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A young person in saffron-orange clothing stands with palms pressed together in namaskar beside a homa fire pit at night. Smoke and orange flames rise from burning wood on a yellow-painted stone platform decorated with red and white flowers and a red-draped pillar at right. The person wears a rudraksha-style bead necklace, bangles, a sacred tilak on the forehead, and a pink-edged dhoti. A metal vessel and brass lamp sit in the background.

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September 30 20132013-09-30September 30 20132013-09-30A night outdoor homa at a temple-style open shrine. A young boy with a shaved head and orange saffron robe sits cross-legged before a yellow-painted fire pit, hands folded in namaskar, with smoke rising from the burning offerings. Behind the fire, a red cloth-draped altar holds a deity murti decorated with yellow and white flower garlands and a green-and-red garland, with yellow mango-like offerings and white flower petals scattered on the platform. A brass plate and small vessels sit at left, and a person in white is partly visible in the background near a vehicle. Potted plants and palm fronds frame the scene.2013-09-30November 26 20142014-11-26November 07 20132013-11-07Night-time homa at an open-air ashram site. A rectangular white and yellow stepped fire pit with a lit fire of logs and smoke rises from it. Five young people sit around it with palms pressed in anjali, faces lowered in prayer. Most wear saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas, and their shaved heads and white and ochre forehead and body markings are visible. One young person on the right wears white dhoti-style clothing, a white headwrap and a rudraksha mala. A brass bowl sits on the fire pit edge beside a sprig of leaves, and a few seated onlookers and a cameraman with a tripod stand in the background, with a yellow flower and marigold petals near the fire pit.2013-10-15November 20 20132013-11-20A young man with short cropped hair, bare-shouldered in an orange-saffron wrap with a maroon border, stands in profile holding a silver aarti lamp with a bright flame and rising smoke. He wears a gold bead necklace and gold bangles. Behind him, the dark outdoor setting shows a grey tarpaulin and red poles, and in the lower right two women with folded hands are partly visible, performing evening aarti.2012-10-16Night outdoor homa at a fire pit: a bright flame and smoke rise from a raised stone fire altar in the foreground. A figure in a dark brown robe with a red-and-white flower garland stands at left with palms pressed together, facing the fire. Beside the altar, a child in orange clothes sits with hands folded. A standing man in an orange dhoti and shawl with gold-beaded necklaces holds a ritual item near the fire. At right, a young man in an orange turban and orange robe holds a lit torch-lamp aloft, with a stone lion and a decorated stand in the corner. A crowd in orange and white clothing stands behind with hands folded in prayer.2016-02-07A photograph of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a gold bead necklace sitting cross-legged with palms pressed together in namaskar at a ritual platform. A tilak mark is on his forehead. Behind him a second person in orange robes sits by a silver kalasha and brass vessels as smoke rises from a fire ritual. Fruit, flowers and a flower-garlanded pot sit on the yellow platform, and a microphone stands nearby under a tent with painted colourful pillars. a person: the seated man has long swept-back hair, saffron robes and a gold necklace, though the appearance is only partly clear.2010-02-12A night-time homa at an outdoor fire pit with yellow-and-white tiered sides. Ash and burning embers fill the square pit, with a small flame at the right edge. A man in white dhoti and white turban, with white marks on his body and a rudraksha mala, sits behind the pit, holding a ladle and a small brass vessel. To the left, several young people in saffron-orange robes sit with palms pressed together in prayer, some with white tilak marks on their foreheads. A bundle of dried sticks and a metal bowl of offerings sit on the cloth. Behind the pit, a deity murti is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a purple cloth. The scene shows four visible seated people in the foreground and a fifth partially visible at the far left edge.2013-11-07A photograph of a yagna or homa at a temple. A young man in a red dhoti and red upper cloth edged with gold bands stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, a red tilak on his forehead and white sacred markings on his arms. Beside him a large fire blazes on a raised altar, with rows of brass kalashas and oil lamps set on a white-draped table. Brass plates with flowers, fruit and offerings lie on the floor. A dark deity murti with garlands stands in the background, and a smoky, dimly lit hall surrounds the scene.2013-06-27