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A circular fire pit (homa/yagna kunda) lined with orange and white marigold garlands and green leaves, with flames burning inside. Behind it, a standing figure in orange-red robes is partly visible at the right edge, cut off at the shoulders. On the left, a long table holds rows of decorated kalasha-style pots with fruit and leaves, trays of sweets, plates of fruit, brass vessels, and a small brass kettle. Striped woven mats lie on the floor at the left, and a brass lamp stands at the lower right. The scene suggests a fire ritual at a temple or ashram hall.

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January 12 20092009-01-12A photograph of a ritual fire ceremony rotated on its side. A large sacred fire pit is ringed with orange and white marigold garlands and green leaves, with trays of fruit, coconuts, flowers and brass vessels arranged nearby. A person in an orange robe sits at the right, near a microphone stand, apparently tending the ritual. Strings of orange flowers hang overhead and a backdrop of marigold garlands frames the scene. The setting appears to be a temple or ashram hall with a fire offering in progress.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12A night homa or yagna under a canopy strung with marigold and orange garlands. A central fire pit, lined with marigold garlands and a pink cloth, burns with flames and smoke. A man in an orange robe with a rudraksha-style necklace stands at the fire, hands near the flame. White-clad priests and attendants stand at left with hands folded, and a seated devotee in the foreground at lower left presses palms together. A white-clothed altar holds fruit, sweets, plates and a kalasha-like arrangement, and a white ganesha murti sits in the background. Small red offering trays and oil lamps are visible at right.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12Photograph of a yagna ritual inside a decorated pavilion draped with orange and marigold garlands. A fire pit ringed with marigold garlands and pink flower petals sits in the foreground, its interior holding a dark ash-filled bed. Behind it, a long table displays many brass kalasha pots topped with mango leaves and coconuts, with metal vessels and a ladle nearby. A figure in an orange robe and rudraksha mala, with long hair, stands at the fire pit holding a bowl of pink petals, while another orange-robed person with hands folded in namaste stands to the left. A man in white clothes stands behind them, and a seated person in a red-and-gold garment is at the lower left. A printed portrait on the back wall is decorated with garlands.2009-01-12A photograph of a fire ritual (homa or yagna) under a decorated pavilion hung with orange and marigold garlands. At the center, a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha-style necklace sits beside a circular pink-and-white altar bordered with marigold garlands, while a priest in white tends the fire. Behind them stands a golden deity murti on a pedestal. Along the right, several people in white clothes sit before red trays holding small oil lamps. Offerings of fruits, sweets, and banana-leaf dishes are arranged on a table at left, and a red-and-gold cloth lies in the foreground. Several white-clad attendants are visible in the background.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12A photograph of a night ritual under a canopy of marigold and jasmine garlands. A standing figure in an orange saffron robe and beaded necklaces holds a lit lamp (aarti) toward a homa fire pit lined with marigold garlands. Smoke rises from the fire pit. Three men in white dhotis and shirts stand with hands folded in prayer behind a table of banana leaves, brass vessels, fruit and sweets. In the foreground, a seated figure in orange clothing presses palms together. A framed portrait of a deity garlanded with flowers sits on the left, above rows of decorated kalasha pots with mango leaves.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12A photograph of a homa or yagna ritual in a temple hall with smoke rising. A pink-painted fire pit is framed by marigold and green leaf garlands, with a sacred fire burning at its edge. A man in a saffron-orange garment with a long necklace sits cross-legged behind the pit, while a priest in white robes tends the offerings. Steel vessels, brass trays of fruit and flowers, and small oil lamps surround the altar. A standing fan and a seated devotee in red appear in the background.2009-01-12A night homa at a temple-style hall decorated with marigold and jasmine garlands hanging from the ceiling. In the foreground, a seated man in orange robes presses his palms together beside a row of tray offerings and bowls of fruit and sweets. On the right, a standing man in an orange robe raises a lit aarti lamp toward a sacred fire pit lined with marigold garlands. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand with folded hands behind them. A framed portrait of a deity sits at left, beside a silver kalasha-like pot, a stacked display of yellow-green fruit and offerings on a white-draped table, and a pink decorated pedestal.2009-01-12