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A ritual fire pit (homa/yagna kund) is central, with a trishul (trident) standing upright beside it and yellow marigold and red rose garlands framing the right edge. In the foreground a bare-chested man with long dark hair and a white sacred thread sits with his back to the camera, wearing a yellow cloth draped over the shoulders and a yellow garland. Behind the fire pit, several men in saffron and orange robes stand and kneel, one bare-chested man in white dhoti reaching toward the pit with an offering plate, and others in orange and red clothing watch under a white tent canopy. Visible people are the seated foreground figure and the group behind the pit; no person clearly matches the a person appearance cues.

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January 13 20152015-01-13A photograph of a homa or yagna at a large open-sided pavilion filled with smoke. In the foreground, several seated sannyasis in saffron-orange robes and a man in a yellow shawl with a striped headwrap face a square fire pit. Beside the pit, a standing priest in a deep orange robe holds a ceremonial offering vessel, with other saffron-clad men standing behind him. On the right, a trishul rests against the pit, and a large garland of yellow marigolds and red roses hangs on a pillar.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13A photograph of a ritual scene under a white tent canopy. In the foreground, a man with long hair and a bare upper body wears a beaded necklace and holds a hand raised in greeting. Beside him, a turbaned man in yellow and green stripes wears a rudraksha-style bead necklace. A bearded man with a bare chest and white dhoti stands center, wearing a gold-toned necklace. Behind them, several men in saffron-orange robes stand near a stone platform, one holding a tray. A rectangular stone-edged pit with offerings sits in the middle. At right, a decorated chariot or palanquin is draped with yellow marigold garlands and red roses, with a yellow silk cloth at left. Around 10 people are visible in the scene.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13Outdoor ceremonial photo under a large tented hall with haze and marigold garlands. A bearded man with a white beard, wearing an orange cloth and rudraksha garland, stands near a stone trough holding a brass plate. Beside him a man in orange robes holds another plate, and several people in orange and maroon garments stand with hands folded in ritual attendance. A bald man in a white dhoti stands in the foreground with a garland. Large yellow and red marigold and white flower garlands frame the right, and a metal trident stands in front of the trough. Several devotees stand in the background, and a camera on a tripod is visible.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13A 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.2007-02-02January 13 20152015-01-13Outdoor 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.2007-02-02