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Outdoor evening homa at an open-sided pavilion. In the centre a woman in an orange-red sari with a bare midriff-free wrap stands barefoot with hands pressed together before a rectangular wooden fire pit with bright flames. Behind her a golden orange cushioned chair stands empty beside a golden lion-shaped sculpture draped in a red cloth and garlanded with yellow and purple flowers. A figure in white and orange-red at the right edge pours liquid from a brass kalasha into the fire. Several women in orange-red saris and white garments stand in the background with hands folded in prayer.

November 25 2014

A woman with dark hair pulled back stands barefoot beside a low fire pit at night, smiling with hands pressed together at her chest. She wears a red-orange sari with a gold border and a red-orange shawl, and has a beaded necklace. A hand from the right pours liquid from a metal vessel into the flames of the homa, with a stream visible. Behind her is an empty orange cushioned throne. On the left, a gold lion-shaped figure stands on a red cloth beside a garland of purple, yellow and white flowers. In the background, several people in white and orange-red garments stand with hands folded in a covered outdoor hall.

Night-time outdoor ritual under a corrugated roof. In the centre a woman in an orange-red sari with a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded, facing a fire pit where a homa flame burns in a wooden-framed box. Beside her an empty orange armchair sits on a platform, and a golden lion-shaped figure with flower garlands in yellow, purple and white is at left, draped in red cloth. At right a man in white dhoti and shawl with a red-beaded mala pours from a vessel, and several people in orange and white clothing stand in the background amid smoke.

November 25 2014

Night outdoor ritual at a yellow-framed fire pit (homa/yagna) with large flames rising. A man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl, wearing a white and red garland and a red-marked forehead, stands barefoot before the fire with his hands near a brass vessel. Beside him a woman in an orange sari holds a plate. Behind, a crowd of devotees in white and red clothing stands with palms pressed together. A tiger-skin-draped seat with a silver-framed backrest and brass legs sits to the right, with brass lamps and vessels on a red carpet. Some ornate silver panels and a tall lamp stand appear in the background. The man's identity is not established from appearance cues here, so he is described by role.

January 05 2014

Night-time homa at an open-air ashram site. A square wooden fire pit with a bright flame sits in the foreground, with pale ceremonial strings around its edge. A woman in a red-orange sari with a rudraksha-style mala stands with palms pressed together, smiling. Beside her, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a beaded necklace holds a ritual vessel. A person at the right, in orange-red cloth and a yellow-and-purple flower garland, pours liquid from a brass vessel into the fire. Behind them several people in orange and white stand in a row, and an orange cushioned chair sits at the left. Smoke rises through the scene.

September 09 2013

Outdoor homa ritual at a fire pit built into a stone platform, with flames and smoke rising from offerings of grains and flowers. A priest in white dhoti with bare chest, gold-bordered cloth, and tilaka pours a liquid from a silver vessel into the fire while another priest in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered shawl and a light cloth stands nearby holding a small silver plate. Devotees in saffron and white kneel with palms joined in front of a red velvet armchair with gold trim. Behind them, a shrine with a deity murti sits under a golden arch, with palm trees, a red compound wall and a parked silver SUV. Small brass bowls of kumkum and flowers sit at the edge of the pit.

Night-time outdoor ritual under a corrugated roof beside a golden deity murti of Ganesha, draped with yellow and red garlands and seated on a gilded elephant-shaped vahana. A fire pit burns in front, with fruit and brass vessels set out as offerings. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with a shaved head sits cross-legged near the fire. A seated person in a deep maroon robe rests on a red-cushioned gilded throne at the right, holding a yellow cloth. A man in white kneels at the fire's edge, and saffron-robed attendants sit nearby. Women in white and in saris stand at the right, some holding yellow items and some with hands folded. A standing fan and string lights are visible. The scene is consistent with a homa and puja.

Outdoor night homa at an ashram under a corrugated roof. In the foreground a rectangular wooden-framed fire pit blazes with bright orange flames. Behind it a woman in an orange-red sari with a rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, a red bindi on her forehead. To the right a man in a white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala holds a ladle, while a figure in orange above pours from a kalasha. An orange upholstered armchair stands empty at left. Several devotees in orange and white stand in prayer in the background, and a tall ornate shrine structure rises at right. A marigold garland hangs in the lower right corner.