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A photograph of a homa fire ritual on a stone platform, with a tall flame rising from a fire pit. A man in white dhoti and shawl, with a short haircut and a thin red sacred thread across his chest, holds a polished steel plate above the flames and pours or offers items into the fire. Behind him, a second person in a white sari stands with hands raised in prayer, and a woman in a blue and orange sari sits to the right. Banana leaves hang above a green draped backdrop, and brass bowls, flower-filled plates, a kalasha-like vessel, coconut and offerings sit on mats in the foreground. A microphone stand stands beside the fire. The date stamp reads 3 9 2008.

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A homa fire burns in the foreground on a raised fire pit, with flames rising and bundles of sticks and flower petals around it. A man in white ritual dhoti and shawl, with a dark sacred thread and a bead necklace, stands over the fire placing offerings. To the left a woman in a white sari with a gold border holds a steel plate of rice, and beside her a wooden tray holds small brass cups, a plate of fruit and a coconut. A woman in a white and black sari sits behind the fire pit, and a figure in white with a gold-bordered cloth stands at right beside a green draped backdrop and a painted pillar. Oil lamps and offering plates lie on the mat. There are three visible people in the scene.A photograph of a ritual fire ceremony at night. A standing man in white dhoti and white shirt, with a sacred thread across his chest, points with one hand toward a flaming fire pit at his feet. 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Three women sit on the floor in white and gold clothing, one in glasses at center, one in an orange-and-white shawl with a rudraksha mala at right, and one in orange at right background. The woman at left holds a metal plate of flowers and petals, and the central woman makes an offering gesture. Offering trays with fruit, nuts, flowers and a bowl with a ladle sit beside the fire, and a microphone stands at right. A child in a yellow top and a few other people sit in the background.A homa fire burns in the foreground beside a wooden tray holding brass plates, lamps, a small kalasha, coconut halves, flowers and offerings. A devotee in white clothes with a purple border kneels low, forehead near the tray. To the left, a standing woman in a white sari with a gold border watches. Two women sit on a mat at right: one wears an orange shawl over white, the other a white sari. Behind them hangs a dark green draped fabric backdrop with a banana leaf at the top. 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