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June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15February 14 20072007-02-14Outdoor homa or fire ritual at a square fire pit in an open courtyard with palm and tree foliage behind. A man in a red-orange robe with a rudraksha mala pours dried leaves from a metal tray into the smoke-filled pit, while a woman in a bright orange sari assists, holding the tray. Two more people in orange robes stand behind them; one at left watches. Brass vessels and a small plate sit at the pit's edge, and a white building with a red door and a parked silver SUV are visible. The man's appearance does not clearly meet the bar for a probable identification, so he is described by role only.2009-06-15December 17 20062006-12-17February 14 20072007-02-14A photograph of an outdoor homa fire ritual. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes, bare-shouldered with a white tilak on his forehead, sits cross-legged on a blue cloth at the edge of a square fire pit built from white bricks. Flames rise from the pit, and marigold petals are scattered over the bricks. He leans forward to pour from a small brass vessel into a bowl. Behind him, a second man in white with dark hair holds a metal rod. A brass plate of flowers and offerings lies in front, and a large banyan tree with aerial roots stands in the background.2006-09-21February 14 20072007-02-14June 15 20092009-06-15