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Photograph of a seated figure performing a ritual at a yajna fire-offering site in a decorated pandal. The central figure has long dark swept-back hair, a gold necklace, and an orange-saffron wrap, sitting on a cushion beside a brass vessel and a silver stand with flowers. A man in white clothing kneels at left, tending the ritual items. Behind, a deity murti is garlanded with green, red and white flower garlands in front of draped cream fabric, and banana bunches hang from the upper left. Flower-strewn ritual platform with marigold and orange blossoms in the foreground and palm-leaf fronds nearby.

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A seated man in orange-saffron robes performs a fire ritual at a homa altar beside a flame. He wears a long gold-beaded necklace and has long dark hair, and his hands are extended over a silver bowl. Behind him, deity murtis are decorated with multicoloured garlands of yellow, white and red flowers, and tiered brass offerings are arranged with fruit and flowers. Orange and pink flower garlands line the altar, and draped cream cloth forms the backdrop. Two other seated figures are partly visible behind him.2006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17A photograph of a homa fire ritual in an open pavilion. A person in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair sits cross-legged before a raised brick fire pit, feeding green leafy branches and palm fronds into the flames while smoke rises. The pit is bordered with orange and white flower garlands, and steel vessels, a silver lamp stand and fruit sit in front. Behind, a draped gold-and-cream curtain frames a large golden deity murti adorned with yellow, red and white marigold garlands, and a second decorated figure stands to the left. Sugarcane stalks are tied to a pillar at right.2006-07-17A seated man with long dark hair wears saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha-style gold necklace and a gold bracelet, a red tilak on his forehead, and raises both hands in a teaching gesture before a yajna altar. In front of him sits a sand-filled fire pit decorated with pink and white lotus blooms and an orange marigold border. Behind him stand a gold-garlanded deity murti with a flute on the left and a blue-skinned deity murti with gold crown and garlands on the right, under a cream draped backdrop. Silver vessels, a silver bowl and rows of kalasha pots with mango leaves and flowers line the altar, with a silver lamp stand at the left edge and a mango-leaf and banana-bunch decoration overhead. The setting appears to be a fire ritual, with the seated figure giving instruction; one partially seen attendant sits behind him at left.2006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17