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A 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.

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A 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.2017-02-21February 21 20172017-02-21February 21 20172017-02-21February 21 20172017-02-21A 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.2017-02-21February 21 20172017-02-21February 21 20172017-02-21February 21 20172017-02-21A woman in a red-orange head wrap and matching red-orange sari sits at a fire pit, pouring ghee from a long-handled ladle into the flames of a homa. She wears bangles, earrings and a beaded necklace, and a copper bowl and a brass plate of grains sit beside her among small brass vessels and a kalasha-like pot with leaves. Behind her, a large seated crowd dressed in white watches the ritual in the dim evening light.2017-02-21February 21 20172017-02-21February 21 20172017-02-21Night 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.2019-03-17