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A night-time outdoor ceremony at an open-air ashram setting with strings of triangular pennant flags overhead. A man seated on an orange armchair wears a dark red-maroon robe with gold trim and a white and pink garland, his hands resting on his lap. Standing nearby is a young man in a maroon robe with gold-striped waist cloth and a mala, hands folded. A man in white ritual clothing with a red head wrap kneels on the platform, hands joined in greeting. Several women in red and orange saris with white flower garlands sit on a raised golden platform with lamps and a brass kalasha-style vessel. A striped multicoloured cloth covers the floor in front of the armchair, and a brass urn with marigold petals sits at the right.

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Outdoor homa at dusk in a temple courtyard. A seated man in an orange chair, wearing an orange-red garment and a white flower garland, presses his palms together, with a garland at his feet. Standing behind him are two attendants in orange-brown dhotis, one with palms joined. In the centre, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti holds a flaming ritual torch over a golden fire pit. Seated women in colourful silk saris, white and red garlands and gold jewellery, some wearing crowns, join their palms. Behind them, a tray of offerings and a striped mat cover the ground, with a red container wall and bunting in the background.2014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03Outdoor ritual homa at an ashram courtyard. A large square wooden fire pit with a tall flame sits in the foreground, with a brass kalasha and a small oil lamp nearby. A man in white dhoti and a red turban kneels beside the fire, pouring offerings. Behind him, several young girls in orange and red saris with white jasmine garlands kneel and watch. On the left, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a long white and red garland rests in an orange armchair on a striped mat; the figure's appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity. Other robed attendants in saffron and white stand nearby, and a flower-filled plate lies on the mat.2014-10-03Outdoor evening homa at a temple courtyard under a corrugated roof. A seated man in a saffron-orange shawl and rudraksha-style garland with long hair sits in a large orange armchair with palms pressed together, which may be a person. Beside him a shaved-headed priest in white ritual cloth and a red turban sits before a raised golden fire pit with a bright flame and offerings. Seven women in red and maroon saris with white flower garlands sit in a row with hands folded in prayer. Marigold petals cover the floor and striped cloth mats line the foreground. A deity murti draped in flower garlands stands behind the group under strings of festoons, and dusk sky shows through trees.2014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03Outdoor homa at dawn beside a wooden fire pit with a large flame. A man in a white dhoti seated on an orange armchair, wearing an orange-and-gold cloth and a floral garland, holds his palms joined in namaste. Beside him a priest in white dhoti with a red turban raises a lit lamp toward the fire. Behind the fire, young girls in red-orange traditional dress with flower garlands sit in a row. Marigold offerings and a brass oil lamp rest in the foreground on a striped rug, and a pink wall, palms and bunting frame the scene. a person: the seated man in orange and gold with a long garland matches the page's stated presence, but his face and features are not visible enough to confirm; he is seated apart from the priest.2014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03Outdoor homa at a temple-style courtyard under a canopy with hanging garlands and pennants. A fire burns in a wooden yagna pit with stepped sides in the centre. Seated at left in an orange chair, a long-haired man in saffron-red robes and flower garlands sits on a striped cloth. Behind the fire, young girls in orange and red saris with flower garlands kneel with folded hands, and a boy in white dhoti holds offerings. A priest in white dhoti and red turban stands performing the ritual, with brass vessels, a kalasha and a decorated deity murti at right.2014-10-03Night ritual at a fire pit (homa/yagna) in an open-air ashram courtyard. A large square fire pit lined with wood sits at left, with smoke and embers visible. Seated on an orange cushioned throne at the back, a figure in a deep red-maroon robe wears a long white flower garland, with hands folded. Nearby, a man in white dhoti and a green-and-white upper cloth sits with palms joined, wearing a rudraksha mala. A woman in white garment with a bright pink head wrap and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a orange mat, hands folded, facing the fire. To the right, a standing man in saffron-orange and red clothes holds his hands in anjali, while another standing figure in white dhoti and a rudraksha mala also holds palms together. Rows of seated saffron-robed monastics and devotees fill the background. Women in red and gold saris with jasmine garlands kneel in the foreground, hands folded. Brass pots, kalasha-style vessels and flower offerings surround the fire pit.2014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03