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A photograph of a homa fire pit at an outdoor yagna pavilion. A young priest with bare chest, yellow dhoti and yellow shawl, a tilak on his forehead and rudraksha malas around his neck, sits cross-legged and pours an offering with a ladle into a bright fire inside a brick-lined pit decorated with yellow and pink flowers. Behind him, other yellow-clad priests sit at similar fire pits under a long tin-roofed shelter. To the right, a banner-style portrait printed with the Kannada caption ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ವಿವೇಕಾನಂದ shows a man in an orange turban and dark coat. Brass vessels and offerings sit beside the fire.

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Outdoor ritual yagna under a open-sided pavilion with many separate fire pits. Rows of men in yellow dhotis and yellow shawls sit cross-legged before white brick fire altars, several with flames burning and brass vessels, flowers and red cloths set on the altars. A seated man in the foreground wears a yellow dhoti, a white lower cloth, an orange sash and a wristwatch, with tilak on his forehead. Large framed posters with temple-style arches and a portrait stand along the edges, and red-and-gold decorative structures are visible in the background. a person candidate not clearly identifiable from appearance.2015-01-13A homa fire ritual at a square orange-brick fire pit with tall flames. A man in an orange-red turban, rudraksha mala and gold ceremonial necklace, wearing an orange-red shawl, leans over the fire and places an offering with his right hand. Behind him a younger man in white with a rudraksha mala and tilak sits holding a brass ladle over a brass bowl. Brass oil lamps, a basket, banana leaves and metal plates of offerings lie on mats around the pit. Seated people in white and orange robes with garlands are visible in the background.2015-10-12July 19 20132013-07-19Outdoor fire ritual at a homa pit built of white bricks and decorated with yellow and orange marigold petals. Two young men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged at the fire. The man on the right, wearing a yellow shawl and a small lapel microphone, holds a ladle over the flames. The man beside him wears a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala. A brass bowl sits at the left edge of the pit. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white and blue sits and watches, including women in white and a woman in a blue sari. No one in the image is clearly identifiable as a person; the visible participants appear to be ritual assistants or devotees.2010-07-24September 09 20162016-09-09A seated priest in orange-red robes and a matching orange turban performs a homa beside a sunken square fire pit with bright flames, marigold-yellow and white floral garlands, and brass vessels with offerings on a blue-and-red cloth. He wears a long rudraksha mala with a large gold ornament, reads from an open book, and has white tilak marks on his arms and forehead. Behind him, several figures in orange sit in the dim hall, and at right a young man in white dhoti with a gold-and-rudraksha necklace sits by the offerings. A tray of banana-like fruit and a basket of dried sticks sit nearby.2015-11-18January 12 20152015-01-12November 23 20162016-11-23July 09 20132013-07-09October 10 20172017-10-10June 19 20162016-06-19A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a hall. A standing-height fire burns in a yellow brick fire pit decorated with white patterns. A man in a rust-red turban with a small gold ornament, rust-red and gold robe, multiple gold and dark bead malas, and glasses kneels at the fire, hand extended toward the flames. Beside him, a young assistant in white with a rudraksha mala and tilak sits near a copper bowl and ladle. Behind them, people in white clothes sit on chairs.2015-10-12