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A photograph of a homa or fire ritual at an indoor station. In the foreground, a brown clay fire vessel holds burning wood, with a silver pot placed on top and kindling sticks lying beside it. Two people in saffron-orange robes stand at the altar. The person in the centre wears a saffron turban and a sleeveless saffron garment with a row of dark beads down the front, and holds a small black ladle or spoon over the fire. The person on the right, partly cropped, wears a loose orange robe. A red wall panel is behind them. A white-painted wall fills the left side.

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A photograph in a small whitewashed room with a red-framed window. A person in an orange turban, orange sleeveless top and orange wrap with a dark beaded necklace stands at a counter, smiling and handling items on a tray beside a stainless steel pot and a brass pot. Behind them a man in white clothes with a white shawl stands near the bright window. At the right edge, a person in orange clothing holds a small metal vessel.2010-02-18A photograph of a person in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban standing at a dark counter, arranging wooden sticks on a small clay stove with a steel pot on top. A red-framed window is open behind them, and a partial figure in white holding a metal vessel appears at the right edge. A plate with flower petals sits at the bottom of the frame.2010-02-18January 30 20102010-01-30July 28 20082008-07-28Annadhan in 20062006-01-01A photograph inside a small room with pale blue walls and a red-framed window. A man in an orange turban, orange shawl and a dark rudraksha mala smiles while holding a brass oil lamp (aarti) lit with flame, with yellow and white flower garlands at its base near a small deity murti on a shelf. Behind him a man in white clothes holds a tray, and on the right two men in white and orange stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. The scene suggests a puja or aarti inside a newly built room. The man in orange is an appearance-based a person candidate, but the page does not place a person at this event, so the identification is uncertain.2010-02-18January 14 20102010-01-14FEB-2007-01A photo inside a newly painted room with pale blue walls and a red-framed window. A man in an orange turban, orange shawl and rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp near the window while performing a ritual, with a brass lamp base and flowers in the foreground. Behind him, a smiling man in white clothes holds a tray, and a bald man in white with a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded in namaste. The setting suggests a house blessing or inauguration ritual.2010-02-18January 14 20102010-01-14Outdoor photo of a seated ritual on a paved area. In the foreground a metal fire tray holds stacked wood pieces, and a brass plate of orange marigold flowers sits at the lower right beside a small bell. Behind them are silver and brass vessels, a bowl of mangoes, and stacks of folded orange cloth on an orange cloth. Four men sit in orange robes: the man at right, with long dark hair, a red forehead mark and a microphone stand beside him, sits with hands folded; the man second from left wears a gold bead necklace with a pendant and hands folded; the man behind him wears a gold bead necklace; a young man at far left wears an orange shawl over white clothes. Standing figures in white and orange are in the background.2008-06-28A photograph of an outdoor ritual on an open paved area. Four men in saffron-orange robes sit on orange cloth. On the right, a man with long dark swept-back hair and an orange shawl sits cross-legged beside a brass tray of orange marigold garlands and a small brass bell. Next to him, a younger man in an orange robe and a gold-bead necklace sits with his hands together over a rectangular iron fire pit holding stacked wood, an arrangement. Behind them, a man in an orange robe and gold necklace with white tilak on his forehead sits near a microphone stand. At the far left, a seated man in white and orange clothing sits near a stack of folded orange cloth, brass vessels, a bowl of fruit and a brass lamp. Devotees in white and orange clothing stand in the background.2008-06-28