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Evening ritual under a open-sided pavilion with strung fairy lights and a dark sky above. A seated figure with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and a reddish-brown garment sits with palms joined in namaskar on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion and a fringed canopy. Two priests in white dhotis stand to his left, one with a rudraksha mala, and a crowd of white-clad devotees sits on the ground in the background. In front, a fire pit burns with flames and offerings, and several decorated kalasha-style pots with leaves and yellow flowers sit on striped mats. To the right stand colourful painted figures, a lion and a deity figure with a red face and floral garlands. A world map hangs on the wall above.

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May 02 20172017-05-02April 28 20172017-04-28March 16 20172017-03-16 +1 copiesMay 02 20172017-05-02April 28 20172017-04-28May 02 20172017-05-02Night-time homa under an open-sided tin-roofed pavilion. A bearded man with long dark hair, a white flower garland, and orange-saffron robes sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with a cloth canopy, his appearance matching the page's probable Swamiji cue of long hair and saffron clothing. Before him a square yellow-painted fire pit smokes with burning wood, surrounded by a rangoli-like plate and bowls of offerings including red chillies, fruit, flowers and brass vessels. A standing man in a dark red dhoti and white shawl tends the fire on the right. Thirty or more seated devotees in white and saffron clothing fill the background, a lion-shaped figure appears at the lower right, and a tall brass pillar stands in the centre.2017-04-28Night-time homa ceremony outdoors under a canopy. A man with long dark hair and a full beard sits on an ornate gold throne with a red velvet cushion, palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a rust-orange robe and a pink-and-white flower garland. Flanking the throne are gold trident-topped staffs and a gold-and-red umbrella hung with colourful tassels. In front, a fire blazes in a pit on a multicoloured cloth, with a brass plate of offerings nearby. Behind the fire, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti and cloth stands near a standing fan, and two men sit beside the fire, one bare-chested with a sacred thread.2017-03-16A covered outdoor ritual hall at night during a homa. A bearded man with long swept-back hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange-saffron cloth, sits with palms joined on an ornate gold-and-red throne with a golden canopy and colourful fringed valance. A garland of white flowers hangs around his neck. Beside a square golden fire pit, two men in white dhotis, one bare-chested with a red cloth, tend the flames and pour offerings. Seated devotees in white and saffron fill the background. Smoke rises from the fire pit; trays of red flowers, fruits and coconuts sit on the floor, and a painted tiger-faced figure is at the lower right. Dim lights string across the ceiling.2017-04-28Photograph of a homa fire ritual under a covered open-air pavilion at night. A man seated on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, wearing a rust-orange robe and white flower garland with hands pressed together, is positioned at the left. Behind the fire pit, a standing man in an orange dhoti holds a tray of offerings. At the right, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti pours an offering from a brass vessel into a flaming fire pit lined with yellow cloth, fruit, bananas and flower petals. Seated devotees in white fill the background, and a golden ornamental peetha and trident stand nearby. a person seated on the throne, with a distinctive visible flower garland and rust robe.2017-03-16May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02