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Night-time outdoor ritual photograph showing a fire burning on a yellow-draped altar table in front of a pale yellow wall. A woman in orange robes and a draped orange shawl stands at left holding a brass plate. Beside the fire, a man bare-chested with rudraksha beads, a saffron turban and sacred ash markings on his arms pours or offers from a small metal vessel, a homa-style fire ritual. Around the altar are coconuts with green leaves, a silver-rimmed kalasha pot with flowers, brass bowls and a gold-and-white silk cloth draped over a table, with a yellow ceremonial umbrella at right. Plants and a dark sky frame the scene.

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January 05 20142014-01-05Night outdoor ritual at a decorated shrine. A man in orange robes and a white forehead mark kneels on a low mat and holds a silver plate toward a lit fire pit beside a white platform. Behind him, a deity murti of a couple, adorned with marigold garlands and flower strands, sits in a shrine framed by a red cloth and banana plants. A second man in white with an orange cloth sits at left, and brass lamps and offerings lie before the fire. The setting suggests a homa or puja, with a fire, offerings and lamps.2007-12-10December 05 20142014-12-05December 05 20142014-12-05May 10 20142014-05-10August 09 20152015-08-09A photograph of a homa being performed at night. A figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap sits cross-legged behind a stone fire pit, palms pressed together in prayer, with a rudraksha mala draped over the robes and a microphone stand before him. Tall flames rise from the pit, with flowers and offerings beside it. Behind him hang floral garlands, a decorated ceremonial fan and a latticed window. Several seated men in white dhotis and shirts sit in prayer nearby, and another standing man in white is partly visible. The a person cues are the saffron robe, orange head wrap and rudraksha mala, and he is the person conducting the homa. Watermarked archive photo text omitted.2004-07-02October 08 20132013-10-08May 28 20132013-05-28 +1 copiesDecember 02 20172017-12-02June 10 20172017-06-10October 10 20212021-10-10