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July 11 20142014-07-11June 13 20132013-06-13July 11 20142014-07-11A seated ritual scene beside a white-rimmed square fire pit at an outdoor ashram courtyard. On the right, a shaved-headed priest in red-orange robes with white forehead and arm markings sits with hands extended over the pit, next to a brass bowl and a small brass vessel. Opposite, a row of shaved-headed young ascetics in red robes and rudraksha malas sits in a semi-circle, several with white forehead bands. Two women in white saris with red malas sit on a raised platform near a golden throne-like seat with gold-leaf canopy supports, and a large wooden drum-shaped object rests behind them. Men in white shirts with red malas sit at the right edge, and a red-walled building forms the background.2014-07-11July 11 20142014-07-11September 14 20152015-09-14A photograph of a homa/yagna at night: a bald man in orange robes and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged behind a square brick fire pit ringed with yellow flowers, his face pressed into his hands. A brass vessel with a ladle lies on the bricks, and an oil lamp sits at the left edge. Behind him, seated devotees in white and orange shawls watch, including a woman in white with a red-bordered shawl, a woman in white holding a child, an elderly woman in a patterned orange shawl, and a man in orange seated on a white chair. A green mat covers the ground and a white chair stands at right.2010-12-16A square stone homa fire pit with burning logs and smoke is the main subject, with young boys and men in orange and red robes and white sacred ash markings tending the fire. A young man in white dhoti and a tall beige headwrap, with rudraksha mala beads, pours offerings from a steel bowl into the flames. Other ritual attendants in orange and red sit beside silver bowls, yellow marigold flowers and fruit offerings. Behind them a seated audience in white and colourful clothing watches the ritual under a red-roofed shelter. No identifiable a person candidate with compatible cues is clearly visible.2013-09-09December 16 20102010-12-16A photograph of an outdoor fire ritual at night. A man in a rust-orange robe and orange turban sits cross-legged before a square brick fire pit with bright flames, with his hands over the fire. He wears a long layered gold beaded necklace and a large ornate gold pendant, and his long dreadlock-like hair falls over his shoulders. Behind him, a seated group of devotees in white and orange clothing, some wearing rudraksha malas, watch quietly. Silver and brass bowls, a brass bowl near the fire, lamps and a stack of offerings sit on the grass in front, and a blue-draped table stands at right.2013-12-09March 10 20132013-03-10September 14 20152015-09-14