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Night fire ritual photographed in smoky blue-lit light. A bearded man with long swept-back hair and a red-and-gold beaded necklace, wearing an orange cloth wrap over a pink shawl, holds a silver tray of fruit and coconut above a brick fire pit edged with yellow marigold garlands. Beside him a younger man in a white dhoti and bare chest, wearing glasses, steadies the tray with both hands. Smoke and flames rise from the pit, and a few seated devotees sit in the background. Logs lie bundled at the bottom edge beside a small oil lamp. The scene resembles a homa or yagna with offerings. a person candidate has long swept-back hair, ornate beaded necklace and orange ceremonial wrap, so the identity is uncertain.

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December 11 20152015-12-11Night-time homa at a brick fire pit bordered with yellow marigold garlands, with thick blue-white smoke rising to the left. A bearded man with hair tied up, bare-chested, wears an orange dhoti and a pink-red cloth at his waist, a red bead mala and a long ceremonial gold-and-bead necklace, and holds a silver tray of fruit while extending one arm toward the fire. Behind him, a few seated devotees watch, one in a pale shirt, and brass vessels sit near the fire. A small brass lamp and bundled wood lie at the lower right.2015-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20152015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11 +1 copiesNight photograph of a homa or fire ritual beside a square brick fire pit lined with orange marigold garlands, flames and blue-tinged smoke rising to the left. A man in a saffron-orange silk dhoti and wrap, with a rudraksha mala and a long braided hairstyle, stands at centre-right with his head partly veiled by smoke. A man in a white dhoti and shirt with a cloth sash stands at right, holding a brass vessel over the fire. Bundles of wooden sticks and a small brass lamp sit on the ground at lower right. Swamiji (probable): the centre figure has long hair, a rudraksha mala and saffron clothing, consistent with his ritual presentation.2015-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20152015-12-11 +1 copiesA bare-chested man with long hair and a full beard stands beside a fire pit in a homa-style ritual at night. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti and a wrap of the same colour, a red rudraksha-style mala, a large ornate pendant, and a wristwatch, and holds a small cup over the flames while speaking into a handheld microphone. The fire pit is lined with orange marigold garlands and bricks, with smoke rising around him. Two seated men in the background watch, one in a yellow shirt and glasses, and a brass bowl sits near the fire. a person cues: long swept hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala with ceremonial pendant, presiding over the homa as a ritual leader.2015-12-11 +1 copiesA night-time homa at a brick fire pit bordered with yellow marigold garlands. A bearded man with shoulder-length hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange-red dhoti wrap and a red-and-gold beaded mala, leans over the flames with both hands raised toward thick white smoke. A brass bowl and metal vessels sit near the fire, and a bundle of wooden sticks lies at the front right. A second seated figure in white and a partly visible person stand behind him.2015-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20152015-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20152015-12-11 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesDecember 11 20152015-12-11