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Night outdoor fire ritual under a corrugated metal roof strung with multicoloured fairy lights. A brick fire pit with a bright flame sits at centre, surrounded by red flower garlands, fruit, brass bowls and a kalasha-style pot. A man in an orange-saffron cloth stands at right holding a tray and a vessel over the fire, while another man in white dhoti and shawl and a seated man with a rudraksha-style bead garland and light cloth sit nearby. Several other people in white dhotis and orange garments attend the homa in the background, and a golden throne-like seat stands at left.

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May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02Night outdoor fire ritual under a corrugated metal roof strung with multicolour fairy lights. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces leans over a brick fire pit, holding a brass tray or plate near the flames while sacred fire rises from the pit. Several men in white dhotis and headcloths sit around the pit, some holding brass vessels, and garlands of red flowers lie on the ground. Marigold and red floral offerings are arranged on raised platforms. The scene reads as a homa or yagna with a visible fire pit and offerings.2017-05-02A night homa in an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof, lit by bright floodlights and filled with smoke. A small fire burns on a square fire pit built of yellow-painted bricks, with red flower offerings and brass vessels set around it. Bare-chested men in white dhotis, some with sacred ash and thread markings, tend the fire and work near the pit. In the foreground, a man in a pink cloth and a white-and-green head wrap sits with a brass plate of offerings, and a bare-chested man with a gold ceremonial necklace and a rudraksha-style mala pours from a brass vessel. Men in saffron and orange robes stand in the background, and a striped umbrella hangs above the altar area. Bundles of wood and garlands lie on the ground. No identifiable a person is visible in the scene.2017-05-02A night-time homa or yagna under a corrugated roof. A fire burns on a tiered brick altar built from yellow bricks, with smoke rising across the scene. A bare-chested priest in a pink dhoti and white head wrap, adorned with a gold necklace, sits at the altar feeding offerings into the fire. Another bare-chested man with gold ornaments on the right holds a brass plate of ash and herbs. Behind them, a row of young people in orange robes and white dhotis stand and move about, with a striped umbrella overhead and garlands and marigold offerings at the front. Strings of lights hang in the background.2017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02A night-time homa in an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof, lit by bright lights and filled with white smoke. A fire burns on a square fire pit built of yellow-ochre bricks, decorated with marigold garlands and offering bowls. Bare-chested priests in white dhotis and an orange-clothed attendant tend the fire; a man in a white head-cloth and gold necklace holds a brass plate of offerings, and a shirtless man at right wears gold beaded necklaces and a rudraksha mala. Other participants in orange and red robes move around the pit, and a golden ceremonial umbrella with a colourful fringe stands behind them. Firewood sticks and brass vessels lie on the floor.2017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02Night ritual photograph in an open hall strung with multicoloured fairy lights. At centre a sacred fire burns in a brick fire pit with a floral-patterned cloth, a homa or yagna. Around it, priests in white dhotis and saffron or orange headbands, one with rudraksha beads, tend offerings, while a man in a white dhoti sits at right with bare upper body and beaded necklace. Women in white saris and a figure in red stand among trays of fruit, rice and flowers, with brass kalasha pots garlanded in purple flowers and green leaves. A decorated deity murti with garlands stands at far left. Smoke drifts through the hall.2017-05-26