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Night photograph of a fire ritual in progress. A bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala raises a metal kalasha-style vessel with a lit flame in his right hand while seated behind a low brick-edged fire pit with a burning flame. Green and yellow flower garlands line the pit's edge, and a small steel bowl sits beside it. A handheld microphone on a stand is at right. Seated rows of attendees in white shirts and red lanyards watch in the dark background, some holding phones. Another seated figure in dark clothing sits at left. The scene suggests a homa or fire offering.

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December 11 20152015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20152015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11A nighttime homa at a brick fire pit bordered with yellow marigold garlands, with a large open flame rising from the centre. A man in white dhoti and shawl sits at the left, speaking into a microphone. At right, a bare-chested bearded man wearing a red rudraksha mala and orange-and-pink cloth holds a ritual implement and an offering over the fire, with a metal bowl of grain and a small bell nearby. Behind them, roughly a dozen seated devotees in white clothing with red-and-white lanyards press their palms together while some hold offerings, and smoke drifts through the scene.2015-12-11Night photo of a homa fire ritual with a brick-lined fire pit bordered by yellow marigold garlands and a metal bowl of offerings. A bare-chested priest in an orange-saffron cloth and red-beaded malas holds a lit oil lamp aloft with one arm while chanting beside a microphone. A second man in white sits near the fire with a gold chain and holds a ritual object. Behind them a crowd of seated devotees in white clothes with lanyards raises open palms in a blue-lit hall with rising smoke.2015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11 +1 copiesNight outdoor ritual photo of a homa fire pit, a rectangular wooden platform framed with yellow and orange marigold garlands, with a bright flame rising from it amid smoke. A shirtless man in an orange-red dhoti with a red-beaded rudraksha necklace stands behind the fire, holding a metal plate and pouring or offering material into the flames. To the right, a shirtless man in a white dhoti holds a handheld microphone and watches. Seated devotees in light clothing sit at left, including a man in glasses and a bare-torsoed seated man in a light cloth, with a metal bowl of grains in the foreground. Blue-purple lighting and haze fill the background.2015-12-11