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July 04 2013

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Night-time homa at an outdoor temple setting. A fire burns in a rectangular fire pit in the foreground, surrounded by brass vessels and flower offerings. Behind it stands a murti of a deity framed by a silver arch and pink drapery. A woman in an orange-brown sari with a marigold garland holds a tray of offerings on the left. Two shirtless priests in white dhotis, one wearing an orange headcloth, hold ritual vessels over the fire. A seated crowd of devotees in white and pink clothing watches.2013-07-04July 09 20132013-07-09 +1 copiesMay 20 20142014-05-20July 17 20132013-07-17Night ritual homa at an open-air ashram setting. A fire burns in a stone-edged fire pit in the foreground. A woman in orange sari with a garland and a silver tray stands at left beside a shaven-headed man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala, both with hands folded. At right a man in a pink headband and white shawl pours from a brass vessel into the fire. Behind them, seated devotees in white and pink clothes watch and fold their hands. A red and gold throne stands at left, and an illuminated deity murti with garlands sits in a shrine at the back. Several people are in the crowd.2013-07-04July 03 20162016-07-03Night-time fire ritual outdoors with a large yellow-brick fire pit blazing at left, brass bowls and small oil lamps with flowers in front. A woman in orange-red robes with a gold-and-red garland and a red bindi sits on a leopard-print cushioned wooden seat, holding a ladle over the fire. Behind her, many seated devotees in orange and white clothes, some with garlands, watch the homa; a flower garland hangs on a pole at top centre.2014-05-20A homa fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit at left, with a wooden edge in front. A man in white dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged on an orange-red mat behind the fire, wearing a pink-and-magenta turban, rudraksha mala and a white and bead necklace, with hands folded over a silver kalasha-style pot and brass vessels. Behind him, a man in red-orange robes wears a white garland and sits on an ornate orange throne/peetha. Nearby, saffron-robed men stand with palms joined, and a row of seated saffron-robed devotees in white garlands sits on the left. Women in white and gold-bordered saris with jasmine garlands kneel in the foreground, facing the fire. Palm trees and red-walled buildings stand in the background.2014-10-03March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesA photograph of a fire ritual (homa) in a dimly lit hall. A large flame rises from a brick fire pit bordered with scattered flower petals. Three men stand at the fire: a shaved-headed priest in orange-and-green cloth bare-chested with a red rudraksha-style mala, a man in white dhoti and shawl holding a red cloth bundle over a silver tray, and a younger man in white dhoti looking on. A seated man in white holds a microphone near the fire. Behind them a silver-framed throne canopy with a green backdrop holds a deity murti adorned with garlands, and a golden parasol hangs overhead. Four people are visible.2015-07-16July 17 20152015-07-17April 01 20132013-04-01