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A night-time fire ritual at a sandy outdoor site. A person in an orange saffron robe over a red top sits on a carved wooden seat with a red cushion, long dark hair falling loose, and drops an orange fruit into a small brick fire pit with lit wood and flames. A bronze bowl with a long handle sits beside the fire, and a white-clothed attendant in a white dhoti and shawl with a red border holds a silver tray of oranges, apples and red fruit at left. Two other standing figures in light clothes stand behind. Scattered firewood and small offering items lie on the ground.

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Night outdoor fire ritual. A figure in orange robes with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a red cushion before a brick-lined homa fire pit blazing with flames, offering something into the fire with one hand. Behind them, two standing figures wear white dhoti-style clothing, and a white-draped table holds a garland of multicoloured flowers and a brass vessel. Dark background, rocks around the pit.2006-05-07May 07 20062006-05-07May 07 20062006-05-07Night-time homa ceremony at an outdoor open-air pavilion with a draped tent backdrop and a small screen behind. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, a tilak and a rudraksha-style mala wears saffron orange robes and sits behind a yellow-brick fire pit where a flame is burning, while he holds offerings toward it. On the left, a priest in an orange turban and orange robes holds a brass tray of sticks as fuel. A seated attendant in orange robes with a garland sits to the right, and white-clad people are visible in the background. The table holds bananas, oranges, apples, coconut, brass bowls of flowers and a kalasha-style pot, with garlands of white and marigold flowers around the fire pit.2010-02-12July 20 20052005-07-20July 20 20052005-07-20Evening ritual outdoors at a garden shrine. A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant sits upright on an ornate red throne with gold trim and a gold crown finial, centred and gazing forward. Beside him, a man in saffron cloth kneels on the right, and a woman in a yellow sari stands in the background. In the foreground, a priest with a shaved head and white dhoti with red border sits with his back to the camera, facing a low stone platform laden with brass bowls, a lamp, flowers, fruit, coconut and banana leaves. Palms and flowering shrubs surround the scene at night. The seated figure on the throne has distinctive rudraksha and saffron cues, and the page identifies him as a person, so this is an appearance-based probable identification.2012-04-23May 07 20062006-05-07A homa fire ritual outdoors on a blue tarp. A long-haired person in cream and gold-bordered white dhoti sits cross-legged on a wooden seat before a brick-lined fire pit where flames rise over offerings and a red fruit. This person holds a round brass plate and pours or offers material into the fire with the other hand. Around them, people in white dhotis and kurtas stand, one in a dark jacket, another in red and gold garments. Brass lamps, a brass kalasha-style vessel, a bell, flower garlands in multicoloured strands, and bowls of offerings sit on a table and ground nearby.2006-04-01July 20 20052005-07-20A photograph of a homa ritual at night under a canopy. A man with long swept-back hair, a vibhuti mark on his forehead, an orange saffron robe and a beaded garland sits on a yellow brick platform, holding a flaming ladle over a fire pit and smiling. Smoke rises to the right. Behind him, a kalasha pot wrapped in white flower garlands sits beside offerings of fruit and flowers, and a few seated figures in orange robes are partially visible in the background. Colourful striped pillars and a draped cloth frame the scene.2010-02-12A photograph of an outdoor homa or yagna at a camp. A seated figure with long dark hair wears a cream-coloured kurta and white dhoti with a gold border, and holds a brass plate of grains and seeds over a brick fire pit with flames, a red apple and fresh flower petals. Nearby, a woman in white draped clothing sits and tends offerings. Standing behind, people in white kurtas and a red shawl watch, with a tall brass lamp stand, brass vessels and a bell on the ground, and colourful festoons on a tent edge. Possible a person cues include long hair and ceremonial dress, but the face is not visible enough to confirm.2006-04-01