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A homa fire pit burns in a stone-walled room with a metal-detector gate in the background. Four men sit on colourful striped woven mats around the fire. Three are bare-chested in white dhotis; the one at the front has a red headcloth and holds a ritual item. Brass lamps, a plate of fruit and flower offerings, orange fruits and flower garlands surround the fire. A sign in English, Tamil and Hindi lists prohibited photography, video, mobile and audio recording. No a person candidate is visibly present.

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February 22 20172017-02-22A photograph of a homa fire ritual inside a brick-walled room. A fire burns in a square fire pit ringed with flowers and offerings, while four men in white dhotis tend it. Two seated men are bare-chested with rudraksha malas, one has a red cloth on his head, another stands bending over an offering tray of fruit and flower garlands. A seated young man in a white kurta watches. A sign on the wall lists photography, video camera, mobile camera and audio recording as prohibited in Hindi, Kannada and English, with a metal detector gate behind. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2017-02-22Evening ritual outdoors beside a brick wall, with a fire pit (homa) burning at lower left. Several people sit on mats around it: a shirtless man in a pink-and-red headwrap and white dhoti with a rudraksha-style bead necklace tends the fire, a woman in a white sari with a red border sits behind him, and a man in a white shirt sits at lower right beside a banana-leaf tray of red-garnished offerings, oranges, flowers and a lit oil lamp. A standing shirtless young man in a white dhoti and white shawl, with a necklace, stands at centre near a white cabinet. A blue-and-white sign on the right lists prohibited items: photography, video camera, mobile camera and audio recording, with a 'Strictly Prohibited!' line in English and other scripts. Brass vessels and fruit sit on the mats.2017-02-22A homa fire burns in a brick fire pit inside a brick-walled room. Three men in white dhotis sit or stand around it: one bare-chested man at left with a necklace, a turbaned man in red at centre tending the fire with a ladle, and a man in white at right seated with a shawl over his shoulder. A standing bare-chested man in white dhoti stands near a metal door frame. A framed sign on the wall lists photography, video camera, mobile camera and audio recording as strictly prohibited. Brass vessels, fruit, flowers, marigold garlands and oil lamps surround the fire pit on a striped mat.2017-02-22February 22 20172017-02-22Night ritual beside a bright fire pit on the left, where a homa or yagna flame burns over a low stone altar. A bare-chested man in a pink-and-orange head wrap and white dhoti sits cross-legged and tends the fire. Beside him a woman in white sits with a notebook, and a shirtless young man with a rudraksha mala and gold chain sits at the edge. A standing man in a white dhoti with a sacred thread stretches toward a table laid with orange fruit, marigold-decorated kalashas, and red-smeared offerings on banana leaves. A bilingual sign reading Strictly Prohibited lists photography, video and audio recording rules, and an older man in white watches from the lower right.2017-02-22February 22 20172017-02-22A photograph of a homa fire ritual inside a brick-walled hall with a wooden doorway. A square brick fire pit with a burning flame sits at center, surrounded by banana, flowers, green leaves, brass pots and a kalasha-style vessel. Five men in white dhotis sit cross-legged on striped mats; one wears a purple turban and another a saffron-orange shawl, while one stands bare-chested with a sacred thread. Two more men stand in the doorway. A bilingual sign on the left lists Photography, Video Camera, Mobile Camera and Audio Recording as strictly prohibited. Six to seven visible people.2017-04-03February 22 20172017-02-22A homa fire burns in a low brick-walled ritual hall, with a square fire pit of offerings in the centre surrounded by oranges, marigolds, red flowers and a plate of fruit. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a pink headwrap sits cross-legged in the foreground, tending the fire with a ladle. Behind him a priest in white with a sash sits on a striped rug. Near the doorway at the back, several women stand in white saris and one in an orange sari, with pale garlands, holding plates and looking toward the entrance. A woman in orange with tilak on the right sits among flower-decorated brass pots. A bilingual sign on the left lists photography, video and audio recording as strictly prohibited.2017-02-22April 03 20172017-04-03Photo 11710427