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A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a hall with a red-orange wall. Two priests sit cross-legged on the floor before a square fire pit built of yellow-painted bricks with twigs and a small flame. The seated priest at right wears a white dhoti with gold border and a white shawl, a gold necklace with rudraksha beads, and a shaved head with white tilak; he holds a gold vessel and faces a microphone on a stand. The priest at left wears saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a beaded gold necklace, hands folded in prayer. Plates of flowers, a brass lamp, a small bell, and a pile of wood sticks surround them. At right, a deity murti is decorated with red and yellow garlands. Smoke rises from the fire. The a person candidate is not clearly identifiable from appearance, so no identification is made.

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November 29 20112011-11-29December 28 20112011-12-28A homa fire ritual in progress. Two priests sit cross-legged on a grey floor before a brick-built fire altar with yellow-coated bricks and a fire pit. The seated priest in front wears a white dhoti with a gold border, a gold chain and a bead mala, and holds a flame in a metal lamp-like dish. Beside him, a younger priest in orange robes and a gold-beaded necklace sits with hands folded. Brass plates hold marigold and rose petals, turmeric powder, sticks for the fire, a small bell and a kumkum dish. A microphone stands nearby, and a red-orange wall and a garlanded deity murti are visible at the right.2011-11-29November 29 20112011-11-29December 14 20112011-12-14February 09 20122012-02-09February 09 20122012-02-09Two men in white dhotis sit cross-legged on an orange-tinted floor at a ritual homa or fire ceremony. The man on the left, with a microphone before him, holds his hands in a mudra and chants, wearing a red-and-white rudraksha mala. The man on the right, bald and bespectacled with his palms joined in namaskar, wears a gold-bordered white dhoti and a long ornate gold necklace. A brass fire vessel with a lit flame sits between them, with banana, apple, a silver tray, brass lamps and kumkum-marked offerings nearby. Standing figures in white dhotis appear in the background. Single-person identity is not established by appearance cues in this frame.2012-02-09December 28 20112011-12-28December 28 20112011-12-28A homa fire ritual in a temple hall. A bald man in white dhoti and kurta with a bright yellow shawl and rudraksha mala sits on an orange cloth, holding a small metal dish over a red metal fire tray with burning flames and offerings. A second man in white kneels at left with palms pressed together in prayer. Brass bowls of fruit and food, a brass oil lamp and a kalasha-style vessel sit nearby, and an orange cloth covers the floor.2010-01-14December 28 20112011-12-28