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Night photo of a homa fire ritual on an outdoor stone platform. A brick fire pit with bright flames holds a silver vessel, with small oil lamps and brass cups and bowls arranged around it. A standing woman in a deep red-maroon wrap garment with a red bindi holds a silver tray in one hand and a cloth bundle in the other, offering into the fire. Behind her, several people in white clothes sit cross-legged with palms pressed together in prayer, and a few others stand at the left with hands folded. A glowing lamp and palm plants are in the background.

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December 13 20132013-12-13Night photograph of a fire ritual on an open paved courtyard. A brick fire pit with a bright flame sits in the centre, with a metal bowl and brass vessels, flower petals and small oil lamps arranged around it. A man in a flowing red-orange robe stands on the right holding a silver tray with offerings and a metal bowl. Behind the fire, a group of about a dozen seated devotees in white clothes sit with palms pressed together. Partly visible at the left edge, another person in orange-red cloth stands near a decorated table. A lit lamp and a golden shrine are visible in the background.2013-12-13December 13 20132013-12-13December 13 20132013-12-13December 20 20132013-12-20December 13 20132013-12-13Night outdoor ritual in a garden courtyard. A priest in a red-orange dhoti and shawl stands at a brick fire pit where a flame burns, holding a silver plate of offerings above it. Brass pots, bowls and a small framed photo sit on the ground in front, and a decorated table with flowers and green leaves stands to the left. Seated devotees in white clothes with their hands joined line the paved walkway on the right, with a golden throne-like seat and a parasol behind them. Lamps light the scene against dark trees. The standing priest is not clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no probable identification is made.2013-12-13Night outdoor fire ritual. A fire burns in a raised brick fire pit with a metal bowl of offerings. A standing priest in a dark red-orange robe holds a silver tray with a mango leaf or offering while a second robed attendant in red-orange stands at left near a decorated table with kalasha pots, flowers and brass vessels. Behind the fire, white-clad seated devotees and participants face the ritual, some with hands folded. To the right, a row of seated devotees in white clothing sits along a paved path. A golden ornate peetha or throne with a small umbrella stands in the background under lamps.2013-12-13December 13 20132013-12-13December 20 20132013-12-20Night outdoor ritual in a garden with lit lamps and a building in the background. At the right, a shirtless man in a red-orange dhoti with an orange-and-cream striped head cloth stands beside a blazing fire pit, holding a ceremonial vessel aloft with both hands. Rows of people in white clothes sit on the grass facing the fire, and brass pots and kalashas decorated with green leaves and flowers are arranged on a mat at the lower left. Further back, a seated figure in orange garments sits beneath a white umbrella near a lamp, with another figure in white standing nearby. The scene appears to be a homa or yagna with offerings.2013-12-13A night-time homa at an outdoor fire pit, a square white-tiered altar with a bright flame at centre. In the foreground, three kalashas with mango-leaf tops and orange-gold cloths sit beside a clear glass vessel holding flowers, with brass plates and cups around. On the right, a bald man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, holding a brass ladle over the fire. Behind the fire, seated devotees in white clothes and red shawls face the ritual on striped woven mats; a few stand at the back near a dark stone statue and temple structure.2013-03-31