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A seated priest in an orange saffron robe and a tall blue-and-gold patterned cap performs a homa at a white brick fire pit. He holds a brass plate in his right hand while a small flame burns in the pit, surrounded by pink lotus flowers and scattered red petals. A brass vessel sits at the lower left corner. Behind him, clay figurines and terracotta animal statues are arranged on tiered white shelves and on the floor. Pale walls frame the room.

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A man in saffron-orange robes and an ornate blue-and-silver patterned headdress sits cross-legged at a white-brick fire pit, holding a brass plate over a small flame, which is a homa or yagna ritual. Pink lotus flowers and petals decorate the brick edge, and brass vessels, a spoon and a ladle sit nearby. Behind him, a woman in an orange shawl sits on a mat before a framed picture and a stacked brass lamp, with shelves of small deity figurines along the walls. Overall, a dim indoor hall with a concrete floor.2007-10-13October 13 20072007-10-13A photograph of a fire ritual. A seated priest in saffron-orange robes and a decorated ornate crown or headdress pours an offering from a metal dish into the flames, with a bare-armed wrist ornament visible. Brass ritual vessels, a brass lamp, a wooden ladle, a small silver pot, and flower petals surround the pit, and a book rests on a wooden stand at lower left. Another person in white sits in the background near a brass lamp, and a small red-and-gold kalasha sits on a low table.2007-10-17A figure in an orange saffron garment and an ornate blue and gold embroidered cap sits cross-legged before a white brick fire pit, a homa or yagna, with a small flame burning in the centre. Pink lotus flowers and red petals decorate the bricks, and brass bowls, a ladle, a spouted copper-and-silver vessel and a copper cup stand around the pit. A pink flower is held in the seated person's hand, and a sheet of paper rests on the floor. In the background, several seated people in red and white clothing sit on a red-draped platform beside a microphone stand.2007-10-13A seated man in an orange-saffron robe and a tall ornate crown with a patterned silver-and-black design performs a homa at a white brick fire pit with a small flame. He holds a brass plate in one hand, and pink flowers and red petals are scattered on the bricks. Brass vessels, a ladle and a small brass pot sit near the pit. In the background, another man in an orange wrap sits by a decorated altar with a deity murti and framed picture, and shelves of small figurines line the wall.2007-10-13October 13 20072007-10-13October 13 20072007-10-13October 13 20072007-10-13October 13 20072007-10-13October 13 20072007-10-13October 13 20072007-10-13A seated priest in orange robes and an ornate patterned conical headdress performs a homa at a white-brick fire pit, holding an offering over lit flames while a ladle and brass pots rest nearby. Pink flowers and a basket of roses lie at the left edge. Behind the fire, a woman in white sits on the floor near a small deity figure and kalasha-like vessel, with a blue bench and rows of small clay and wooden figurines on shelves in the background.2007-10-15