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Two men in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on an orange cloth at an outdoor homa. The central man has long dark curly hair, wears a saffron wrap over his shoulders, and feeds offerings into a flame in a metal fire pit. Smoke rises around him. A microphone on a stand stands at the right. The man on the left wears a saffron wrap and a gold bead necklace and holds a silver bowl of offerings. Behind them, people in white and pink sit on the paved ground. The fire pit has a small label on its front. Orange flower offerings lie on a tray at the right. Appearance-based label: a person, the central figure, performing homa, identified by long swept hair and saffron wrap.

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January 22 20082008-01-22January 22 20082008-01-22January 22 20082008-01-22A photograph of a homa at an outdoor stone platform. A man with long dark curly hair, wearing orange robes and a red-and-yellow vibhuti mark on his forehead, sits cross-legged before a fire pit with bright flames and reads from an open book at a microphone on a stand. Beside him, a younger man in orange robes with a gold necklace sits with a silver plate of offerings, incense sticks, a purple-wrapped item, and brass vessels. Marigold petals lie on the orange cloth. Appearance-based label: a person, seated and reading the ritual text beside the fire.2008-01-22Outdoor fire ritual on a riverside stone platform. A long-haired man in orange robes with a tilak on his forehead sits before a metal fire tray, holding a silver bowl and tending burning wood logs. Beside him, a man in orange robes wears a large gold necklace with a pendant and sits near offering bowls, a small kalasha-style vessel and brass cups. Onlookers in the background include a small child in a yellow-green shirt, and a standing man in a checked shirt and khaki trousers beside a microphone stand. The scene appears to be a homa or yagna performed by a riverbank.2008-06-28January 22 20082008-01-22A photograph of an outdoor fire ritual on a riverside ghat. A seated man in long dark hair and orange saffron robes, with a red tilak and a red-and-orange shawl, feeds wood into a small flame in a rectangular metal fire pit, with his hand near the burning sticks. Beside him, a second man in orange robes and a long gold bead necklace holds a brass tray of wood and sits on an orange cloth. Brass pots, a small bowl of marigold petals and flowers, incense sticks and a microphone on a stand are arranged around the fire. In the background, people in colourful clothes stand and sit on the pale stone steps near the water, including a small child in a green top.2008-06-28Outdoors on a riverside stone platform, a long-haired man in orange robes sits cross-legged before a metal fire tray where wood burns with visible flames, performing a homa. Around him on an orange cloth are brass and silver vessels, a bowl of mangoes, marigold petals, a plate of offerings and incense sticks. A seated assistant in orange holds a brass tray and a second man in white and orange stands behind, both in ritual attire. A microphone on a stand is set near the fire. Bystanders in casual clothes and a woman in a pink sari watch from the nearby walkway, with the river visible behind.2008-06-28Outdoor fire ritual on a riverside stone platform. Three men in orange clothes sit on an orange cloth. The central man with long swept-back hair and an orange shawl tends a metal fire pit with burning wood and offerings. The man on the left wears a tilak on his forehead and a gold necklace, and the man beside him holds a brass bowl of wood. Brass pots, a silver vessel, bananas, marigolds and a standing microphone surround them. Standing behind are men in orange shawls, a man in a teal shirt and men in white, with women and children walking along the river.2008-06-28A photograph of a fire ritual at an outdoor pavilion. A man with long swept-back dark hair and a tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange saffron robe and a long gold-beaded necklace, holds a brass tray with a flaming camphor or ghee lamp over a red-draped offering. Beside him, a second man in an orange robe and beaded necklace rings a handbell. In front, a yellow brick homa pit holds brass vessels, flower petals and offerings. Behind them, white-clad participants sit among tall striped pillars, pink and yellow garlands, and a floral-decorated altar with a kalasha-like vessel. Smoke hangs in the air. Swamiji (probable) is the man holding the flame, identified by his long hair, orange saffron robe and gold necklace.2010-02-12A photograph of a homa or puja at an outdoor evening event under a tent. A sitting man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back black hair, a red forehead mark and a long beaded gold-toned necklace holds a brass plate and speaks into a microphone. Beside him, a second man in orange robes with long hair and a similar beaded necklace sits behind a low yellow platform. The platform holds banana fruit, orange, scattered flower petals, a small flame, a silver vessel and a decorated kalasha with white and pink garlands. Colourful painted pillars and draped cloth frame the background.2010-02-12A photograph of an outdoor ritual at night beside a river, with a fire pit (homa) burning on an orange cloth in the foreground. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a shawl, sits cross-legged holding a small lamp with flame in one hand and a bell in the other, speaking into a microphone on a stand. Beside him a man in an orange robe and a gold-beaded necklace with a maroon sash sits with a bell. Behind them a man in a white robe and orange shawl and other devotees in orange and white sit on the ground, with a pile of folded orange cloth, brass vessels, a bowl of fruit and a plate of yellow flowers nearby. Colourful umbrellas and standing people in orange and pink appear in the background.2008-06-28