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A homa or yagna at an outdoor ritual space under palm trees and a canopy. In the foreground a bare-backed priest wearing a yellow head cloth and a pink cloth sits before a fire pit, with flames rising, and garlands of red flowers and white jasmine laid around it. Behind him, several monks in saffron-orange robes stand near a golden ornate seat or throne, where a figure in red clothing sits under a golden parasol. Brass vessels, a bowl of rice, banana bunches, coconuts and flower petals are arranged on the cloth. Devotees in white sit on the right, and a microphone stands at left. Visible people number about 20.

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August 31 20152015-08-31Outdoor homa ritual under a open-sided pavilion with palm trees behind. A large fire pit with bright flames stands in the foreground on the left. A seated figure in an orange-cushioned throne chair, wearing a long white garland and orange robes, sits with hands raised in prayer, with a lit lamp beside the throne. In front of the throne, a man kneels on a pink cloth wearing white dhoti, bare chest, rudraksha mala and red-pink turban, making offerings near small brass pots and kalasha vessels. Several young girls in white and gold saris with flower garlands and gold headpieces kneel nearby. A row of seated devotees in saffron and orange robes sits along the left and a priest in maroon and gold robes stands behind, pouring from a vessel. About 30 people are visible.2014-10-03August 31 20172017-08-31July 18 20152015-07-18August 25 20172017-08-25A night ritual in a open tent with a fire pit (homa) at the centre-left, where a priest in white dhoti and a shawl with an orange border tends the flames beside offerings of fruit, flower garlands and a silver tray. Several men bare-chested in white dhotis with orange borders stand and sit around a large gold throne with a red cushion at the back. On the throne a seated figure in orange-saffron robes with long dark hair and a gold necklace is attended by women in orange saris and dhotied attendants. Brass pots, oil lamps and a tall flame-lit setup are visible; smoke drifts through the scene. Clearly visible people number around fifteen to twenty.2017-05-26August 31 20152015-08-31A homa ritual in an open pavilion with a fire pit in the foreground. A seated man on a gold-and-red throne, garlanded with yellow and white flowers, sits with palms pressed together in namaskar; he wears a dark maroon cloth and a head wrap. Beside him stands a shirtless man with a white dhoti and rudraksha-style beads. On the right, a sannyasi in saffron-orange robes and a saffron turban pours an offering into the flames with a metal vessel. Behind them, a cameraman in white dhoti films, and several people in orange and red robes stand nearby under a striped canopy with a palm tree and corrugated roofing beyond.2017-08-25 +1 copiesSeptember 09 20132013-09-09March 16 20172017-03-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual at a pavilion lit by hanging decorative lamps. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis with coloured borders stand around a square fire pit of wooden frame, possibly a homa or yagna. One man in a yellow-and-orange-bordered dhoti holds a long ladle or implement over the pit, while another in white with an orange sash stands nearby. To the right sits a figure on a red cushioned seat under an ornate golden throne with sun-ray backrest; the seated person wears an orange-brown robe, a garland of white and orange flowers and a rudraksha-style necklace. Offerings of fruit, flowers, bananas, coconuts and betel leaves sit on banana-leaf trays beside the fire pit, and devotees sit on the floor in the background.2016-12-12April 16 20172017-04-16