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Night ritual photograph in an open hall strung with multicoloured fairy lights. At centre a sacred fire burns in a brick fire pit with a floral-patterned cloth, a homa or yagna. Around it, priests in white dhotis and saffron or orange headbands, one with rudraksha beads, tend offerings, while a man in a white dhoti sits at right with bare upper body and beaded necklace. Women in white saris and a figure in red stand among trays of fruit, rice and flowers, with brass kalasha pots garlanded in purple flowers and green leaves. A decorated deity murti with garlands stands at far left. Smoke drifts through the hall.

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May 26 20172017-05-26May 26 20172017-05-26May 02 20172017-05-02Night outdoor fire ritual under a corrugated metal roof strung with multicolour fairy lights. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces leans over a brick fire pit, holding a brass tray or plate near the flames while sacred fire rises from the pit. Several men in white dhotis and headcloths sit around the pit, some holding brass vessels, and garlands of red flowers lie on the ground. Marigold and red floral offerings are arranged on raised platforms. The scene reads as a homa or yagna with a visible fire pit and offerings.2017-05-02A night-time homa or yagna in a hall strung with coloured lights. A square fire pit with a raised pink-and-green edge burns brightly at centre, with smoke rising. Around it sit or kneel men in white dhotis, some bare-chested, with rudraksha or flower garlands. A man in the centre wears a pink head cloth and a rudraksha mala while tending the fire. Silver-and-white urns decorated with marigolds and red flowers stand on striped mats in front. On the right a woman in a white sari with a pink border and floral print stands near a standing man in orange and red garments holding offerings. Brass vessels and small bowls of offerings lie on the mats.2017-09-05 +1 copiesMay 10 20172017-05-10Night-time fire ritual (homa) at an outdoor ashram setting, smoke hanging in the air. Two fire pits lined with brick and white-dusted markings burn brightly. In the foreground, a priest with a saffron-orange turban and a gold-beaded necklace sits cross-legged tending the fire, with an orange silk cloth draped at left. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and white-and-red garments stand and sit near the fires. Trays hold marigold and white flower garlands, pink petals, oranges, bananas, coconuts and brass oil lamps.2017-05-26May 02 20172017-05-02May 26 20172017-05-26May 02 20172017-05-02A night homa in progress at a temple-style pavilion. In the foreground a priest in white dhoti with a saffron-orange headcloth sits cross-legged before a wooden homa platform strewn with purple flowers, garlands and marigold petals, where a fire burns; he holds a long ladle-like tool over the flames. Brass pots, a brass vessel, plantain leaves, lamps and offerings are arranged around the fire. Behind, several white-clad priests and assistants stand on a tiered stepped platform, another in an orange cloth bends toward the fire, and tiny oil lamps and string lights glow in the background. Several more people in white stand at the right.2017-05-26April 28 20172017-04-28