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A night-time photograph of an outdoor fire ritual. A large open flame rises from a fire pit at right, with offerings in brass bowls and plates of fruit in the foreground. A woman in orange and red garments with a rudraksha-style bead necklace sits cross-legged beside the fire. Several seated figures in white clothing are around the fire, one with his hands together at left. A small decorated altar or chair stands at right, and tents are visible in the background. The scene suggests a homa or yagna with offerings.2005-05-25December 20 20132013-12-20 +1 copiesNight ritual homa at a brick fire pit with a large blazing flame. A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange cloth and rudraksha mala kneels at the fire, holding a long ladle and pouring offerings. Beside him another priest in orange sits with a mala, and a third man in white with glasses sits at right. Brass bowls, marigold and red flower offerings, and small oil lamps lie on the bricks. Behind them devotees stand with folded hands under string lights, and a green draped stage edge is visible.2011-11-10Night outdoor ritual by a large open fire. A woman in an orange-red sari sits at the center, holding a long ladle or stick over the flames, with brass vessels and offerings in front of the fire. Behind her, a lit brass deity murti stands on a stand, and hanging red and gold ceremonial banners with ornate patterns are strung overhead. Men in white dhotis hold poles at the left edge. Several seated devotees in light clothing watch from the right, including a man in a white shirt and a woman in a yellow sari. The scene suggests a homa or yagna with fire offerings.2005-05-25Night scene at an outdoor fire ritual. A central fire burns in a low pit on the ground, with a brass vessel and small lamps beside it. A woman with dark hair, wearing a red-orange garment and beaded necklaces, sits at left near the fire, tending it. Behind the fire, a row of seated devotees in light and orange clothing sit with hands pressed together in prayer, and others sit at the right edge. Tents and tarpaulin are visible in the dark background. Figures are seated close to the flames under dim firelight.2005-05-25October 27 20142014-10-27A nighttime outdoor homa at a riverside camp under a red and ochre fabric canopy. A bright fire burns in a central pit, with brass vessels and offering bowls set around it. Seated figures sit close to the flames; one man in an orange-saffron garment sits near the fire, and a woman in a dark top with a beaded necklace sits beside him. Several people in light cotton clothing stand at left and back, some with hands joined in prayer. Distant lights of a town glow across the water in the background. A small lit lamp and offerings are visible in the foreground.2005-05-25August 03 20142014-08-03 +2 copiesMay 03 20122012-05-03March 10 20132013-03-10Photo 11701595Photo 11744371 +1 copies