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Night outdoor fire ritual. In the foreground, a man in white clothes and glasses leans over a brick fire pit, pouring offerings from a white paper plate into the flames. Behind him, several men in white kurtas and dhotis stand holding plates of offerings near the pit. The brick pit has red kumkum marks and white patterned lines, and flames and burnt offerings glow inside. Dark night background with distant lights, consistent with a homa or yagna.

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December 17 20062006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17A 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.2006-12-17December 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.2006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17Night photograph of a homa at a square fire pit built of white brick, with a bright flame rising from the centre and red and orange flower petals scattered on the brick rim. Several people in white ritual clothing stand around it at night, some holding round metal plates or trays of offerings toward the fire. One man in front bends over the pit tending the flame. A young man in white kneels at the left edge beside brass vessels, and a woman in a white and orange dotted sari stands at the far left. A woman at the right wears a red shawl and dark trousers and stretches an arm out to a plate.2006-07-23Night 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.2006-12-17Men 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.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.2006-12-17