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Inside a plain cream-walled hall with a corrugated roof, a group of men walks past a large ash-filled stone fire pit ringed with lotus-petal carving. Behind it stands a gold-coloured canopied shrine with a seated figure, garlanded with flower strings. On the right, a man in orange robes with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala, plus a dhoti-clad companion in a red checked shawl, lead others in white and orange attire. Two dark cattle stand at a feeding trough and sacks of firewood lie nearby.

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November 27 20062006-11-27November 27 20062006-11-27November 27 20062006-11-27A photograph inside a covered, open-sided hall with a tiled floor, where a row of men stands around a large round stone fire pit (kund) with red and cream painted lotus-petal motifs. A small square stone fire hearth burns with flames at its base in front, with brass vessels and a brass tray on the floor. Several men in saffron-orange shawls and dhotis stand together, some in white clothes and one bare-chested man in a white dhoti holds a tray. Cattle are visible through windows along the right wall. Nobody in the scene is clearly identifiable as a specific individual, so no candidate is confirmed; the setting suggests a homa/yagna ritual with attending devotees.2006-11-27November 27 20062006-11-27November 27 20062006-11-27A photograph inside a large hall with a corrugated roof and smoke or incense haze in the air. Three men in red-maroon dhoti-style garments with orange-gold borders walk across a tiled floor. The man in front wears a red-maroon shawl-like wrap, a multi-strand flower or bead garland, and a white-and-red forehead marking; he appears to be a person with the ceremonial garland and ritual dress cues. The man at left and the second man carrying a tray walk behind him. Beside them stand a bronze lotus-shaped base, golden deity and figure statues, and a large black pillar. Hanging paper decorations and bunting fill the upper space and a few onlookers stand in the background.2014-10-02November 27 20062006-11-27September 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14A photograph of a homa fire ritual inside a hall with a tiled floor covered in woven mats. A square brick fire pit with a burning flame sits in the centre. A man in an orange robe with a shawl stands at the pit, while a woman in a purple sari with a shawl nearby assists with offerings. Around them, priests in dark red and orange dhotis wear rudraksha and gold-bead necklaces, and others wear white dhotis. On the right, an ornate golden-and-red deity palanquin or altar stands with a lion figure and offering trays of lit lamps.2015-09-14November 27 20062006-11-27