sit at the lower right, and a blue and gold cloth covers a table at left.2013-12-09December 09 20132013-12-09December 09 20132013-12-09Night fire ritual, a homa at a brick-lined fire pit with tall orange flames and smoke. A man in white dhoti and shawl on the left holds a silver vessel over the fire. Seated at right on an ornate silver-backed chair with leopard-print cushion is a man in an orange shawl over a maroon-red robe, wearing a white flower garland and a red-orange tilak on his forehead, hands joined in his lap. Behind him, priests in red-orange and white garments stand, and a woman in orange-red sari with hands folded stands nearby. A silver bowl sits on the brick edge, and a silver ceremonial staff with a fringed canopy rises at right.2014-08-01Night outdoor homa at a brick fire pit with a bright flame. In the foreground a priest in orange-red robes and an orange-red turban sits at left, feeding offerings from a silver tray. Behind him a standing man in a dark-red shirt and orange dhoti stands on a white flower-strewn mat beside a golden canopy with an ornate gold umbrella-like top. Other people in orange robes sit on the lawn at right and centre, with silver kalasha vessels, brass bowls, a lit oil lamp and metal ritual implements on the foreground altar. A blue cloth with gold embroidery covers a table of potted plants.2013-12-09Night outdoor ritual photograph beside a yellow-stone fire pit where a bright flame and smoke rise from burning cowdung cakes. A seated man in a maroon-red dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala and a pendant, wears a patterned cloth headwrap and sits on an ornate silver chair, one hand resting on its arm; his appearance is consistent with Swamiji (probable), with long hair and a rudraksha mala. In the foreground a shirtless priest in a red cloth and beaded necklace sits with his back to the camera, tending the fire. Silver bowls, a pink flower, green leaves and metal vessels lie around the pit, and a silver-decorated altar with a deity murti stands at right under a shaded background.2017-08-31Outdoor night ritual beside a square brick fire pit with a bright flame. A man in an orange-red ceremonial kurta and dhoti, a red and gold turban and a beaded necklace, stands at the fire with his hand on his chest. A barefoot priest in a rust-orange cloth reaches from the left to offer a silver tray. Behind them is a blue-draped table holding white offering cups, plantain-like plants, and silver vessels. Open books and brass and silver bowls sit on the grass in front. To the right, seated devotees on white mats watch, and a tiered golden canopy seat stands nearby. A lamp and offerings surround the fire.2013-12-09December 09 20132013-12-09Night ritual homa at a riverside ghat: a large fire blazes in a rectangular brick fire pit while a man in saffron-orange cloth with a rudraksha mala and painted face sits behind it, pouring offerings into the flames from a metal bowl. Silver trident-topped parasols stand behind him, and brass pots, bowls of flowers and rose petals sit around the pit. To the right, a red-draped platform holds deity murtis garlanded with orange marigolds, and a group of seated people in white and saffron clothing watch. Long silver staffs and a decorative ceremonial bowl with handle frame the scene.2014-08-01