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Night photo of a homa fire ritual in an open ground. A brick-lined square fire pit holds stacked logs with flames rising from the top. A figure in a saffron-orange robe and orange turban stands at the front, holding an offering toward the fire with one hand, and the appearance is uncertain for the a person candidate. Behind him, a man in white robes with a rudraksha-style necklace stands with hands folded, and a younger man in white with an orange shawl stands nearby. At the right edge, a man in white carries a red bag and tends the ground. The fire pit is decorated with yellow and red marks, and trees and building lights appear in the dark background.

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December 17 20062006-12-17Night-time photo of a homa fire ceremony in an outdoor brick fire pit with white and orange kolam patterns. A figure in saffron-orange robes, a saffron head wrap and a long rudraksha mala holds a lit torch toward the wood fire. Four men in white dhotis and kurtas stand behind the pit with their hands folded, some wearing lanyards. Smoke rises from the fire, and a man in white stands at the right edge near a parked vehicle.2006-12-17Night photograph of a brick-walled fire pit (homa/yagna) in an open field. A figure in orange robes and an orange head wrap stands at the pit, holding a torch-like flame that lights the bricks and rises from the fire. Smoke drifts above. Beside him, two men in white dhotis and white shirts stand with garlands; one holds a brass vessel. Dark sky and grass fill the background. The appearance-based candidate matches the a person cues of orange robes and a turban-style head wrap, though the face and hair are not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity, so this is uncertain.2006-12-17Night outdoor fire ritual at a square brick fire pit with white-painted decorative patterns. A person in a saffron-orange robe with an orange head wrap and a long rudraksha mala stands at the pit, holding a lit torch or lamp aloft over the burning fire inside. Four men stand behind the pit in white kurta-style clothes, one wearing a white shawl and another with a saffron wrap, with hands folded. A dark multi-storey building and street light appear in the background. The scene reads as a homa or yagna at night.2006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17A figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap stands at the edge of a square brick fire pit at night, tending a wood fire with a long stick. The pit is whitewashed with red-painted decorative patterns on its rim. Flames and smoke rise from logs inside. Lit buildings, parked vehicles and a person in white holding a camera stand in the background, and a bare-chested priest figure with a saffron wrap is visible. The figure's appearance is not a clear enough match to confirm identity.2006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17A man in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban stands at the edge of a brick-lined square fire pit at night. He wears a rudraksha mala around his neck and looks down toward the small wood fire burning inside the pit, with stacked firewood and flames visible. The pit is decorated with white rangoli-style patterns and orange marks on its brick rim, consistent with a homa or yagna fire ritual. Behind him are a parked yellow-and-blue bus, a small car, a lit lamp post and a multi-storey building, with smoke rising in the background. No other people are visible.2006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17