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Night-time fire ritual under a tented pavilion, with a smoky homa fire pit at the centre bordered by orange and pink flower garlands and green banana-leaf and sugarcane decorations. A man in white shirt and orange shawl stands at the left of the fire, another in white with an orange wrap tends the pit, and a figure with long dark hair and rudraksha malas wears orange robes and a gold necklace while seated near the fire. A younger man in white with an orange scarf sits at right beside brass pots. A large black backdrop behind them shows a painted or printed portrait of a turbaned figure with a shawl, and a hanging orange and red banner appears at the right edge. Bright tube lights hang overhead and a standing fan is at right. Several seated devotees in orange cloth are visible at the left and background.

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July 17 20062006-07-17A smoky homa fire ceremony inside a decorated hall with hanging yellow-green leaf garlands and bright tube lights. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over his body, multiple beaded rudraksha-style necklaces and a gold chain, sits behind a low fire pit with a microphone before him and gestures over the offerings. Smoke rises across the frame. The fire pit has marigold and pink flower petals and a raised tiered platform of greenery, with brass and silver vessels and a kalasha-like pot on the left. Other people in white and orange robes sit and assist along the floor, and a large portrait of a bearded sannyasi in a turban hangs in the background. The scene reflects a yagna ritual.2006-07-17Photograph of a fire ritual inside a decorated hall. 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A large portrait of a man in a turban hangs in the background, and a shaved-headed man in white with an orange shawl sits near the pit. Other ritual participants in white and orange clothing sit around the altar, with brass vessels, a kalasha and banana-leaf or palm-leaf decorations beside them.2006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17A photograph of a fire ritual (homa/yagna) in a hall decorated with hanging flower garlands and palm fronds. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe with a beaded garland sits at a raised altar, reaching toward the fire with his hand, with smoke rising around him. Beside him, a man in white with an orange shawl assists at the altar, and another robed participant sits to the right. Silver vessels, a kalasha-style pot, flower petals, marigold and pink flower offerings line the altar. In the foreground, seated devotees in white are seen from behind, and a standing fan is at the right edge. 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Brass vessels, kalasha-style pots, banana plants and hanging flower strings frame the scene, and a large portrait backdrop is visible in the upper right. Many seated devotees fill the hall behind, with a raised decorated seat at the rear. The scene is consistent with a yagna ritual.2006-07-17A night fire ritual (homa/yagna) in a hall decorated with banana stalks, hanging flower strands and tube lights. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange saffron shawl and beaded necklaces sits behind a low wooden platform heaped with orange marigolds and pink flowers, with a metal bowl and smoke rising. A white-clad man in a saffron shawl sits beside him. At right, another orange-clad person in a saffron shawl and a woman in orange saris attend the offerings, and a microphone is in view. Many seated devotees in white and orange fill the background, and small oil lamps flicker on the floor. a person: the centre figure with long swept-back hair, orange robes and ornate beaded necklaces, seated as the officiant. Several other devotees in white and saffron attend the fire offerings.2006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17