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A blue-lit night scene of a fire ritual with several small sacred fires burning on low brick or stone fire pits on the ground. Seated devotees surround them in a smoky haze. A man in the centre wears a white kurta and white dhoti and sits cross-legged, with flowers and offerings near him. A woman on the left wears a red top and sits near a fire; another woman in orange-red clothing sits to the right. Some figures are partly hidden in the background, and a bright white object is visible at the lower right edge. The setting appears to be an open-air homa or yagna.

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Photograph of a homa at night. A visible fire burns in a yellow brick fire pit in the foreground. Several devotees in white clothing sit before it; a woman at left wears a white sari with gold borders and bangles, while a central figure in white with dark hair passes an offering into the flames. Behind the fire, a figure in orange-saffron robes with a rudraksha-style necklace performs the ritual. Above and behind, a framed portrait of a seated figure in yellow-orange robes hangs on a dark wall. At right a woman in white with glasses observes. Five to six people are visible.2004-07-02A night-time outdoor homa ceremony on bare sandy ground, with rows of small brick fire pits burning with bright flames and smoke rising through the air. Participants sit cross-legged in lines beside each fire pit. In the foreground a young woman in a maroon sari with her hair in a long plait sits at a fire pit, and beside her a man in a striped shirt tends the fire. Metal bowls, plates of offerings and a torch lie on the ground. Many more seated devotees are visible in the hazy background. The occasion is not stated in the image, and no a person candidate is visible.2007-11-18September 20 20062006-09-20July 29 20082008-07-29A woman in a deep red saree stands at night beside a brick-lined fire pit where a bright flame rises, holding a brass plate of flowers and offerings in her hands. Her hair is piled high on her head. To the right, a decorated deity murti with a gold-framed arch and garlands is surrounded by marigolds and small figurines. A cow and a dim pillared hall stand in the background under a single bright ceiling light.2021-10-10A night-time outdoor gathering beneath a large banyan tree with thick, twisting aerial roots. On the right, a man with long dark hair wearing an orange-saffron garment over white clothing sits cross-legged before a microphone, eyes closed and hands together, with a small fire lamp, brass vessels, fruit and flowers on a low tray in front of him. Seated to the left on white cloths are several devotees in white clothes: a man with grey hair and a rudraksha mala, a woman in a lavender sari, an older man with glasses and a mala, and others in white behind them, some with hands folded in prayer. A portable light is visible among the branches.2005-12-19 +2 copiesJuly 29 20082008-07-29Photo 11687603 +1 copiesA night homa at a brick fire pit with a tall bright flame rising from the centre. A bald man with a white tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over his body, a rudraksha mala and a beaded necklace, sits at the right side of the pit, hands extended over the fire with a ritual vessel nearby. Behind him a row of seated devotees wear white clothes and red shawls, some with orange scarves. Brass pots and a small bowl sit beside the fire on a cloth-covered platform. A small headset microphone is visible on the officiant's face.2013-03-31September 20 20062006-09-20Night photograph of a homa performed beside a square fire pit lined with grey stone and white-painted edges. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a white tilak on his forehead makes an offering with his right hand, a small bowl of grains or offerings near him. Around him, several people in white and red kurta-style clothing and red shawls sit on the floor; a woman in a white outfit with an orange mala holds a steel bowl and ladle near the pit. Brass vessels, a kalasha-like pot, and decorative pink-tinged offerings sit on the right. Several participants wear badge lanyards and sit with palms together in prayer.2013-04-01A photograph of a homa fire ceremony at night in a brick-lined fire pit with large flames rising. On the left, a figure in orange saffron robes and an orange head wrap sits behind the fire. Several people in white ritual clothes sit or kneel nearby; one man in white holds a brass bowl with flames above it and a small brass vessel in his other hand. Women in white and onlookers are visible in the background against a lattice wall, with a decorated umbrella or banner at the top left.2004-07-02