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October 14 2012

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Night outdoor homa at an ashram. A young man in saffron-orange robes with a sacred thread kneels at a square homa fire pit lined with white, red and yellow tiles, holding a lit oil lamp and ritual implements. Behind him a woman in a white sari with a red border kneels with folded hands beside another woman in white. Behind the pit, a golden palanquin-style platform holds two decorated deity murti, each wrapped in red and yellow marigold garlands, flanked by two hanging oil lamps. Several seated devotees in the background watch, one with folded hands. Smoke rises from the fire pit. The platform and murti are decorated with silver and red ornaments.2012-10-14Night outdoor fire ritual at a homa pit built of alternating white and red brick tiers. A young man in saffron-orange robes kneels at the pit, tending a bright flame with a ladle or stick. Behind him stands a standing man in white ritual clothes and glasses, beside a gilded ornate palanquin-style platform holding two deity murtis draped in red and yellow flower garlands; one is crowned in red. Oil lamps glow on the platform and beside the pit, with brass plates of offerings on the ground at left. A seated woman in a blue-and-white sari watches at left under a red canopy. The orange-robed figure is a priest performing the fire ritual; no identifiable a person candidate is clearly present.2012-10-14 +1 copiesOctober 15 20122012-10-15A night-time homa at an outdoor ritual space. In the foreground, a square fire pit with bright orange flames sits on a white platform strewn with petals. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti kneels at the fire, holding a brass bowl, while a second man in white and a striped cloth stands beside him holding a small brass vessel. Behind them, a figure in white stands near a gilded red throne, and a man in saffron/orange robes sits in a white chair with his hands together. Brass lamps, a garlanded image and a row of women in red saris are at left, and a string of red lights glows in the background. Smoke drifts through the scene.2010-10-16October 17 20122012-10-17Night outdoor puja scene with two shaved-headed priests in saffron-orange dhotis and garlands seated before a brick fire pit. The standing priest on the right holds a silver oil lamp with a flame toward the fire pit while the priest beside him sits with hands folded in prayer. To the left, two decorated deity murti stand on a gilded base, one in gold and orange with jewelled adornments, the other with silver ornaments and yellow-and-green flower garlands. Brass vessels and a kalasha sit on the ground. Behind them, devotees in white and colourful clothing watch, with smoke and small flames visible in the background.2012-01-08October 14 20122012-10-14Night-time homa at an open pavilion. In the foreground, a shirtless priest in white dhoti with a gold-bordered yellow cloth and a red tilak sits cross-legged before a wooden fire altar, holding a ladle over the fire. Beside him, other priests in white and saffron-orange cloths sit on mats. Smoke rises from the fire pit, which holds brass vessels, lit oil lamps, rice offerings and red flower petals. To the right, a figure with a red-and-orange turban, a long rudraksha mala and a brown-and-red robe sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne. Behind him, a screen shows a colourful image. Strings of lamps hang overhead, and deity murtis draped in garlands stand at the left.2016-12-07October 27 20142014-10-27January 03 20152015-01-03December 20 20112011-12-20January 03 20152015-01-03