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A large fire pit homa blazes in the foreground with tall flames and smoke rising from offerings. Behind it stand three men with folded hands in prayer. The man on the left wears a white dhoti and shawl, a gold necklace and bangles, and holds a microphone, with white and red forehead markings. The man in the centre wears an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala with a turban-style headwrap, and the man on the right wears a white dhoti and rudraksha mala. Garlands of marigolds hang along the back wall of the hall, with a decorated altar and kalasha visible. No appearance-based a person candidate is clearly identifiable.

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April 14 20182018-04-14June 05 20122012-06-05Two men sit before a homa fire pit built of stacked bricks topped with white powder, marigold petals and kumkum, with a bright flame rising from the wood. The man on the left in white dhoti and gold necklaces holds a stick and a folded white cloth; his bare chest bears white sacred markings. The man on the right wears an orange saffron robe with gold border, rudraksha beads and a tilak on his forehead, and feeds the fire with a small stick. A silver vessel and brass pot sit nearby, and a red wall forms the backdrop.2015-11-28June 05 20122012-06-05April 14 20182018-04-14June 05 20122012-06-05A photograph of a fire ritual, a homa with tall orange flames and smoke rising from a fire pit in the foreground. Four men stand behind and beside the fire. On the left, a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold chain and horizontal white tilak holds a microphone in one hand and a gesture in the other. The center man wears an orange wrap, a white-and-orange headdress, a rudraksha mala and beaded necklaces, with palms pressed together in prayer. To his right, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with gold border and beaded mala presses his hands together. Behind them are marigold garlands, banana leaves, a brass kalasha-style vessel and a stone pillared hall with colourful cloth decorations.2018-04-14June 05 20122012-06-05A homa fire blazes in the foreground of a temple hall, with tall flames and smoke rising from a pit of offerings. A man at left in white dhoti and shawl with vertical white tilak and a gold necklace holds a microphone and presses his palms together. In the centre a man in orange saffron robes, rudraksha mala and a layered bead-and-silver necklace with a patterned headpiece folds his hands in prayer. At right a man in white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl with a grey-white beaded necklace and a black headwrap joins his palms. Banana leaves, marigold garlands, a ceremonial staff and a red-and-gold decorated pillar frame the scene. Whether the central saffron-robed man is a person cannot be determined from appearance.2018-04-14A homa fire ritual in a temple hall at night. A bright fire burns in a wooden fire pit at lower right, with offering trays and small brass vessels beside it. Five priests stand in a row; the front figures wear orange-red dhotis with gold borders and the central figure wears a white dhoti with gold border, a saffron-orange turban and a rudraksha mala, holding a ceremonial ladle toward the fire. A standing figure at left has a short-cropped head and a garland of beads. Behind them stands a golden deity murti in a decorated gold canopy, adorned with a large garland of white and multicoloured flowers. A microphone stands at the left and hanging tassels decorate the ceiling.2015-01-03January 03 20152015-01-03February 07 20162016-02-07