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A photograph of a homa ritual at a temple, with a fire blazing in a square fire pit in the lower right. A young man in an orange saffron cloth draped over his bare upper body pours liquid from a metal vessel toward the fire with both arms outstretched. Beside him sits a bare-chested priest in white dhoti, and a blue silk cloth covers a deity or altar behind them. A brass kalasha and an offering plate with bananas, leaves and a small copper vessel with a ladle sit on a white mat. Seated devotees in white and a seated man with folded hands are visible at the edges, and a brass lamp stands at the right.

2001 - Glimpses From Various Programs

A homa is being performed at night inside a temple, with a sacred fire burning at lower right. A young man in saffron-orange robes sits on a deerskin-like mat at left, holding a metal plate of fruit, sticks and offerings with raised hands. A shirtless man in white dhoti sits cross-legged at centre with palms pressed together in prayer, beside a kalasha-like brass vessel draped in blue cloth and decorated with pink flowers. Brass oil lamps stand nearby, and a bowl of banana and offerings sits before the fire. Devotees in white and dark clothing sit in the background.

A photograph of a homa at a temple shrine. In the foreground a young man with a shaved head, wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder and a white dhoti, holds out a metal vessel toward a fire pit. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti sits cross-legged nearby with hands joined in front of him. Behind them stands an ornate deity murti decorated with pink and red flower garlands, placed on a blue draped platform. Brass oil lamps stand beside the offerings, and a bowl of banana, fruit and coconut sits near the fire. A man in a white shirt and other devotees in saris watch from the background. The flames burn in the fire pit at lower right.

Night ritual under a white canopy at an outdoor shrine. A bare-chested priest in orange dhoti and orange shawl stands at a golden fire pit, pouring liquid from a metal kettle into rising smoke. Behind him, another orange-clad priest holds a vessel. Seated devotees on striped cloth line the left side, bare-chested men in white dhotis. Oil lamps, a garland of red and white flowers, bananas and petals lie on the mat. Ornate deity murti and a black stone figure draped with garlands stand in the background.

2017-09-17 +1 copies

July 05 2001

September 24 2017

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July 08 2017

2017-07-08 +1 copies

A homa being performed at a temple fire pit lined with orange and white tiles. A young man in an orange robe, wearing a red rudraksha mala and a white beaded necklace, sits cross-legged holding a ladle and a folded paper, facing the fire area. Two bare-chested men in white dhotis sit nearby, one wearing a long beaded necklace and the other with a sacred mark on his forehead. Behind them a man in a checked shirt and a man in white stand over a steel vessel, and another person in orange sits further back. A brass plate holds bananas, fruit, flowers and a small offering, and a bowl with liquid sits by the pit. Pink flowers and a garland frame the right foreground. Four people are visible.

November 07 2000

A photograph of a Hindu ritual at night in a plain hall. In the foreground a shaven-headed man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and white tilak marks on his forehead and arms holds a lit taper toward an unseen flame, his other arm extended. Behind him an older man in white dhoti with a red-bordered cloth and a beaded mala sits and lights a small lamp. A brass plate with flowers and small oil lamps sits on a red cloth in front. Two people are visible, with a partially visible third at the bottom edge. The setting suggests a pada puja ritual.

2010-11-18 +1 copies

A photograph of a seated puja in an indoor hall. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with a white tripundra mark on his forehead and rudraksha beads around his neck sits cross-legged and pours or lifts a small brass vessel over a brass tray of offerings. Brass lamps, small brass pots, yellow flowers and red powder sit on a white cloth before him. Behind him, men in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas sit on orange mats, and another saffron-robed man sits at the right beside an open notebook and a phone. Lit oil lamps and incense sticks appear in the scene, a ritual gathering of priests and devotees.