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A photograph of a fire ritual. A man in saffron-orange clothing with long dark hair sits at a fire pit, with smoke rising in the foreground. A white-clad figure stands behind him, and several other people are seen in the background, including a man in white near the top left. Brass vessels, kalasha pots, oil lamps and floral offerings are arranged on the right beside the fire area.

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A photograph of a fire ritual. A young man with a shaved head, wearing orange-saffron robes, sits cross-legged on a red cloth before a smoky fire pit and pours an offering with his hands. Smoke billows across the frame. Brass vessels, a kalasha and a plate of flowers and offerings sit on the ground beside him.January 09 and 10 2001 - Day 1 and 2 of Chandi Homa in KavunthapadiJanuary 09 and 10 2001 - Day 1 and 2 of Chandi Homa in KavunthapadiA photograph of a fire ritual at night. A young man in saffron-orange robes with a red-orange headcloth sits cross-legged at a homa fire, with thick white smoke rising around him. Brass vessels, a kalasha and offering plates with flowers and fruit sit on a white cloth in front, and a dim temple setting with lamps surrounds the scene. The page describes a Chandi homa at a Kaliamman temple, but the figure's appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity.A photograph of a homa fire ritual at night. A young man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair sits cross-legged on a red cloth before a smoking fire pit, raising one hand in a mudra. Smoke rises across the frame. Behind him, several men in shirts and white clothes watch, one seated with folded hands. On the left, a plate holds fruit and a brass vessel sits near white ritual items. On the right, a decorated altar with a red-and-gold canopy and a deity murti is visible. The setting appears to be a temple hall, with a homa fire-offering in progress. The orange-robed man with long hair, sitting centrally, is a person by appearance cues.A photograph of a fire ritual at night. A young man in orange-saffron robes sits cross-legged before a homa fire, pouring an offering from a vessel into the flames, which send up a large plume of smoke. A lotus-petal arrangement with a brass kalasha and offering plates sits on a white cloth in front. Behind him, a few seated devotees in white and light clothing watch the ceremony under a dim, warm light. The setting appears to be a temple hall during a Chandi homa.January 09 and 10 2001 - Day 1 and 2 of Chandi Homa in KavunthapadiA photograph of a fire ritual at night. A young man in saffron-orange robes stands at the center, blowing into a large conch-shaped horn or shell (shankha) held to his mouth, while thick white smoke rises around him. In the lower left, a person with hands pressed together in prayer sits near brass lamps and incense sticks. The setting appears to be an outdoor or temple-yard homa with smoke billowing across the frame.January 09 and 10 2001 - Day 1 and 2 of Chandi Homa in KavunthapadiJanuary 09 and 10 2001 - Day 1 and 2 of Chandi Homa in KavunthapadiA photograph of a fire ritual at a temple. In the foreground a young man with a shaved head and an orange-saffron cloth wrap sits cross-legged before a fire pit, lifting his hand toward the flames amid rising smoke. Brass vessels and offerings are arranged on the ground around the pit. Behind him a man in white clothing stands near a bare-chested attendant with a cloth over his shoulder, in a temple setting.January 09 and 10 2001 - Day 1 and 2 of Chandi Homa in Kavunthapadi