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A photograph of a homa or yagna at a fire pit lined with reddish-brown earth and white flower petals, with yellow marigold garlands and small oil lamps at its edge. A bearded priest in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and gold ceremonial necklace stands at the centre, hands joined in a ritual gesture, while a long-handled brass ladle is held at the right foreground. Around him are devotees and sannyasis in orange and saffron robes, one in a red turban and one in pink; several hold silver plates of offerings. Smoke hangs in the bright tent-like space behind them.

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January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13A photograph of a ritual at a large open-sided tent: a bearded, bare-chested priest in white dhoti and sacred thread stands at the front of a square pit filled with soil and edged with yellow marigold petals, holding a brass plate and raising a hand in offering. Around him, devotees in saffron and orange robes, pink and white dhotis, and orange turbans stand with hands folded or raised in prayer; one saffron-robed man holds a tray of fruit and flowers, and another holds a tray of offerings on the right. A gold-coloured ceremonial ladle is held above the scene at upper right. The setting is a homa or yagna-style fire ritual.2015-01-13A homa fire pit, a large square trench filled with glowing embers and ash, is at the centre, edged with white rice or flower petals and marigold garlands. A man in a yellow-trimmed orange shawl at the right pours a stream of yellow liquid from a ladle-like vessel into the pit. Around it, a crowd of robed devotees in saffron and orange clothing raise their hands in prayer or cheer; one bare-chested man with a long white beard and rudraksha mala holds a brass bowl, and others wear red and orange turbans and yellow garlands. Oil lamps burn at the edges. Individuals are visible, though no one in the crowd is clearly identifiable as a person.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13Photograph of a homa or yagna at a fire pit (kund) lined with white and blue edging and yellow marigold petals, with flames visible at the lower edge. A bare-chested, white-bearded man in a white dhoti and gold necklace extends one arm over the pit while a crowd of priests and devotees surrounds it, several in saffron and orange robes and some with orange and yellow head cloths. A man in a red turban and rudraksha mala stands at right, and a woman in an orange shawl with a rudraksha mala holds a brass plate of fruit. Brass ritual vessels sit at the right edge under hazy white smoke from the fire.2015-01-13A photograph of a ritual at a large square pit filled with dark soil and ringed with marigold petals and white grains. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a long white beard pours liquid from a brass vessel into the pit, with a gold necklace and rudraksha mala. Around him, devotees in orange and saffron robes stand with hands raised or folded. A man in a red turban and beaded garlands holds a plate of yellow fruit, and an older man in orange holds a tray of offerings. A tall man in orange holds a gold ritual spoon at right. A canopy of white fabric overhead. a person identity is not established from appearance.2015-01-13