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A night homa at an open-sided pavilion with white pillars and dark foliage behind. A square white fire pit holds a bright flame, surrounded by scattered yellow and pink flower petals. A man in an orange robe with a red-and-white sash sits on a yellow cushion at left, pouring offerings with his hand, while a second man in white ritual clothes sits behind the fire pit and tends the ritual. In the foreground, a third person in a yellow garment and rudraksha-style beads sits on a patterned mat beside coconuts and a brass plate. A golden deity murti sits on a blue cloth at right.

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Photograph taken at dusk or night inside an open-sided pavilion with white pillars and a mat-covered floor. A square white fire pit with a lit flame sits at centre, with yellow flower petals scattered around it and small brass vessels and lamps nearby. A man in an orange robe sits cross-legged at left with hands together near his lap. In the centre a man in white clothes sits with his palms pressed together in namaskar before the fire. In the foreground a figure in white with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala sits with his back to the camera. Another brass ritual setup is visible at the right edge.2007 - Social Service Activities At Kailaasa SriPuram Sarvajnapeeta, Hyderabad2007-01-012007 - Social Service Activities At Kailaasa SriPuram Sarvajnapeeta, Hyderabad2007-01-01A photo of an evening fire ritual on a pillared open pavilion. A low white-tiled fire pit with a bright flame sits in the centre, surrounded by scattered yellow and red flower petals. A man in an orange robe with a yellow cloth and beaded necklace sits cross-legged on the left, hands pressed together in prayer. Behind the fire, a man in white clothes with a red marking on his forehead sits with folded hands. In the foreground, a man in white with a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala sits with his back to the camera. Brass vessels and a plate rest near the fire, and a decorated shrine stands at the right edge.2007-01-01A night-time homa at a covered open-air shrine. A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a pendant sits cross-legged before a white stepped fire altar with a burning fire pit, scattered yellow and pink flowers on the steps. He holds a ladle or stick over the flame. A second man in white dhoti and shirt sits at right with a long ladle, and a third person in white sits partly hidden at left beside a mat covered with coconut shells and small brass and clay vessels, lamps and a plate of offerings. Tall white pillars frame the shrine and palm trees stand behind.2007-01-01August 24 20082008-08-24 +1 copiesApril 03 20172017-04-03A photograph of an open-air pillared pavilion with a sacred fire pit at its center, where a flame burns in a square brick hearth lined with white stone steps and scattered pink flowers. Three men sit cross-legged on the floor in white ritual dress, one in a red-orange shawl and another in a yellow-and-white cloth, performing a homa. Rows of small clay lamps are arranged on a raised platform behind them, and a brass vessel and ritual implements rest in front. A decorated puja arrangement with colourful garlands and a kalasha-like pot sits at the left edge. Lush trees and a white boundary wall surround the courtyard.2008-08-24August 24 20082008-08-24 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa fire ritual in an open-sided pavilion with white pillars. A fire burns in a white brick fire pit with copper-coloured edges, with a flame in a small lamp beside it. A man in white robes, an orange shawl and a gold-coloured beaded necklace sits cross-legged at right, gesturing over the fire with one hand. Another priest in white sits behind him. Three seated people in front of a patterned mat include a boy in a yellow shirt, a boy in a red-and-yellow striped shirt, and a man in white with a red-orange shawl, while a man in a yellow shawl and white clothes sits nearby. Clay oil lamps line the mat at left, and pink flower petals are scattered on the platform. Mango trees and a white wall stand in the background.2008-08-24September 28 20162016-09-28 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copies