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A fire ritual in progress: a large tiered brick altar with red, pink and green painted patterns and scattered rose petals holds a blazing fire with smoke rising. Two priests sit close to the fire; one in the centre wears a green cloth on his head and green waist cloth, and a rudraksha-style mala, pouring from a brass vessel. The second priest on the right is bare-chested with white dhoti, beaded necklace and white markings on his body. Behind them a seated crowd in white clothes with orange-red shawls and lanyards fills the hall. Brass bowls, flower garlands, fruit and an oil lamp lie on the floor to the right, indicating a homa or yagna.2016-07-04July 04 20162016-07-04July 04 20132013-07-04A photograph of a Rudra Homa fire ritual outdoors on green mats. A large fire burns on a stepped altar of yellow-painted bricks decorated with red flower petals. Two priests in white dhotis sit bare-chested at the fire; the front priest wears a yellow turban, a golden garland and a green-and-white sacred thread, and holds a ladle over the offerings. Behind them a seated crowd in white clothes and red-orange shawls watches; several participants fold their hands in prayer. To the right stands a decorated shrine with a golden figure and offering plates, and metal vessels of grains and fruit sit in the foreground.2016-07-02July 19 20132013-07-19July 19 20132013-07-19Night-time Ganapati homa at an outdoor ashram setting. A golden-yellow square fire pit holds a flaming fire, with smoke rising. Several priests sit around it in saffron/orange robes and white dhotis, with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings; the priest at right wears a red and gold turban and white garment with gold border and offers something into the fire. Silver and brass vessels, a small pot with yellow flowers, and bowls of grain sit at the edges. Behind them a seated audience in white and red-sashed clothing fills the background, with a microphone stand visible at left. A partial garland hangs in the background.2014-10-11August 29 20142014-08-29Night outdoor homa ritual with a fire pit in the foreground, flames and smoke rising from a square altar decorated with flower garlands and offerings. Three men sit cross-legged at the fire: the man on the left wears an orange shawl over bare shoulders and a white dhoti, the central man wears a green cloth, a green headwrap and beaded necklaces with ash marks on his body and holds a ladle over a brass bowl, and the man on the right is bare-chested in a white dhoti with a gold chain. Behind them, a large seated gathering of roughly 50 people, mostly women, wears white clothes with red shawls and red lanyards; oil lamps and brass vessels sit on the ground at the altar's edge.2016-07-04 +1 copiesNight outdoor fire ritual. Two bare-chested men in white dhotis sit cross-legged behind a flaming homa fire pit decorated with coloured rangoli-style powder designs. The man on the right wears a green turban and a beaded necklace and has his hands folded, eyes closed. The man on the left, in a white shawl, sits beside him. Bananas, marigolds, flower garlands, brass vessels and clay pots surround the fire, and dried sticks lie on a woven basket. Behind them, other people in white and saffron-coloured clothing are seated and standing in the background near a red structure and a garlanded deity murti.2016-06-19 +1 copiesA night homa in progress at a yellow-and-white square fire pit filled with logs and burning embers, with smoke rising. A young priest in white dhoti and a white head wrap, bare-chested with rudraksha malas and sandalwood markings, pours or tends offerings at the fire with a stick. Behind him, a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits attentively, and several women in orange saris with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings sit at left. Devotees in white shirts and dark clothes sit in the background among dim lights.2013-11-07July 04 20162016-07-04