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December 10 20172017-12-10A photograph of a fire ritual inside a temple-like hall. A yellow brick fire pit, the homa kund, burns with bright flames in the foreground, with fruit and flower offerings laid on a tray at right. A priest bare-chested in a rust-red dhoti and turban, with white markings on his body and a bead mala, bends over the offerings. Two young men in saffron-orange dhotis, one holding a silver plate and both with white body markings and bead necklaces, stand with palms joined at left. Seated in the background on an ornate gold throne with red cushions is a bearded man in a rust-red robe and turban with a mala, a person. Behind him is a gold carved arch, and striped rugs cover the floor.2018-03-12A homa fire ritual in progress. A brick-lined fire pit holds flaming wood and ash at the bottom centre. A man in orange cloth sits cross-legged at the front right, pouring from a small vessel into the fire. Behind the fire, a seated man in a long orange robe with a bare upper body and a wide crimson-and-gold sash, adorned with a large gold pendant and a rudraksha-style necklace, sits with hands together. Beside him a man in a purple cloth and ochre dhoti is seated, and further back a man in white stands. On the right, brass lamps, a metal pot and rows of small white packets are arranged on shelves. Woven striped mats in red, green and blue cover the floor.2015-09-14A seated man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl sits on a low dais behind a yellow brick fire pit with a burning flame, a homa setup. He wears a leopard-print headband, a rudraksha mala, a gold necklace and red-and-gold armbands. Two assistants in white dhotis work nearby: one kneels at the fire pit and another at a metal bowl. Silver nandi and kalasha-style vessels, brass lamps and a bronze ritual bowl stand on a striped cloth. A pair of tridents and a large golden backdrop are behind him, with a camera operator at the top left.2017-12-10 +1 copiesMay 15 20162016-05-15Night outdoor ritual in a courtyard. A homa fire burns inside a stack of yellow-painted bricks, with flowers scattered around it. Three men in saffron-orange robes stand behind: the foreground man, bare-chested with a turban and layered rudraksha malas, bends forward holding a small oil lamp over a silver stand, while two younger priests in orange turbans and dhotis stand with hands folded. A garlanded deity murti with flower and fruit offerings sits on a silver throne-like seat at left, and a brass bowl of liquid and oil lamps sit nearby on striped mats. Seated devotees in white watch in the background. The a person flag is set, but the foreground man's appearance and cues are not clearly distinctive enough to name him.2018-06-04December 10 20172017-12-10 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa fire ritual inside a hall with a tiled floor covered in woven mats. A square brick fire pit with a burning flame sits in the centre. A man in an orange robe with a shawl stands at the pit, while a woman in a purple sari with a shawl nearby assists with offerings. Around them, priests in dark red and orange dhotis wear rudraksha and gold-bead necklaces, and others wear white dhotis. On the right, an ornate golden-and-red deity palanquin or altar stands with a lion figure and offering trays of lit lamps.2015-09-14March 11 20182018-03-11September 24 20172017-09-24 +1 copiesA photograph of a fire ritual (homa/yagna) in a temple hall. Two shirtless men with rudraksha malas sit before a square brick fire pit with a bright flame. The central man wears a maroon turban, a white dhoti and a striped shawl, and holds a ritual implement over the fire. A younger man beside him sits with a mala. At the right, a man in a white dhoti with a yellow-green cloth bends forward holding a small bell-like vessel. Yellow and orange flower garlands and marigolds surround the pit, and orange-clothed figures stand in the background with a golden ornate structure behind them. The a person-attribution is not visibly supported by appearance.2018-01-06January 06 20182018-01-06