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A shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold-edged borders sits cross-legged before a brick fire pit, holding a silver plate with fruit and gazing down at it. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace with a pendant, gold bangles and a beaded wrist mala, with a white tilak on his forehead. A book lies open beside him, a silver bowl stands at left, and a microphone on a stand is at right. Yellow turmeric or flower pieces are scattered on the bricks around the flames. A seated figure in cream clothing and palm fronds appear in the blurred background. This is a homa or fire ritual scene.

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A shaved-headed priest in plain white dhoti and shawl with gold borders sits cross-legged before a brick fire pit, holding a small oil lamp with a flame in one hand and a handbell in the other. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace, gold bangles, and white sacred ash on his forehead. A microphone stands at his right, an open book lies on his lap, and a silver bowl sits on the left. A palm frond and an orange-and-white backdrop fill the background, with another person in yellow seated behind him. The scene suggests a homa or yagna ritual, with flames rising from the fire pit. The man is shown as a priest in white ritual clothing; no appearance-based cues establish him as a person, so identity is unsure.2011-12-28A priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold trim sits cross-legged before a brick fire pit (homa/yagna) lit with flames, the bricks painted yellow with white markings and marigold petals scattered on them. He wears a long gold necklace, gold bangles and a shaved head with tilak markings, and holds a handheld microphone in one hand while reading from an open book. Behind him stand three kalasha pots in glass vessels topped with saffron-yellow conical mounds and green mango leaves, set on a white-sand platform. Silver bowls with grains, turmeric paste, kumkum and offerings sit at his side, and an orange cloth hangs in the background.2011-12-28December 28 20112011-12-28April AF 2012A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with a gold border sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in prayer before a fire. He wears a long gold necklace, a gold bracelet, beaded wrist malas and a white tilak on his forehead. A microphone on a stand is beside him. A small blazing fire rises from a square pit built of yellow-ochre bricks, with sticks laid in it. Silver bowls sit on the floor, and an orange cloth hangs on the right. Behind him stands a potted palm and a seated onlooker in the background.2011-12-28December 28 20112011-12-28December 16 20112011-12-16A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a courtyard. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border sits cross-legged before a fire pit built of brick with yellow flower petals on it. He wears a gold bead garland with a small pendant and gold bangles, and pours an offering from a ladle into the flames. Nearby stand a brass bowl of yellow liquid, a silver plate of offerings, and a glass vessel with a coconut and leaves. A potted palm and red pillars stand behind. The man has no visible saffron, rudraksha or crown cues, so his identity is not established.2011-12-28A photograph of a homa fire ritual at night. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold-coloured borders sits cross-legged before a brick-lined fire pit, pouring offerings into the flames with a ladle. His neck bears a long gold-toned rudraksha-style necklace and he wears a white tilak on his forehead. A microphone stands at his side, a brass plate of flower offerings sits to the right, and a second seated priest in white is partly visible at the left edge. The scene is lit mainly by the fire.2011-12-28December 28 20112011-12-28April AF 2012A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold bead necklace and a green-and-gold silk cloth held on his lap sits cross-legged before a brick fire pit with burning wood during a homa. He reads from an open book beside a microphone stand, a brass bowl of yellow liquid and a silver ladle near the fire, and a potted palm and brass pot behind him. Marigold petals decorate the bricks. Sacred ash marks are on his forehead.2011-12-28