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Night photo of a homa or fire ritual at an outdoor temple setting. A standing figure in orange robes and an orange head cloth, with a long beaded necklace and a bare upper torso, holds a metal plate of oranges over a square fire pit and speaks into a microphone. Smoke rises at right. A younger man in white clothes holds a long rod or staff beside him. Behind, a man in white kneels near the pit, and several more people in white stand in the background. The fire pit is decorated with marigold garlands and flowers, and a floral-decorated arch with a trident and a small deity murti stands at left, beside tiers of rose offerings. a person is described by appearance: orange robes, orange head cloth, and a long bead necklace, performing the ritual.

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February 11 20072007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11Night-time temple ritual with a yellow-walled homa or yagna fire pit at the front, decorated with garlands of yellow and white flowers and a kolam pattern. A man in a saffron-orange robe and head covering, with a rudraksha-style mala necklace, holds up a flaming oil lamp or kalasha-type vessel while speaking into a microphone. Beside him, a younger man in white dhoti and shirt holds a long staff and stands near the ritual tray. Behind them, a large poster of a smiling man in a turban is framed by a multicoloured arch and garlands, with a deity murti and a trident placed at the side. A pile of fruit or coconuts sits on a decorated table, and devotees in white stand in the background with smoke rising through the scene.2007-02-11Night photo of an outdoor fire ritual on a raised yellow platform with a square fire pit filled with ash and surrounded by white and yellow flower garlands. A man in a flowing orange-saffron robe, with a shaved head, a beaded necklace and a long wooden staff, stands at the back holding a silver fire vessel aloft with flames rising from it. Around him, white-clad men and women sit and stand, some with hands joined, and a line of seated devotees fills the background under dim lamps. Coloured canopy umbrellas and smoke frame the scene. Other people wear white dhotis, saris and shawls, with orange stoles on some.2007-02-11Night outdoor ritual under a white and orange canopy. A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes with gold borders pours from a golden vessel over two deity murtis draped in yellow and orange garlands, set on a golden platform. Two seated priests in white dhotis with gold necklaces sit at left and right; the left one holds a microphone and the right one has hands folded in prayer. A brass abhishekam setup, small kalashas and a brass lamp sit on a wooden yagna-style base. Several onlookers stand behind a railing in the dim background, mostly in white and light shirts.2012-01-08January 12 20092009-01-12January 29 20102010-01-29Night outdoor ritual on an open ground before a large seated crowd. At center, a figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala sits behind a white-draped altar decorated with white flower garlands and marigold strands, holding a lit oil lamp and raised ritual object as smoke rises. Behind the altar, another person in orange robes sits. To the right, a devotee in orange with a yellow-trimmed white shawl sits with palms joined. Dozens of seated people in white clothing fill the foreground and background, some with hands folded. Fruit, a flower basket and offerings sit on the altar, and stage lights and a tent structure appear in the background. This is a homa-style fire ritual with offerings.2010-02-12Night outdoor homa at a fire pit lined with white stone and marigold petals, smoke rising. A standing man in orange robes and a gold necklace pours offerings from a silver plate into the fire. Beside him a younger man in white with a yellow shawl holds a tray of red items. Two orange-robed men with rudraksha malas sit at the pit, another orange-clad woman sits at left, and seated figures in white and yellow line the background under a leafy canopy. Brass vessels and cloths rest on the ground.2009-10-17January 12 20092009-01-12