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A photograph of a homa ritual in an ashram hall. An older man in white dhoti and shirt, with a red bindi and a small microphone clipped to his clothes, sits cross-legged at a clay fire pit decorated with white line patterns, holding an open book. Beside him a younger man in a dark blue kurta and white dhoti sits with a shawl, offering flowers and an offering to a framed portrait garlanded with white and red flowers. The portrait shows a man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala with a raised hand beneath a banyan tree. Brass pots, a brass oil lamp, banana plants, a yellow and green pooja arrangement and marigold flowers surround the setting, with a metal lamp stand in the background.

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A ritual puja scene indoors on a red-and-gold granite floor. On the left, a priest in white dhoti and shirt with a red tilak and glasses reads from an open book beside a clay fire pit decorated with white kolam. On the right, a man in a dark blue kurta and white dhoti holds a marigold garland and offers flowers from a brass plate. Before them stands a small altar with brass kalasha and oil lamps, banana leaves, and small deity murtis dressed in yellow, red and green silks. Behind the altar, a framed photograph shows a smiling figure in saffron robes with white and orange garlands, raising a hand under a tree; this is a portrait, not a physical person. Pink and yellow flowers and a bowl of yellow paste lie on the cloth.2009-05-28A photograph of a homa-style ritual at an indoor shrine. A portrait of a smiling young man in saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha-style bead mala, and a floral garland is framed on a stand, labelled with no readable caption in view. A priest in white dhoti and shirt, wearing glasses and a lapel microphone, sits cross-legged at a yagna pit with an open book and raises a hand in speech or mantra. Beside him, a man in a dark blue kurta with a shawl points toward a brass bowl of yellow turmeric paste and a plate of flower petals. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha, banana leaves, pink flowers and a small deity murti surround the scene.2009-05-28A photograph of a homa ritual at an indoor shrine. A priest in white dhoti and shirt, with glasses and a red forehead mark, sits cross-legged on the left reading from an open book. A man in a dark navy kurta and white dhoti sits on the right facing the shrine. Behind them stands a framed portrait of a smiling man with long hair in a saffron robe and white beaded necklace, flanked by white and red flower garlands, raising one hand. Below it are small deity murtis in ornate gold frames, dressed in yellow, red, green and blue cloth, with pink flowers, banana plants and brass vessels around them. A clay fire pit with white patterned markings sits in the foreground beside a brass ladle and a bowl of yellow offerings.2009-05-28A homa is being performed inside a temple hall with polished red-and-white floor tiles. In the foreground a rectangular brick fire pit with white chalk patterns holds sticks and a wooden ladle. Behind it, a seated priest in white dhoti and shirt with a shawl, wearing glasses, reads from an open book. A man in a dark navy kurta and white trousers, seated on a red rug, holds yellow offering material toward a central altar. The altar has a large framed portrait of a figure in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, surrounded by garlands of red and white flowers and a golden frame with a deity murti, brass lamps, a kalasha pot and banana leaves. Blue-and-gold painted statues stand in the background.2009-05-28A puja at a shrine inside a temple hall. In the upper left, a framed portrait of a young man with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a white beaded mala, framed by a white and red garland; the portrait is a printed picture, not a physical person. Below it sits a small deity murti in red and gold clothing and a blue deity figure. A woman in a white garment with her hair pulled back in a bun, seated on the left, holds her hands together in prayer. A man in a dark navy kurta, seated on the right, pours or offers water from a white conch shell. Brass kalasha pots with mango leaves, a brass lamp, a brass bowl with a wooden spoon, and a clay homa platform with white kolam lines sit in front of them, with oil lamps burning on the left.2009-05-28A ritual puja scene in a temple-like hall. On the left, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with orange-yellow cloth over his shoulder pours water from a silver vessel with his right hand while holding a brass bell in his left, seated before an altar. Facing him, a second man in a dark blue kurta with a patterned collar sits with his back partly toward the camera. The altar holds a golden stepped structure resembling a pyramid, a small gilded deity murti with a red and gold cloth, a kalasha-like brass pot topped with green leaves and coconut, and a large brass vessel. Banana leaves and colourful fabric hangings frame the scene.2009-05-28A homa is being performed in a temple shrine with a square earthen fire pit in the foreground, its surface marked with white kolam lines and an om symbol, and brass bowls of yellow liquid nearby. On the left, a man in white ritual clothes and glasses sits cross-legged, hands in mudra, facing the altar. On the right, a man in a dark blue kurta with white dhoti reaches toward a small brass deity figure decorated with flowers. Behind them stands a framed printed portrait of a saffron-robed sannyasi with a rudraksha mala, garlanded with white and red flowers, labelled in part 'PARAMA...'. Two large dark stone dvarapala statues in blue and gold garments flank the entrance, and a murti of a deity is visible in the inner sanctum with oil lamps and banana leaves around the altar.2009-05-28April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsA man in white ritual clothes with a yellow shawl kneels on the floor before a ceremonial setup, performing a puja. In front of him sits a silver kalasha-style vessel topped with leaves and a yellow cloth, surrounded by yellow and red offering blocks, brass bowls and flower petals. Behind the offerings, a framed portrait on a red throne-like seat is garlanded with red, yellow and green flowers. The portrait shows a figure in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala, seated with one hand raised in blessing before a tree trunk backdrop. A tall brass oil lamp stands at right. One person is visible in the scene.2010-06-06May 25 20132013-05-25April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsMay 25 20132013-05-25