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Men in plain white shirts and dhotis tend a brick-lined fire pit in an indoor hall at night, feeding sticks into a small burning fire. Two men in the foreground bend low over the pit, while others in white garments with lanyard badges stand around the edge, some with grey hair and beards. Tiled walls, windows and a fire extinguisher are visible behind them. The scene suggests a homa or yagna fire ritual. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable from appearance.

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December 17 20062006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17Night-time photograph of a homa fire ritual at an indoor-outdoor venue. A brick fire pit with a rangoli-style patterned border sits in the foreground, with burning wood sticks and a visible flame. Two men in white kurta-style clothing bend over the pit, one using a long stick to tend the fire and the other placing wood. Behind them, five more men in white clothes stand watching, several wearing lanyard ID badges and white shirts. A man on the left in white shirt and trousers also wears an ID badge, and one standing man has a white beard. Overhead lights and a plastered wall with windows are visible, and plastic chairs line the background.2006-12-17A photograph of men in white ritual clothes tending a homa fire pit at night. A man in a white shirt and dhoti pours liquid from a metal pot into a brick-lined square pit where wood logs are burning. Nearby, a man in white stands with his hands held together, another in white watches, and a man in white glances at the fire. At far right, a man in an orange shawl over white clothes stands with hands folded. The ground around the pit is decorated with white and red kolam-style patterns, and a lit lamp stands near the edge. Tables and a covered hall are visible in the background.2006-12-17Photograph of a nighttime fire ritual at an outdoor brick-lined fire pit. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, some wearing lanyards and name badges, lean over the pit feeding wood into a bright flame. A man in a white dhoti at left holds a metal pot. Smoke rises into the night air, with a building, ladder and tarpaulin tents visible in the background. No one is identifiable as a person in this image, and the scene shows only ritual helpers.2006-12-17A night-time photograph of a homa being prepared in an open courtyard. A square brick fire pit with decorative white kolam patterns surrounds a small fire of sticks and wood. Seven men in white kurta-style clothing and white dhotis stand around it, several wearing lanyard ID badges. Two men in the foreground bend forward, one tending the flames with a long stick. Behind them, a whitewashed building with windows and a red fire extinguisher is visible.2006-12-17Night photograph of a brick-walled fire pit with a fire of wooden sticks burning inside, set on a sandy floor with white decorative patterns. Two men in white ritual clothes lean over the pit, one tending the flames with a stick and the other arranging wood. Behind them stand four more men in white dhotis and shirts with lanyards and ID badges, one with a grey beard and one wearing a red mark on the forehead. The setting is an open courtyard beside a plain concrete building. No candidate for the a person is clearly identifiable by the listed appearance cues, so this is a homa-style fire ritual with devotees.2006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17Night photo of a homa fire pit at an outdoor ritual site. A brick-lined square pit holds burning offerings and flames, with paper or leaf material smouldering inside, and its rim is decorated with white and coloured powder patterns. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand around it; the nearest man in a white shirt and light trousers pours or offers something from a white bowl into the fire, while another in white shirt and dark trousers holds a white plate. Smoke rises in the dark background with scattered figures and lights.2006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17A night-time photograph of a fire homa being performed in a square brick fire pit with white decorative kolam patterns on the ground. Burning wooden logs stacked in a crisscross pile give off bright orange flames. Two men in white clothing stand at the pit's edge: an older man with a white beard and white shirt holds sticks, and a younger man with short grey hair, white kurta, white dhoti, a tilak on the forehead and a rudraksha mala holds a stick over the fire. Offering trays and a yellow cloth are visible at the right edge.2006-12-17Night photograph of a small outdoor fire ritual on a dirt ground. A low brick fire pit with a small flame sits in the foreground, surrounded by stacked red bricks. A woman in a long-sleeved orange top and grey trousers, with a pink bag over her shoulder, leans over the fire pit tending it. Around her, several people in white robes and white kurtas stand or kneel, one in a white shawl with an orange scarf, and another kneeling in white holding a small object. Smoke hangs in the dark background, with a faint light at the left edge.2006-12-26