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A fire ritual in an open-air setting: a white-and-stone square fire pit with bright orange flames burning on the left, with a brass ladle resting nearby and small brass oil lamps beside it. A young girl in a white sari with gold border and a rudraksha-style bead necklace sits with palms pressed together in prayer. Beside her, a man in a white shirt with rudraksha mala beads sits with eyes closed and hands folded. Behind them, several seated devotees in colourful saris and shirts watch, and terracotta pots with coconuts and green leaves stand as ritual offerings near a wooden pole and red cloth on the ground.

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Devotees perform a homa at outdoor fire pits of stacked bricks, with flames rising from each. Seated participants in white and saffron-orange shawls tend the fires with long metal ladles and bowls of offerings, while others sit in rows on mats. Foreground women wear white saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas; a central woman wears an orange sari with a red blouse and bangles. Marigold petals and flower garlands are scattered on the bricks and mats, with brass vessels nearby. No a person candidate is visible in this frame.2008-11-11December 26 20062006-12-26A photograph of a fire ritual, a homa, in a plain concrete room. A man in white clothing sits cross-legged before a brick fire pit with a bright flame, holding a small brass vessel and a brass pot. A woman in a white sari with gold border sits beside him with her hands folded, her long dark braid over one shoulder. Brass plates hold dried sticks, grains and flower petals, and rows of small round cakes or offerings lie on a white cloth in the foreground. A white cloth canopy and metal stand are visible in the background.2009-10-10A photograph of a fire ritual with devotees seated on the ground in white clothing. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a yellow rosette badge sits at a low brick fire pit where flames are burning, hands joined in prayer. Beside him, a younger boy with glasses and a garland presses his palms together, and a brass vessel with a ladle rests on the ground. Behind them, many men and women in white and pale clothing sit in rows under a white canopy, several with hands folded, amid smoke. Wooden poles wrapped with green leaves frame the scene.2006-07-17A homa fire burns in a raised brick fire pit decorated with pink flower petals and white rangoli-style lines. Beside it a brass bowl holds yellow material, and a wooden ladle lies nearby. Seated around the fire on the floor, a woman in a white sari with a gold border and red bindi sits with her hands folded, eyes closed. Beside her a man in a white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl sits with palms pressed together in prayer. Two men in white clothes sit behind, one wearing a rudraksha mala. A woman in a cream and gold sari sits at right with hands joined. Brass ritual vessels and a copper kalasha with flowers sit on a tray at upper left, and a lit oil lamp stands at left. The scene shows a homa being performed indoors on a tiled floor.Outdoor fire ritual with devotees seated on the ground at a clay fire pit where flames are visible at lower left. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits with palms pressed together in anjali, wearing a gold wristwatch and a yellow cloth over his shoulder. A young woman in a yellow top with jasmine flowers in her hair has her hands over the fire, and a girl in a pink dress with white dots sits with hands folded behind him. Other devotees in white clothing sit nearby, a brass bowl and small brass lamps sit beside the pit, and a pink floral offering rests on a tray. Smoke fills the background of this sacred yajna scene.2006-07-17December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26A photograph of a homa fire ceremony on a concrete floor under a plain white tent-like backdrop. A man in a white dhoti and white kurta sits cross-legged, feeding an offering from a long-handled ladle into a flame rising from a fire pit built of white bricks scattered with yellow flowers. Beside him a woman in a white sari with gold border sits attentively. A brass tray in front of them holds a white offering, shredded greens and dried grass. Brass lamps and small cups sit on a cloth to the side. A purple bird logo appears in the upper left corner.2009-10-10A photograph of a homa fire ceremony in a seated group setting indoors at night. A fire burns in a rectangular brick fire pit, with flames rising beside offerings of fruit and a woman in a white sari pouring or tending the offering near the flames. A man in white kurta and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with hands folded in prayer on the left, while other seated devotees with folded hands, a man in a checked shirt and a woman in a magenta garment look on from behind. Nothing here establishes a person's presence, and no individual is recognisable as him by appearance cues alone.2006-10-20A photograph of a homa or fire ritual in an outdoor setting. Rows of devotees sit on the ground behind low brick fire pits (kund) with brass vessels, ladles and small offering trays with flowers. Devotees in white clothes and saffron/orange shawls sit with palms pressed together in prayer, some with heads bowed. A flame rises from a pit at the right edge. Several women in the foreground wear white with orange shawls, and one has long hair in a braid. Background shows more seated participants and a canopy.2008-11-11Outdoor group ritual with many seated devotees in rows on a bare ground, most in white dhotis and shirts with gold-bordered dhotis, palms pressed together in anjali. A woman in the foreground wears a red and gold-bordered silk sari with a red bindi and gold bangles, eyes closed. Beside her a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with gold border sits cross-legged. A woman in the centre wears a golden-bordered sari with a blue blouse and gold necklace. Brass bowls and a small brass vessel sit on the ground among white bricks. A man in the upper left has vibhuti or tilak on his forehead. Concrete pillars and stone bases stand in the background.2006-12-26