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A seated man in an orange saffron robe and a matching orange head cloth performs a fire ritual at a brick homa pit with a stacked wood fire. He wears a long gold-coloured necklace, a bracelet and rings, with white sacred ash marks on his forehead, and holds offerings in his cupped hands with eyes closed. Beside him, a younger person in white clothes with a red-striped shawl and a rudraksha mala sits with palms folded. Behind them, another person in white is partly visible. Brass vessels, a bowl of white offerings, marigold petals, a brass kalasha, a figure of Ganesha and a lit oil lamp surround the pit on white-draped tables and mats.

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Indoor ritual scene on a floor covered with mats. A man in an orange robe with a saffron head wrap, white sacred markings on his forehead and beaded necklaces sits cross-legged with hands joined, speaking into a microphone. Beside him sits a younger man in white clothes and a rudraksha mala, hands folded. In front is a square brick fire pit (homa kunda) filled with wooden sticks and decorated with marigolds. Plates of fruit, bowls of white powder, rows of small brass bowls with coloured powders, a kalasha with a coconut, brass oil lamps and a brass deity murti on a side table complete the setting.2007-10-21A homa fire ritual is underway on a brick and white-painted fire pit with burning wood and flames. A man in an orange saffron robe with an orange head covering and beaded necklaces sits cross-legged, tending the fire with his hands, while a younger man in white dhoti and shawl sits beside him with a rudraksha mala. Brass vessels, a ladle, a kalasha, flower petals, and a microphone on a stand surround the altar. On the right, a white-covered table holds brass items and a red and gold deity murti. Brass pots and offering plates with white granules are arranged on a cloth at the left. The scene is indoors on a floor with woven mats.2007-10-21A seated figure in saffron-orange robes performs a homa at a square brick fire pit with burning wood and flames. He holds a brass plate and a brass bowl with a wooden ladle sits beside the pit. A brass lamp stands nearby, marigold flowers are scattered around the pit, and a yellow kalasha with green leaves sits in the foreground. A microphone on a stand is visible above, with a white-draped table and brass oil lamps at right. Hard to tell whether the figure matches the a person candidate, so identity is uncertain; only a visible sannyasi-style robe and bare chest are noted.2007-10-21October 12 20072007-10-12A shaven-headed sannyasi in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a woven mat beside a brick-lined fire pit, a homa or yagna kunda with wooden sticks and offerings. He holds a small object in his hands and wears a white vibhuti or tilak mark on his forehead. Before him on a white cloth are brass plates of marigold and mixed flower petals, a small brass lamp, a brass kalasha-style vessel, a bowl of white powder, and small brass puja implements. Marigold petals are scattered on the bricks around the pit. A wooden ladle or stick rests in the fire pit, and dried leaves lie on a tray at the left edge.2007-10-21December 26 20082008-12-26A homa fire ritual in an indoor hall. A man in an orange saffron robe and orange head wrap with a white tilak on his forehead kneels before a square fire pit built of white-washed bricks, pouring an offering from a brass vessel into the flames. A second man in white clothes kneels at the left beside trays of white powder, sweets, dried wood and small brass bowls of grains and spices arranged in rows on a white cloth. A brass kalasha with a coconut and mango leaves sits in front of the fire pit, marigold petals are scattered on the bricks, and a small brass lamp and silver deity murti stand on a white-draped table at the right. A microphone on a stand is near the robed man.2007-10-21December 26 20082008-12-26July 02 20042004-07-02 +1 copiesDecember 26 20082008-12-26A homa fire ritual in an indoor hall. A bald man in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap sits behind a square brick fire pit with flames rising, holding a brass plate over the fire and a microphone stand nearby. A young man in white ritual clothing with a white shawl sits to the left beside brass vessels, a brass lamp, a bowl of yellow sweets and metal plates of offerings. Marigold petals are scattered around the pit, and a kalasha with a yellow gourd and mango leaves stands in front. Two people are visible.2007-10-21December 26 20082008-12-26