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Night outdoor fire ritual beside a brick-lined fire pit with a tall bright flame. A woman in orange-red robes and a long beaded rudraksha mala sits cross-legged before the fire, holding a small metal vessel with offerings. Nearby, a man in a red shawl sits with hands folded, and other seated devotees in white and orange cloth surround the area. Plates of flower petals, bowls of offerings and a brass pot lie on the ground. Behind the fire, a small framed deity murti sits on a wooden stool. Standing figures in white dhotis are visible in the background, and a cardboard box sits near the back.

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May 24 20052005-05-24Night outdoor fire ritual at a raised white platform with a large flame and smoke rising from a fire pit at left. A person in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged at left beside the fire. In the centre, a man in white clothes with an orange shawl sits behind a low offering table holding items. At right, a person with long, swept-back hair wearing an orange-saffron shawl and draped robe sits cross-legged on the platform edge. Palm trees and lights are in the background. Heads of seated onlookers are visible at the bottom edge. The scene suggests a homa or yagna with offerings.2008-05-18October 27 20142014-10-27A photograph of a homa fire ritual at night, with a large square fire pit blazing at centre. A woman in a dark orange sari with long dark hair and a rudraksha-style bead necklace kneels at the pit's left edge, holding a small white bowl over the flames while a small book rests on the ground beside her. Around her, shaven-headed men in saffron-orange cloth sit on the ground, some pouring offerings and handling brass vessels, and rows of women in orange and saffron saris with ornate gold necklaces sit with hands folded behind them. Colourful lights glow in the background, and leaves and grains are scattered on the white-edged altar. Three people in the foreground have partially visible faces at the edges.2013-03-10June 09 20092009-06-09October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesA night-time homa fire ritual outdoors, with a large flame rising from a brick-built fire pit in the foreground. A woman in red-orange sari with a marigold garland and gold necklace stirs or offers into the fire with a long ladle. Beside her, a shaved-headed priest in orange-red robes with rudraksha beads sits with hands joined in prayer, and further right a man in a red-orange head wrap and orange garments chants with palms pressed together. Brass bowls, a kalasha-like vessel, a trident wrapped in marigolds, and a decorated seat with deity murtis and flower garlands stand nearby. Floodlights illuminate a crowd of seated devotees behind the ritual area.2014-05-20Night-time outdoor ritual on a riverside ghat under bright floodlights, with a fire and offerings arranged on a green mat. A standing man in a red-maroon dhoti with a rudraksha-style garland and a large ornate gold-and-silver chest necklace holds a long flagpole with white flowers and a trident-topped staff. Behind him a bare-chested man in a maroon dhoti and orange shawl sits at a small fire pit, holding a ritual object over the flame. Brass vessels, plates of bananas, coconuts, a kalasha-like pot and offering trays surround the fire. Seated devotees in orange and saffron robes and white kurtas fill the mat on both sides, with women in orange saris in the foreground. Ornate carved white pillars with yellow garlands frame the scene.2014-05-20March 18 20132013-03-18October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesNovember 07 20132013-11-07August 01 20142014-08-01