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Night outdoor ritual at an ashram: a man with long dark hair, a red-brown robe, a gold chest ornament and beaded mala sits enthroned on a large gold lotus-backed throne with red cushions. Around him, orange-robed attendants with white-marked foreheads stand and sit; one bare-chested attendant in an orange cloth holds a mala. In the foreground a bare-shouldered attendant wearing an orange turban faces a yellow-rimmed fire pit with a flame and a brass vessel. Colourful striped cloth covers the platform, flower garlands lie at right, and a fan and a laptop sit nearby.

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Night-time ritual outdoors under a canopy with coloured fairy lights. A seated man on an ornate gold-and-red throne wears a maroon-red robe, a long gold necklace with a large gold pendant, gold bangles and a white tilak. Before him a priest in orange with an orange head-wrap tends a fire pit with an oil lamp and offerings, and a brass vessel sits at the front. Attendants in saffron and orange robes stand nearby, and a woman in orange with a rudraksha mala stands at the left. Flower garlands hang at the lower right and a floral tapestry covers the platform. Several people are visible, including a seated figure in white at the back.2017-04-16June 17 20172017-06-17Evening outdoor ritual at night under dark trees, with a homa fire pit in the foreground. A seated man on an ornate golden throne with a large golden floral backrest and red cushions wears a maroon-red robe, a long gold pendant necklace, gold armbands and bangles, and has long dark hair and a full beard. Around him stand several devotees in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings; one front-left figure wears an orange turban and bare upper body with white markings. Behind them women in saffron and yellow saris stand near a flower-garlanded platform, with white and red flower garlands, brass lamps and a kalasha-like vessel at right. A small brass bowl sits beside the fire pit with flames rising.2017-04-16August 22 20172017-08-22August 22 20172017-08-22November 24 20152015-11-24July 03 20162016-07-03Night-time outdoor homa at an ashram. A fire burns in a square yellow-draped fire pit at centre, surrounded by brass vessels, flower baskets and red rose petals on striped mats. A central figure sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, wearing a red-brown cloth, a beaded rudraksha mala and a gold necklace. Around him, several men in saffron-orange cloths with white forehead markings and bare upper bodies attend the ritual; one in white dhoti with a shaved head stands near a white-draped pedestal. A man in a cream dhoti with gold border stands at right. Strings of lights hang overhead. About ten people visible, with more devotees seated at the edges.2017-04-16A bearded man in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl, wearing a matching rust-brown turban, sits cross-legged on an ornate gold throne carved with lions and a sunburst backrest. He wears a long gold-coloured garland, a gold pendant and bangles, with his right hand resting on his knee in a mudra. Leopard-print cushions line the throne. In front, a clay seat or low platform sits on a striped rug, and devotees in orange headcloths and saffron garments, some with white tilak, sit facing him at a ritual where small oil flames burn near the bottom edge. Women in pink and red saris and a seated woman in cream attend nearby, and a metal lamp stands at right.2017-02-21May 25 20172017-05-25Evening ritual scene at a homa fire pit lined with marigold and rose petals and white powder borders. A man in a yellow turban and bare chest, wearing multiple beaded malas and gold necklaces, sits at right tending the fire with a brass bowl nearby. Smoke rises through the frame. On the left, a man in a red-orange robe and gold-bead necklaces sits eyes-closed on an ornate gold lotus-backed throne with red cushions, with a silver vessel at its base. Behind them, several seated devotees in orange and white clothing and a white-clad woman with flowers in her hair sit on a striped mat under a standing fan, with a few more people in the background. a person candidate is seated on the throne with orange robe, rudraksha-style beads and gold necklaces.2017-08-02August 22 20172017-08-22