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Night-time homa ritual at a square yellow platform with a sunken fire pit, its rim strewn with marigold and white flower garlands and white kolam-style patterns. A man in an orange saffron robe, shaved head with white and red forehead markings, wears a large ceremonial gold necklace and a rudraksha mala. He stands holding a wooden staff and a microphone, addressing the gathering. Two young men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand beside him, one pointing, the other holding a microphone cable. In the foreground a figure in a white veil or cloth kneels at the pit, and a man in white bends over offerings at left, with brass pots and a small deity figure. a person appears as the orange-robed figure with the gold necklace, and he is present in person.

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Night outdoor fire ritual (homa/yagna) with a square yellow-powdered altar pit bordered by marigold, white jasmine and yellow flower garlands. A central man in saffron-orange robes, orange head covering, horizontal white and red forehead marks, a gold necklace and rudraksha mala stands on the altar holding a long wooden staff and speaks into a microphone. Two white-clad attendants assist: one at left holds a pale cloth with gold borders, another at right holds the microphone cable and a mala. A third attendant kneels at left beside metal bowls and fruit. Decorated cloth banners and a crowd are faintly visible in the dark background.2007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11Night outdoor ritual photograph at a fire-pit or ritual platform. A tall figure in saffron-orange robes with a sash-like cloth, a bare shaved head with white tilak markings, and a beaded necklace stands on a raised platform with a long wooden staff across his shoulder. Two young assistants in white dhotis, one in an orange sash, hold a golden cloth and staff. A man in white kurta on the right holds a microphone. Flower garlands, brass vessels, a small kalasha, and marigold petals surround a circular decorated pit. A multicoloured parasol stands at left and devotees watch from behind.2007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11Night outdoor homa at a yellow-painted square fire pit decorated with white kolam lines and marigold garlands. A seated man in saffron-orange robes, with a white forehead mark and a saffron cloth over his head, chants while holding a long ritual stick and a sacred cord, with a microphone stand before him. A younger assistant in white clothes and an orange shawl kneels at left, holding a plate of offerings. Small brass vessels, a kalasha and coconut-shaped offerings sit on the altar, with bundles of dry sticks at lower left. Many seated devotees in white and colourful clothes fill the background under string lights and smoke, with coloured ceremonial banners on poles behind. a person (saffron robes, orange head covering, white forehead mark) leads the homa as the presiding priest.2007-02-11Night photograph of a ritual at an outdoor altar. A shaven-headed man in full saffron-orange robes, with a white tilak and red bindi, wears a long gold-coloured necklace and stands on a white cloth, holding a small metal kalasha-style vessel in one hand and a tall wooden staff with a small saffron flag in the other. Nearby, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala stands at left, and a young man in white with an orange shawl stands at right. A colourful umbrella and gold-tipped ceremonial standards appear behind. The altar in front is draped in yellow cloth with marigold garlands, flowers, fruit, a brass bowl, a small deity murti, and metal lamps and pots. Several seated devotees in white are visible in the background.2007-02-11Night-time ritual outdoors under a bamboo and palm-leaf canopy with white cloth overhead. A shaved-headed man in an orange robe stands centre with palms joined in namaskar, flanked by saffron-robed attendants. On the right a bare-chested man in a yellow dhoti bends over a decorated platform holding offerings of coconuts, flowers, green leaves and fruit in red pots. A young boy in white dhoti with bare torso stands with palms joined on the left, and a man in white cloth holds a camera. In the foreground a garlanded murti with yellow and purple flowers and a red halo sits on a cloth. Crowds of devotees stand behind the canopy.2008-02-17Night photograph of a fire ritual (homa or yagna) at a raised yellow-washed square fire pit decorated with white and yellow flower garlands. A standing man in an orange saffron robe and orange head wrap, with a white tilak on his forehead, holds a flaming ritual vessel or tray with a burning cloth bundle near his chest. Beside him a younger man in white clothes holds a microphone. Seated devotees in white clothes and an orange-scarfed young man with a rudraksha mala watch from the ground in front of a large crowd in the dark background. Brass pots and a metal bowl sit on the platform edge.2007-02-11December 31 20082008-12-31February 11 20072007-02-11