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A night-time outdoor fire ritual in a rectangular brick fire pit, with tall orange flames rising from the centre. A small brass vessel stands on the left rim of the pit. Behind the pit, two men in white clothing stand near a low white building with a window, and a ladder leans against its wall. The man on the right wears a light cream shirt and trousers with an identity badge on his chest and stands with his hands folded. Nearby, a figure in white is partly visible; no one is clearly identified as a person, so the presence of a person is uncertain. The scene suggests a homa or fire offering.

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December 17 20062006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17A photograph of a homa fire burning in a rectangular brick fire pit at night, with tall flames rising from the centre. Two brass oil lamps stand on tall stands on the left and centre, and rows of small lamps or offerings sit on the floor in the foreground. In the background, two people in white clothes stand near the right edge, partly in shadow, and a figure in white stands to the left of the flames. The indoor setting is dim, with a purple logo in the upper left corner.2005-11-24A night-time photograph of a fire homa being performed in a square brick fire pit with white decorative kolam patterns on the ground. Burning wooden logs stacked in a crisscross pile give off bright orange flames. Two men in white clothing stand at the pit's edge: an older man with a white beard and white shirt holds sticks, and a younger man with short grey hair, white kurta, white dhoti, a tilak on the forehead and a rudraksha mala holds a stick over the fire. Offering trays and a yellow cloth are visible at the right edge.2006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17April 14 20182018-04-14Night photograph of a homa fire ritual in an open outdoor courtyard. A large stone fire pit with rising flames sits at the centre, with offerings of flowers and red petals around its base. Three priests in white dhotis stand behind it; the central priest wears a white shawl and a rudraksha mala and holds a vessel over the fire, while a priest on the right, in a white garment with a mala, leans in to assist. A priest with a white turban stands on the left. A wooden carved disc stands beside the pit. A seated priest in the foreground, shown from behind, holds his hands in namaskar. A row of seated devotees watches from the left, and a standing devotee with folded hands appears at the right edge. Brass lamps, plates of offerings and a decorated seat sit on a cloth to the right, under strings of leaf garlands and a painted pillar.2010-10-16 +1 copiesDecember 17 20062006-12-17Night 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.2006-12-17Night 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-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.2006-12-17October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copies