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A fire ritual in an indoor hall: a fire burns on a low brick-like platform in front of seated devotees. A man in a red-orange hooded shawl and a rudraksha-style bead garland holds a silver plate with a small vessel, while a bare-chested priest in an orange turban, gold-bordered orange dhoti and a beaded garland pours from a small brass vessel, with white ash marks on his arm. Brass bowls sit near the flame, and many people in white and light clothing sit in rows at left. Warm lamp light and a chandelier overhead.

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January 05 20142014-01-05A homa or fire ritual in a warmly lit hall. In the foreground, a large open flame rises from a yellow-topped fire pit. A figure in an orange-red shawl and saffron robes, with a red-cloth-covered offering on a silver plate, extends it toward a younger man in an orange turban, gold-beaded necklace, orange dhoti and arm bands who leans forward to receive it. A silver bowl and ladle sit on the pit's edge. Seated devotees with folded hands fill the blurred background beneath hanging crystal chandeliers, and a video camera on a tripod is visible at right.2014-01-05January 05 20142014-01-05A man in saffron-orange robes with a matching hooded shawl stands with palms pressed together in prayer near a flame, eyes lowered. He wears a heavy gold necklace and a red bindi on his forehead. In the foreground, another figure in orange robes stands at left, and an orange-clad attendant is partly visible at right. Behind them, a blurred audience in white and dark clothing sits in a hall with ceiling lights and a warm glow. The scene reads as a fire-lit ritual or homa.2014-01-05January 05 20142014-01-05January 05 20142014-01-05Outdoor ceremony under a white tent with a hazy, bright atmosphere. At centre, a man in a red-maroon turban and a dark brown dhoti with gold-toned trim and a long beaded mala holds a silver tray with a lit flame and yellow flowers, while an older woman in orange robes and a white forehead marking and beaded necklace holds the other side of the tray. Behind them a bald older man in orange robes and a man in an orange shawl extend their hands toward the flame. At far left a man in an orange-and-brown striped wrap and rudraksha mala presses palms together in prayer. Several men in white and orange turbans stand in the background, with onlookers and hanging decorations visible. The ritual appears to be an aarti with a lit flame over a tray.2015-01-13May 27 20132013-05-27A young man in saffron-orange turban and orange dhoti-style wrap holds a silver aarti tray with a lit lamp, the flame rising from a multi-branched silver oil lamp. He wears a rudraksha mala and a long orange-and-gold beaded necklace, with a bindi on his forehead and a rudraksha armband. Behind him, a deity murti stands framed by a large floral arch of red, yellow and white garlands. Another figure in a deep red garment and gold necklace is partly visible at right, and a man in white garland-draped clothing stands at left. The setting suggests a temple aarti during a ritual, with a gold kalasha-like base at the lower centre.2015-04-30A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long, swept-back dark hair, a gold-bead necklace and white ash markings on the forehead presses palms together in prayer beside an open fire pit, a homa, with orange flames. Another saffron-robed priest with a red-and-orange head wrap sits behind a bowl, and a seated audience fills the dim background. Fruit, flower garlands and a white garland sit on the altar, and a microphone stands at the right edge.2010-02-12January 05 20142014-01-05A photograph of a person in a red-orange wrap and a rudraksha mala, holding a silver oil lamp with a lit flame in the right hand and a silver bell in the left, performing an aarti-style ritual. Behind them, seated devotees in white and red clothing sit with hands pressed in prayer, and a gold-coloured altar element is visible at the right edge. The person has a red tilak on the forehead.2013-12-20