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Night outdoor homa at a fire pit: a bright flame and smoke rise from a raised stone fire altar in the foreground. A figure in a dark brown robe with a red-and-white flower garland stands at left with palms pressed together, facing the fire. Beside the altar, a child in orange clothes sits with hands folded. A standing man in an orange dhoti and shawl with gold-beaded necklaces holds a ritual item near the fire. At right, a young man in an orange turban and orange robe holds a lit torch-lamp aloft, with a stone lion and a decorated stand in the corner. A crowd in orange and white clothing stands behind with hands folded in prayer.

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Night outdoor ritual homa at a sacred fire pit with a large flame rising from a golden-edged square fire altar. A figure on the left in a dark maroon robe with a red-and-orange flower garland stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Several young boys and attendants in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, some with orange and yellow flower garlands, sit and stand around the fire with hands folded or holding ritual items. On the right, a man in a saffron dhoti and shawl with a bead garland holds a ritual object, and beside him a younger attendant in an orange turban and saffron clothing holds a lit lamp. A gold-coloured lion or animal statue and fruit offerings sit at the lower right. A crowd of about thirty people in white and orange stands in the background watching the fire.2016-02-07February 07 20162016-02-07February 07 20162016-02-07February 07 20162016-02-07Night outdoor fire ritual. A bare-chested man with a red-brown shawl, garlands and folded hands stands at left facing the fire. Behind him, several men in saffron-orange dhotis and ceremonial beads perform the rite, one holding a lit torch aloft, another in a white dhoti and garland. A young man kneels in orange with hands joined near the fire. Onlookers in white and light clothing stand in the smoky background. A table at right holds fruits, a small Ganesha figure and brass items.2016-02-07February 07 20162016-02-07February 07 20162016-02-07A night homa at an outdoor ceremonial space. Several priests in orange and saffron garments with heavy beaded garlands sit around a square yellow fire pit, tending a bright flame and offering into it. A central figure in white and gold, with a microphone before him, sits in the seated line. Behind them, rows of seated devotees in white and red-bordered shawls watch, and a man in white stands with hands joined at the top left. A carved lion and a painted deity murti appear at the right edge, with a lamp and small offerings on the floor. Count of visible people is more than twenty.2016-02-07Night photograph of a fire ritual, a homa, in an open outdoor setting. A large square fire pit blazes in the foreground, with flames and smoke rising. Behind it, a standing man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl wears a garland and holds a lit lamp, and a man in white dhoti beside him holds a ritual vessel. At the far right, a man in orange clothing and orange headwear holds a flame near brass items and fruit offerings. On the left, a man with his back to the camera in a brown robe with a red-and-white garland faces the fire, and a young boy in orange kneels with palms joined near the pit. Behind them a crowd of onlookers in white and orange stands in a loose group. Small brass and stone deity figures sit on the altar at right. The scene shows a ceremonial homa with several participants and a crowd of roughly twenty to thirty visible people.2016-02-07February 07 20162016-02-07February 07 20162016-02-07February 07 20162016-02-07