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A photograph of a fire ritual in a bare room with a grille window behind. A figure in saffron-orange robes and a saffron head wrap sits cross-legged on a white cloth, speaking into a microphone on a stand and holding a ritual implement over a brass vessel with a large flame. Beside him a man in white clothes sits with palms pressed together in prayer. Stacked wooden sticks, a brass bowl, red flowers, yellow marigold garlands, water bottles and a brass lamp stand surround them. A standing figure in white is partly visible behind. a person is shown in saffron robes and head wrap with a rudraksha-style mala, leading the homa.

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Photograph of a fire ritual at night. A man in saffron-orange robes and a saffron head cloth, with a tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala, sits on a white platform holding a bowl of offerings and speaks into a microphone on a stand. Beside him a man in white clothes and a white shirt with a mala sits watching the flames. A blazing homa fire of stacked wooden logs burns in front of them, surrounded by red roses and yellow marigold garlands, with brass vessels, a kalasha and a lamp stand on the platform. Dim wall and grille in the background.2007-09-30September 30 20072007-09-30A homa fire ritual is underway on a white-draped platform. A shaven-headed priest in orange robes with a saffron shawl, rudraksha beads and bangles sits cross-legged, holding an offering over a large blazing fire of stacked wood, with a bronze bowl and red roses and marigold garlands around it. Beside him, a bearded man in white clothes and a rudraksha mala sits attentively. A microphone, water bottles, a brass lamp and a kalasha stand in the background. The priest's appearance is consistent with the page's reference, but the cues are limited, so the identity remains uncertain.2007-09-30A photo of a homa at a fire pit. A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with a white-and-red tilak on his forehead sits before a metal fire box, feeding sticks into large flames with his right hand while holding a brass plate of grains. He wears a long gold-beaded mala and a rudraksha-style pendant. A microphone stands at right. Behind him, a second man in white clothing sits near a red draped table, and brass vessels and offerings lie on the floor. A faint purple logo appears at top left.2012-07-14A photo of a fire ritual. A shaven-headed man sits cross-legged on an orange cloth, wearing an orange robe, a gold rudraksha-style necklace of beads and a white and red forehead marking, and speaks into a microphone while reaching toward a flame. Brass and silver bowls hold offerings and wood sticks sit by the fire. Seated behind him, two men in white clothes sit with folded hands, and a third man in a red and white shawl sits on a chair nearby. Flowers lie at the edge of the frame. The orange-robed man's appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity, so he is described only by role as a ritual officiant.2012-09-09A photograph of a homa or yagna at an outdoor-style fire pit lined with brick, with bright flames rising from stacked wood. A man with a shaved head and white tilak markings on his forehead and arms sits cross-legged in an orange-red robe, holding a long wooden stick toward the fire. He wears a gold necklace and a bracelet, and a microphone stands beside him. Nearby are silver bowls, a brass oil lamp and small offering vessels on an orange cloth. Seated devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls, with garland flowers at the edge, sit on blue and striped mats behind him. a person: the seated ritual leader wears orange robes, a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style neck mala.2012-09-04Two priests in white ritual dhotis sit on an orange mat performing a homa beside a brick-lined fire pit. The priest on the right, wearing a gold necklace and bangles, sits with palms joined in prayer before a microphone stand, a small flame rising from the pit. The priest on the left, with a rudraksha mala and a bare upper body, sits with hands near a brass plate of samagri and sticks for the fire. Behind them stand a stone temple structure with carved panels, a potted palm, and an orange cloth hanging on the wall, with a red-and-white striped backdrop.2011-12-28A homa being performed at a brick-lined fire pit decorated with yellow and red flower petals. A shaven-headed man in saffron robes and a multi-strand rudraksha-style bead necklace with a gold pendant feeds the flames with a ladle-like vessel, smoke rising around him. Beside him, a younger man in white clothing with a yellow shawl sits on the floor among brass pots, a kalasha-style vessel, bowls and trays. Behind, brass lamps stand near a pink and green cloth with garlands, and a brass plate holds offerings. The setting is a tiled ritual space with a pale floor.2009-09-22A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange head wrap performs a fire ritual on a tiered white platform decorated with yellow and red flower garlands. A burning wood fire with flames rises at the centre, with brass oil lamps and a bowl of offerings nearby. He gestures with his hands toward a microphone in front of him. Behind the platform, a deity murti stands draped in a green cloth and garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. Bottles of water sit on the platform, and the scene is lit at night with smoke drifting in the background. The ritual appears to be a homa or yagna.2007-09-30March 07 20132013-03-07September 30 20072007-09-30Night photo of a fire ritual, a homa, at an outdoor ashram site. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes, an orange turban, and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged behind a microphone on a stand, holding a ritual cord and hands in gesture. Men in white kurtas and dhotis sit or kneel around a brick fire pit with bright flames, with a brass oil lamp, a kalasha-style vessel and a bowl of offerings on the yellow brick ledge. A white-clad man leans in at right. Seated people and a framed picture are visible in the background.2004-07-02