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Outdoor photograph beneath a striped canopy strung with orange triangular pennants bearing a black emblem. In the centre stands a raised brick homa or yagna fire altar with a flame and smoke rising from a fire pit, surrounded by brass vessels, kalasha-type pots, red and orange cloth and offering items. A small figure in white clothing stands behind the altar. On the left a tray holds brass lamps, a glass, a small brass pot and white cloths. Open green grass, a hazy hill and trees lie behind, with a blue chair at left and a striped mat in the foreground.

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Outdoor temple courtyard with a saffron-walled shrine. A man with a shaved head in orange-saffron robes and a rudraksha mala stands at a white marble square fire pit, holding a flowing cream-coloured cloth over the dark square opening. A second person in white stands beside him. On the right, a golden decorated throne-like seat with a large feathered canopy and a deity murti adorned with garlands sits before the shrine. Brass ritual implements, a kalasha-like vessel and plates of food and offerings, including a bowl of yellow rice, sit on the marble platform. Colourful hanging ornaments and decorated poles frame the scene.2010-11-11Outdoor ritual setup on bare red earth with woven mats. A large carved wooden backrest or peetha stands centre-back, facing a red wooden box with white stripes holding bundles of sticks and flower offerings. In front of it, a brass vessel, a small plate of fruit and marigolds, and a potted flower sit on mats. Three women sit on the mats at left in white and red saris, one wearing a red border, with a fourth figure partly visible at far left. Behind them, men in white dhotis and a man in a pink shirt sit on a chair area, with turquoise plastic chairs in the background. The scene resembles a homa or yagna preparation with a fire-offering arrangement.2009-01-29June 23 20132013-06-23July 24 20102010-07-24 +1 copiesAn outdoor ceremony on a dirt ground under a grey sky, with palm trees behind. On the left, a decorated canopy with red and white drapes shelters a deity murti or altar garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. A man in white stands near the altar, and a person in white sits by brass vessels and offerings on a mat. In the centre, a figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on a white seat at the front of a long row of rectangular white brick-like platforms. Dozens of people in white clothes sit in rows on these platforms and on mats, with small plates of offerings and lamps in front of them. A figure in orange sits at lower left, holding a small instrument. The scene suggests a group puja or yagna-style ceremony. +1 copiesA four-panel collage of ritual scenes in an orange-walled hall. Top left: a seated priest in white beside a fire pit of stacked bricks with a flame, with two garlanded deity murtis or decorated idols behind. Top right: several people in orange and saffron clothing seated on mats before a fire pit, with brass plates of offerings and a kalasha-like vessel. Bottom left: a seated priest in white tending a fire pit, with a row of seated devotees in white and orange behind. Bottom right: a woman in orange sari seated on a red and gold throne while a priest in white and saffron presses a fire pit or puja plate near her feet, with a brass plate of offerings. Banners on the walls show printed text and images.2011-11-29 +2 copiesKAILASA FAMILIA PORTUGUESA, PORTUGAL on 1/13/20182018-01-13 +1 copiesJuly 24 20102010-07-24 +2 copiesIndoor photograph of a homa being performed on a brick fire pit in front of a framed portrait of a long-haired, bearded man in orange robes seated in meditation, decorated with a garland and flowers on a table. Two men in white ritual clothes sit on the floor: one holds an offering plate and a vessel, the other sits with palms pressed together in namaskar. A small red-draped kalasha with flowers rests beside the fire, and offering items like a brass pot and lemons surround the altar. A red cloth hangs on the wall behind.A photograph of a homa fire ceremony at an open-air pavilion. A young priest in an orange head wrap, with rudraksha beads around his neck and sacred ash markings on his arms and chest, sits behind a square golden fire pit. Bright flames rise from the pit, and a copper vessel with a ladle rests on the left edge. Other figures in saffron/orange cloth sit and stand in the background, and a flower-decorated altar and striped mats are visible in the foreground.2017-09-10February 26 20062006-02-26A photograph of a homa fire ritual. A figure in saffron-orange robes sits behind a rectangular brick fire pit with a tall flame rising from it, hands raised in prayer near the face. Pink and red flower petals and green leaves decorate the stone-edged pit, and brass vessels and a small offering dish sit to the right. The figure's orange robes and beaded necklace are visible, but the face is not clearly shown, so identity is uncertain.2007-09-17