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A photograph of a homa fire ritual at an altar-like fire pit (kunda) with a flame and offerings. In the foreground a woman in a yellow saree with red and green borders pours an offering from a wooden ladle while another person in pink holds a small brass vessel. Behind the fire pit, brass oil lamps stand on a whitewashed platform with red painted patterns, and flower garlands and tray offerings sit nearby. In the background a decorated yellow-and-green garlanded deity murti stands beneath colourful drapery, and people in green saris watch. No one visible clearly matches the a person appearance cues.

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January 12 20152015-01-12January 12 20152015-01-12January 12 20152015-01-12Outdoor ritual photograph of a homa fire pit in a temporary pandal decorated with marigold and white flower garlands and green-and-white bunting. A flaming fire burns inside a brick-lined square pit ringed with flowers. Several priests stand around it: a bare-chested man with a shaved head holds a brass vessel, a priest in an orange-and-yellow dhoti holds a long wooden ladle-like rod and a brass bowl, and another bare-chested priest in a white dhoti stands beside them. A bearded older man in a white dhoti and an orange shawl stands at right, and a line of seated devotees in white clothes watches. On the left, a decorated altar with garlands, a kalasha-like pot and a small deity murti sits under a flowered canopy.2007-02-02Outdoor ritual homa at a temporary pandal decorated with marigold garlands and a green-and-white bunting. A square brick fire pit with a bright flame sits on a wooden platform, ringed with marigold garlands. Two bare-chested priests in yellow and gold dhotis tend the fire; one older priest with a shaved head and white beard offers into it. Behind them, an altar draped in orange and marigold garlands holds a deity murti. Seated devotees in white and saffron-orange robes and a few men in white kurtas watch from a striped mat, and a camera operator films at lower left. Roughly 20 physical people are visible.2007-02-02September 14 20152015-09-14A photograph of an outdoor fire ritual under a corrugated metal roof and a tent canopy. A large flame burns in a square pit lined with stone blocks and garlanded with marigold and white flower strings, with a brass pot and a metal vessel nearby. Behind it stands a decorated shrine draped with orange and white marigold garlands, holding a deity murti and a yellow-and-orange banner. Several priests stand close to the fire: one bare-chested man in white dhoti holds a tray, another in orange dhoti pours or holds a vessel, and a man in yellow dhoti and bare chest holds a yellow flower garland. Older men in white and cream shawls and saffron-orange cloth sit and stand along the right side, watching the ritual. A green-and-white festoon hangs across the back of the tent.2007-02-02Outdoor ritual at a brick-lined fire pit (homa/yagna) with flames rising from wood sticks at its centre, surrounded by devotees under colourful canopy tents. A priest in a yellow dhoti with red border, at left, holds bundles of sticks toward the fire. A man in white dhoti with red shawl stands on a blue platform near a silver tray of offerings, another man in a blue dhoti and red cloth stands beside him. Women in saris of green, purple, yellow and pink, and men in white shirts, watch with hands folded, and children stand at right. Brass lamp and bowl sit on the ground at lower left.2015-05-01A photograph of a large square fire pit, a homa or yagna, filled with smoke and a visible flame at its base, with a white-and-blue edged border decorated with yellow flowers. Around it stand a crowd of devotees in ritual dress: a man in a yellow dhoti and striped headcloth at left, bare-chested men in pink and striped dhotis with rudraksha necklaces, several men in saffron-orange robes, and an elderly bearded man in white with a rudraksha mala. At right, a man in a yellow-and-red headcloth and yellow flower garland pours offerings with a ladle, while a man in saffron robes holds a silver plate. A tent canopy is overhead and other people raise their hands behind the group.2015-01-13A homa fire burns on a brick fire pit ringed with marigolds at an open-air outdoor ritual site under a corrugated metal roof. Behind it stands a decorated altar with orange and yellow marigold garlands, a deity murti, and a yellow-orange banner. A group of about eight to ten men in ritual dress surrounds the fire: a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti holds a tray of offerings, a man in orange cloth and rudraksha beads pours from a vessel, and an elderly bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti stands with a yellow cloth draped over his shoulder. Other men in white dhotis and orange and saffron robes sit or stand nearby, and a green and white draped backdrop hangs at the right. a person cue is not clearly established here, so the identity remains uncertain.2007-02-02September 14 20152015-09-14January 13 20152015-01-13