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A man in white ritual clothing with a yellow shawl kneels at a brick fire pit, hands extended over a small flame, performing a homa. Marigold and red flower petals are scattered over the bricks, a brass bowl and small brass vessels sit nearby, and a silver kalasha with mango leaves and flowers rests behind him. A framed sign with partial lettering appears in the upper left corner, and a red and gold cloth backdrop fills the background.

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Close photograph of a fire ritual at an altar built from yellow-orange bricks dusted with white markings and scattered with red and orange flowers. Two bare forearms of a person in white clothing extend over the flames, palms angled toward the fire, a thin gold bangle on one wrist. A brass bowl sits on the brick platform, with a small oil lamp, incense sticks and a silver dish of grains at the left edge, and fresh grass stalks laid across the bricks. The person's face and body are not visible. The fire is a homa-style sacred fire, with the hands held above it in a gesture of offering.2010-06-06A man in white ritual clothes with a yellow shawl sits on a carved wooden seat, performing a fire ritual. He holds a brass plate and feeds the flames of a brick-lined fire pit (homa/yagna) decorated with red roses, yellow and pink flowers, and strewn grass. Smoke rises from the fire. A brass bowl, a metal vessel and a wooden box sit nearby, and potted plants stand in the courtyard behind.2010-06-07June 07 20102010-06-07A photograph of an outdoor homa fire ceremony on a brick-built fire pit with flames and smoke rising. Two men in white clothing sit and tend the fire; the foreground man wears a yellow shawl over white robes and holds a long stick, while another white-clad man reaches in from behind a second fire pit. Red and yellow flower petals are scattered around the bricks, with a brass vessel and a metal kalasha nearby on a red and blue cloth on dry ground. Two people are visible, and no identifiable a person candidate is clearly shown.2010-07-24Outdoor fire ritual at a homa pit built of white bricks and decorated with yellow and orange marigold petals. Two young men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged at the fire. The man on the right, wearing a yellow shawl and a small lapel microphone, holds a ladle over the flames. The man beside him wears a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala. A brass bowl sits at the left edge of the pit. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white and blue sits and watches, including women in white and a woman in a blue sari. No one in the image is clearly identifiable as a person; the visible participants appear to be ritual assistants or devotees.2010-07-24June 06 20102010-06-06April 14 20182018-04-14April 24 20132013-04-24A homa fire burns in a fire pit built from white bricks, scattered with yellow marigolds and red flowers. A man in white clothing with a yellow shawl stands at the right, holding a long metal ladle and pouring offerings into the flames. Another man in a yellow shawl sits behind him. A brass bowl rests on the brick platform beside the fire. Behind them, seated women in white and blue saris watch the ritual, with a lapel microphone visible on the standing man.2010-07-24A homa fire burns inside a square pit built of white bricks, with marigold petals and red flowers scattered around its edges. A man in white clothes with a yellow shawl kneels on a wooden seat and pours liquid from a brown wooden ladle toward the flames. Behind him, another man in white stands near a second brick fire structure, with smoke rising. On the left stands a cream upholstered armchair on an orange cloth, and in the foreground are a brass vessel, a metal kalasha-style pot, brass bowls, orange-and-red offering plates with flowers, and a basket of coconut and leaves.2010-07-24A photograph of an outdoor homa at a ground-level brick fire pit built of white bricks and decorated with yellow and red flowers. A man in white clothes with a yellow shawl pours or stirs from a brass bowl with a ladle, seated at the pit. Beside him another man in white with a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala sits with hands folded. Behind them a woman in white and a woman in blue-and-white sit on the sand, with a red wall and bamboo fence in the background. Silver bowls holding yellow marigold flowers and small offerings lie in front.2010-07-24Outdoor homa at dusk: a priest in white dhoti and white shirt with a yellow shawl sits before a white brick fire pit with a bright flame, pouring offerings from a ladle while a second priest in white with a yellow shawl and mala sits beside him. Marigold petals and flowers are scattered on the bricks, with small brass oil lamps and bowls of offerings arranged at the left. Behind them, a row of women in white and colourful saris sit on the ground, some with orange-and-white badges, and a white canopy stands at right.2010-07-24