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A photograph of a fire ritual at an outdoor homa or yagna. A bare-chested man in a rust-red turban and rust-orange shawl, with rudraksha beads and a large white ceremonial pendant on his chest, holds a metal plate or dish over leaping flames. Behind him a cameraman in an orange garment photographs the scene. Yellow brick-like platforms in the foreground are scattered with red flower petals. A white pillar and trees are visible in the background.

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December 28 20172017-12-28January 01 20182018-01-01 +1 copiesFebruary 21 20172017-02-21February 21 20172017-02-21February 21 20172017-02-21October 06 20132013-10-06A photograph of a woman in a red-orange headwrap and matching orange-red garment sits at a fire ritual, tossing grain or rice into a flame with her right hand. She holds a brass plate of grain in her left hand. Brass bowls and small cups sit on a striped cloth beside an open fire pit with bright flames. Blurred rows of seated people in white fill the background. Her red headwrap and dress and the grain are the focal colours against the dark background. No physical candidate for a person is clearly visible, so the a person field is none.2017-02-21Night outdoor fire ritual. A man in orange clothing sits beside a brick fire pit with a bright flame, holding a shallow silver plate of white grains or puffed rice in his left hand while his right arm reaches toward the fire with a brass bowl. He wears an orange turban, a saffron shawl over bare shoulders, multiple rudraksha malas, a long beaded necklace, and beaded bracelets on both arms. A brass oil lamp stands at left, and marigold flowers and leaves rest on the brick edge. Dark buildings and lights glow in the background. Visible concern: a homa or yagna offering.2019-03-17A photograph of an evening fire ritual. A figure in orange-saffron wrap and matching turban sits cross-legged beside a bright open flame on a stone fire pit, extending one hand over the fire while holding a metal plate of grains. Rudraksha-style beaded malas and bangles are visible, and a brass bowl and small brass vessels sit on the fire platform with a green leafy offering. Behind them a large seated audience in white clothing fills the background, softly out of focus. The scene suggests a homa or yagna.2017-02-21A woman in an orange-red turban and matching orange-red shawl sits cross-legged beside a homa fire pit, pouring grains from her right hand into the flames while holding a brass plate of rice in her left. A large copper bowl with a ladle sits on the wooden fire platform, with small brass cups and bowls of offerings arranged along its edge. Behind her, a dark crowd of people in white clothing sits on the ground, and another woman in orange stands in the background.2017-02-21A bare-chested man in a rust-orange turban and rust-orange dhoti-shawl performs a homa at a fire pit built from yellow-painted bricks. He wears multiple rudraksha malas, a ceremonial gold necklace and a rudraksha armlet, with white ash markings on his upper arm and shoulder. He stirs or offers with a long wooden ladle into the flames, while a silver bowl sits beside the pit. Behind him are a carved wooden door with brass studs and a plaster wall. Decorated kalasha-style pots with yellow fabric and pink flowers stand at left.2018-04-26 +1 copiesFebruary 21 20172017-02-21