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October 25 20062006-10-25A photograph of a fire ritual inside a room with a large flame rising from a brick-built fire pit strewn with yellow and pink flowers. Two men in white ritual clothes sit behind the pit; the foreground man wears an orange shawl and rudraksha mala and holds a ladle, while the second man in white wears a rudraksha mala. A brass oil lamp stands at left. At right, a seated figure in white and orange on an ornate throne beside a garland-decorated framed picture, with a garland draped over the frame. The scene shows a homa or yagna.2006-10-25October 25 20062006-10-25October 25 20062006-10-25Photograph, rotated sideways, of a temple foundation ritual. A large flame rises from a fire pit built of stacked bricks decorated with yellow and white flowers and pink petals. Two men sit on the floor in white clothing with rudraksha malas. The man in front, in an orange shawl, speaks into a microphone on a stand while holding a long wooden stick. The second man beside him holds a small brass vessel. Behind the fire, an orange-clad figure with a flower garland is partly visible at the top right. Brass lamps and flower offerings sit at the base, and a framed photograph hangs on the left wall.2006-10-252008 - KAILASA in Hyderabad - Sripura SarvajnapeethamDecember 10 20072007-12-10Photograph of a fire ritual at night. A man in saffron-orange robes and a saffron head cloth, with a tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala, sits on a white platform holding a bowl of offerings and speaks into a microphone on a stand. Beside him a man in white clothes and a white shirt with a mala sits watching the flames. A blazing homa fire of stacked wooden logs burns in front of them, surrounded by red roses and yellow marigold garlands, with brass vessels, a kalasha and a lamp stand on the platform. Dim wall and grille in the background.2007-09-30February 16 20072007-02-16August 26 20072007-08-26A homa fire ritual at night in an outdoor setting. A bare-chested priest with a white sacred thread, rudraksha mala and gold chain sits behind a brick fire pit where a tall flame rises, with a steel bowl of ghee or liquid offering held by a second person in the foreground. The second person wears a magenta head-wrap, a rudraksha necklace and a light cloth. Behind the fire, flower garlands in orange and yellow, coconuts and a large floral-decorated deity murti or pot are arranged. Marigold petals and red flowers are scattered on the bricks.2016-08-14September 30 20072007-09-30