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Night-time homa at an outdoor ritual platform: a bright sacred fire burns in a brick fire pit on a striped woven mat, surrounded by marigold garlands and small brass vessels. A priest in white dhoti with a yellow-and-gold head garland pours offerings from a brass kalasha-style vessel topped with flowers. Beside him, a bare-chested man in white dhoti and a yellow shawl stands at the edge of the frame. Behind, seated people in white and orange clothes sit on mats, one wearing a rudraksha mala, and a figure in orange stands further back. An oil lamp burns at the lower left. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance.

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June 23 20172017-06-23June 23 20172017-06-23June 23 20172017-06-23 +1 copiesJune 23 20172017-06-23A photograph of a fire ritual (homa/yagna) in a temple hall. Two shirtless men with rudraksha malas sit before a square brick fire pit with a bright flame. The central man wears a maroon turban, a white dhoti and a striped shawl, and holds a ritual implement over the fire. A younger man beside him sits with a mala. At the right, a man in a white dhoti with a yellow-green cloth bends forward holding a small bell-like vessel. Yellow and orange flower garlands and marigolds surround the pit, and orange-clothed figures stand in the background with a golden ornate structure behind them. The a person-attribution is not visibly supported by appearance.2018-01-06August 02 20172017-08-02January 06 20182018-01-06June 23 20172017-06-23A homa fire ritual is underway in a temple-like room with a striped cloth on the floor. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with a yellow headband kneels and tends a flaming fire pit built of yellow-and-orange blocks, with flowers, fruit and a brass lamp nearby. Beside him a bare-chested assistant in white dhoti with a green-and-white border holds a small vessel. Behind them, a seated figure in saffron-orange cloth, with long hair and a gold necklace over rudraksha beads, sits on a golden throne with a gold chair back. A garland of white and yellow flowers lies in the foreground. Pooja items and a brass plate are visible on the floor.2017-06-23August 09 20152015-08-09October 16 20102010-10-16 +2 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +2 copies