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Photo of an outdoor ritual under a corrugated metal roof with fluorescent lights and a cinder-block wall. In the centre, a man in a rust-brown robe with a gold-bordered cloth and a leopard-print headwrap holds a pink-and-white cloth or item over a fire pit on the sandy floor. Beside him stands a man in an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala, and to the right a man in a brown robe holds a silver tray. On the left, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a small metal bowl. A woman in a white sari with purple border stands at right. Several white-clad and saffron-clad devotees watch from behind. Marigold petals and pieces of wood lie on the ground, consistent with a homa or fire ritual.

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October 05 20132013-10-05Outdoor-style covered hall at night during a fire ritual. A young man in a dark red-brown shawl and matching dhoti stands barefoot on a tiled floor, wearing a gold-patterned turban and a white wrist band, with his arm extended over a fire pit of blackened stones and scattered marigold garlands. An older man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands beside him holding offerings. A bald man in saffron-orange robes stands at right with palms joined in prayer, and a woman in a purple sari stands near the crowd. About 20 people are visible in the background, several in saffron and white, near a cinderblock wall and corrugated roof with fluorescent lights. The ritual appears to be a homa with a fire pit.2013-10-05October 05 20132013-10-05Night-time outdoor homa at a brick-walled open-sided shed. A central figure in a rust-orange and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, with a leopard-print headwrap and a white bandage on the right arm, stands at a small brick fire pit holding a flame-lit offering. Another man in a white dhoti and shirt holds a small bowl near the fire. Several onlookers in white and saffron clothing watch from the right side of the frame, and a red-and-white garland lies by the brick fire pit.2013-10-05October 05 20132013-10-05September 04 20132013-09-04Night photograph of a fire-walking ritual at a temple ground beside a bamboo barrier, with a bed of glowing embers and ash along the left edge. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a red and white flower garland walks along the path, with a person candidate showing long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala, though the appearance is uncertain. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and white shirts hold brass pots and bowls, and a woman in a green sari and another in purple stand near the barrier. Spectators in white and light clothes line a structure with white-clad devotees behind, under a canopy with small lamps overhead. Brass vessels sit on the ground at right.2006-12-30A photograph of a homa or yagna at an open-sided shed with a corrugated metal roof. In the foreground a mound of ash and earth holds a smouldering fire with smoke rising, surrounded by dark red flowers and petals. Behind it stand a group of people in white and cream dhotis and saris with gold borders, several in brown or maroon sacred garments, and one man in a cream shirt. A figure in a maroon garment and gold-bordered cloth, with a long dark hair, gestures toward the fire. Some people wear orange and saffron shawls, and a few have orange lanyards. Devotees watch from the sides.2013-09-04September 04 20132013-09-04A homa or yagna being performed in an open-sided hall with bare concrete floor and smoke rising. On the left a man in a rust-red dhoti with gold borders and a flower garland stands smiling and holds a stick. At centre a shaved-headed priest in rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti with a bare upper body and a rudraksha mala bends over the fire pit, tending it with a long iron rod. Around him stand several young men in white t-shirts and white dhotis, one in a white shirt, and another man in a white turban-like cloth. A man in red-and-gold garments is partly visible at the right edge. Walls are whitewashed and stained, with a metal-grilled window and a shuttered gate behind.2014-08-24July 13 20132013-07-13July 13 20132013-07-13