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A seated priest in orange robes and an orange head cloth pours ghee from a metal ladle into a fire on a homa pit, with flames and smoke rising. Before him, a white stepped platform is decorated with marigold garlands, red flowers, bananas, pineapples, apples, plates of sweets and a kalasha. Behind, a framed portrait of a figure in orange robes is garlanded with yellow and red flowers and set before a green cloth, with brass oil lamps flanking the altar. The setting is a plain whitewashed hall with a striped woven mat on the floor.

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September 30 20072007-09-30A seated priest in orange robes and an orange head wrap performs a fire ritual before a framed portrait garlanded with white and yellow flowers. The portrait shows a young man in orange clothing with a rudraksha-style necklace raising his hand in blessing, set against a tree backdrop. Below, a white stepped platform holds a deity murti in green cloth, red and yellow flowers, pineapples, bananas, a kalasha and brass oil lamps, with a small fire burning in a brass lamp and wood piled nearby. A microphone stands at left. The priest is a single physical person; the portrait is a printed image.2007-09-30A seated priest in orange ochre robes performs a homa at a flower-decorated altar on a white-tiled platform. He holds a metal ladle over a brass vessel near a stack of wooden sticks and a microphone stand. Behind the altar, a framed photograph shows a young man with long dark hair in orange robes, showing a raised hand, wearing garlands and a rudraksha-style necklace, set in a lush green-draped frame with yellow and red marigold garlands. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha, pineapples, fruit and marigold garlands surround the fire ritual. A tall bamboo pole with an orange cloth hangs on the left.2007-09-30September 30 20072007-09-30A photograph of a homa or yagna ritual indoors. A priest in orange robes and an orange head wrap sits cross-legged on the floor at left, holding a brass ladle over a lit flame in a brass vessel. A tiered white platform in front is decorated with yellow and red flower garlands, and small logs of wood are stacked beside it. Behind, a framed portrait of a young man with long dark hair wearing orange robes, a rudraksha mala and ceremonial necklaces is garlanded with white and yellow flowers. The portrait sits on a green cloth with a deity murti in front, and brass lamps line the platform.2007-09-30September 30 20072007-09-30September 30 20072007-09-30A seated man in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap sits cross-legged before a fire pit during a homa-style ritual, hands pressed together in prayer and a rudraksha-like bead bracelet visible on his wrist. The fire pit is built up with white tiers, stacked wood and a flame, surrounded by yellow and red flower garlands, pineapples, bananas, platters of fruit and sweets, and a brass kalasha-style lamp. A microphone stands at his left and water bottles sit near the fire. A white-draped seat stands behind him.2007-09-30A smoky indoor ritual scene with a fire pit burning on a white-draped table in the foreground, decorated with marigold and rose petals and a pineapple-like offering. A standing figure in an orange-saffron robe holds up a lit torch or lamp near a microphone stand, while a person in white sits on the left edge. On the right, a garlanded altar displays a framed portrait with flower garlands and brass lamps; the portrait is a printed image, not a physical person. Dense haze fills the room, and a wall fan stands nearby. Ritual fire offering.2007-09-30September 30 20072007-09-30July 01 20092009-07-01September 30 20072007-09-30