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Outdoor fire ritual under an orange and yellow canopy hung with green leaves and palm trees. A standing figure in orange robes and an orange head wrap holds a metal plate of flame toward a square fire pit. Three seated people in orange garments sit with hands folded in prayer beside the pit. Two younger men in white with yellow sashes sit in the foreground. A garlanded framed portrait with a banner stands at left, and a large seated stone deity murti with a garland appears at right. The scene suggests a homa or yagna offering.

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Outdoor fire ritual under a striped orange and green canopy with palm and leafy banana decorations. A standing figure in orange robes and an orange head covering holds a metal dish of flaming offering toward a fire pit, while three seated women in orange clothing press their palms together beside the pit. Behind them, a man in white and others stand among palms and flowering plants, and a framed portrait with a garland sits to the left. A tall figure stands at the right edge with a bright orange flame nearby, consistent with a homa or yagna.2009-09-27Outdoor ritual homa under a sloped canopy with red, orange and green striped fabric and banana leaves hung on posts, with palm trees behind. A standing figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange head covering holds a silver plate of offerings over a square fire pit lined with flowers. Seated devotees in orange clothes, including a woman with hands folded in prayer, sit around the pit. A sacred fire flames at the right edge. On the left, a framed portrait and a banner display images of a figure in orange robes. A kalasha pot sits on a white table, and a young man in a white dhoti with a yellow sash stands at the front.2009-09-27A photograph of a homa ritual held under a red and orange canopy hung with decorative fringes, with palm fronds and coconut palms visible beyond. A standing priest in orange robes and an orange head-wrap holds a flaming vessel over a dark fire pit. Seated beside the pit, several people in orange robes and one in a white shirt with a yellow shawl take part; one seated figure in orange has long hair and a rudraksha mala. Brass kalashas wrapped in woven netting, a tall brass lamp, marigold garlands, and banana leaves surround the altar. A framed portrait stands at the left. Roughly ten to fifteen people are visible.2009-09-26Outdoor ritual under a multicoloured canopy decorated with leaves and garlands. A standing sannyasi in orange robes and an orange head wrap pours or offers something over a fire pit with a dark basin. Seated beside him, two women in orange saris with hands pressed together watch; a young man in white and yellow stands at the front right, and a brass vessel and offerings lie on the white-covered altar. A framed portrait of a bearded, long-haired figure in orange, garlanded with red flowers, stands at left beside a banana-leaf kalasha with coconut and green leaves. Palm trees and onlookers in the background. This appears to be a homa or yagna.2009-09-27A photograph of an outdoor homa ritual under a red and orange canopy hung with yellow and green fringed decorations, with palm fronds and banana leaves around. A standing figure in a full orange robe and orange head covering holds a brass plate with flames and offerings over a fire pit, while several people in orange sit cross-legged beside the fire. Brass-and-woven kalasha pots with leaves stand on a white-draped table at left, and a brass lamp stand is at right. Seated people in white and yellow shawls with a bell and a framed photo complete the scene. A dark deity murti garlanded with flowers is visible in the background.2009-09-26Outdoor homa ceremony under a red and orange canopy decorated with green and yellow trim and banana leaves. A figure in orange robes with an orange head covering and a beaded necklace stands at right, holding a ladle over a rising fire in a square fire pit. Several women in orange saris sit with palms pressed together at the pit, and a man in a yellow shawl kneels in the lower right corner. Marigold and flower garlands circle the pit, with brass vessels, a brass kalasha and oil lamps on a white cloth. Behind them, a framed photograph of a woman in orange robes wearing a garland stands on an easel, with palm trees beyond.2009-09-25Night-time ritual under a pavilion with green and orange festoons and mango-leaf torans. A standing figure in orange robes and a matching orange shawl, with a mala around the neck, holds a brass tray with a lit flame, releasing smoke into the air. Devotees seated before him wear orange and white with yellow shawls, several with hands folded in anjali. In the foreground are seated people in orange, and a brass lamp stands at right beside banana plants. a person is the orange-robed figure holding the flame, identified by saffron robes and mala cues; the scene reads as an aarti or homa-style fire offering.2009-09-26September 26 20092009-09-26 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual homa under a red and orange canopy decorated with orange and green fabric rings, with banana leaves and palm trees behind. A central standing man in orange robes, a saffron-orange head wrap, and a long beaded rudraksha-style mala holds a brass ritual vessel with a flame in one hand and a handbell in the other. Seated devotees in orange clothes sit with hands folded before a fire pit with offerings, and brass kalashas wrapped in netting stand at left. A framed portrait in the upper left shows a seated figure in orange. Men in white and yellow shirts stand at right, one holding a long object. A tall ornate pillar appears to the right.2009-09-27A standing priest in saffron-orange robes with a matching head cloth and a beaded necklace holds a silver plate of flaming camphor or oil lamp fire aloft during a homa-style ritual at night. Smoke drifts through the scene beneath a canopy decorated with orange and green cloth streamers and banana leaves. Seated devotees in orange and red garments, some with palms pressed together, sit behind metal bowls at a fire pit. A framed portrait garlanded with marigolds stands at left, showing a figure in orange robes. Other attendees in dark clothing watch at the lower right.2009-09-25September 26 20092009-09-26A photograph of an outdoor ritual under a large canopy with orange, yellow, blue and red draped fabric. A standing sannyasi in orange robes and an orange head cloth holds a brass plate with a flaming oil lamp. Seated devotees in orange clothing and garlands sit before him, and in front are decorated brass kalasha pots wrapped in woven cane and topped with mango leaves and flowers. Bamboo fencing, white buildings and palm trees form the background.2009-09-27