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2007 - Social Service Activities At Kailaasa SriPuram Sarvajnapeeta, Hyderabad2007-01-01A photograph of a homa fire ritual on a brick fire pit on a tiled terrace. A man in a saffron/orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark sits cross-legged at the right, tending the flames with a ladle-like implement, with smoke rising. A younger man in white clothes and a yellow shawl sits behind a silver tray, and an older man in a striped white shirt and grey trousers sits at the left with wooden sticks and a bowl of yellow flowers. The brick fire pit is decorated with marigolds and petals, and brass vessels and small oil lamps sit beside it on a green patterned mat.Outdoor homa at a white-brick fire pit under a tree. A man in white clothes with an orange shawl kneels at left, tending smoke rising from the pit. Centre, a long-haired man in an orange robe sits on a carved wooden seat before a microphone stand, holding a brass plate of offerings toward the fire. Another man in white with an orange shawl sits at right. A silver ritual vessel with a spout sits on the brick edge, with orange marigold petals scattered around the pit and a small brass lamp at lower right. A mat and cloth bundle lie behind. Visible people: four.2006-09-21 +1 copiesOutdoor puja on bare dry ground beside a wooden pole. A figure in an orange shawl over orange robes, with a rudraksha mala and a ceremonial gold necklace, sits at a woven striped mat, pouring or adding substance into a small brass bowl. Nearby, young men in white kurtas with yellow shawls kneel: one holds a brass tray of flowers and offerings, another holds a plate of small brass cups, and one at the left lights a small flame in a dish. Brass pots and a kalasha-style vessel sit on the mat with marigolds and pink flowers.2009-09-25Night photograph of a homa fire ritual. A large blazing fire burns in a stepped white stone fire pit decorated with red and yellow flower petals. Several men in white dhotis sit around the pit; one at right, with shaved head and gold necklaces, presses his palms together in prayer. A standing priest in a white dhoti and sacred thread stands at the back. Brass plates hold offerings, a brass kalasha-style pot, oil lamps burn on the right beside a tray of fruit and flowers, and a decorated altar with red and green draperies is visible. Several people are seen from behind in the foreground.2010-10-16 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20152015-09-14A photograph of a homa being performed on a fire pit built of yellow-painted bricks with marigolds and pink flowers placed around its edges. A flame rises from kindling inside the pit. Seated on a green-and-white patterned mat in a courtyard, a priest in an orange robe with a red-and-gold trim and a long beaded necklace sits with palms pressed together, a white tripundra on his forehead. To his left, a man in a white kurta and a yellow shawl sits with hands joined in prayer. A third man in a striped shirt, at the lower left, sits with hands folded. Plates of flowers, bundles of sticks, bowls of offerings, a brass vessel and a kalasha-like pot surround the fire, with a white wall and potted plants behind.A small homa being performed in an open courtyard with a whitewashed wall behind. A brick fire pit built from yellow-orange bricks holds a flame, decorated with yellow and pink flowers and small offering dishes. A sadhu in orange robes and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace sits cross-legged at the fire, holding a ladle, with a second orange-clad figure beside him. A man in a white shirt, and another seated in white with a yellow shawl, sit on a green patterned mat, one offering into the fire. Brass plates, bundles of sticks and a tray of coloured cloth lie around the mat.A photograph of a homa fire ritual on a covered concrete floor. A priest in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged behind a square fire pit built of brick and decorated with flowers, with flames and smoke rising from it. Two men in light clothing sit on green patterned mats at the left, hands pressed together in prayer. Nearby are brass plates with yellow flowers, a small oil lamp, a bowl and a pile of firewood. A white wall, potted plant and a colourful striped cloth hanging on a pillar complete the scene.September 14 20152015-09-14Outdoor homa performed on a green patterned mat in a courtyard. A priest in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a tilak sits behind a square brick fire pit where a flame burns, with marigold and yellow flowers arranged on the bricks. A seated man in a white shirt faces the fire, and another man in white with a yellow shawl sits to the left holding a brass plate. Offering trays, brass bowls, colourful cloth bundles and sticks lie on the mat. Behind them, a shrine platform holds fruit, flowers and a red-cloth covered table, with a framed portrait of a saffron-clad figure garlanded in orange flowers above it.November 19 20092009-11-19