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A fire ritual at night, with a large flame rising at left-centre in front of seated devotees. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and a leopard-print lower wrap sits on a low platform, wearing a long gold-and-white garland and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, holding a silver vessel and pouring liquid toward the fire. Flower garlands hang on a pole behind him. Around them, devotees in white and orange clothing sit with hands folded in prayer, and a woman in a maroon head covering tends a brass plate at lower left. a person cues: long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace, saffron clothing and a leopard-print wrap, in a homa-style fire offering.

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Night outdoor homa at a gathering: a central seated figure in red and orange robes, with a gold and garland-decorated neck, sits on a low wooden stool with a leopard-print cloth, holding a ladle over a blazing fire pit in the foreground. A tall copper trident-topped staff wrapped in white and orange flower garlands stands beside him. Around them, a large seated crowd in white and red-orange shawls and rudraksha malas, some with vibhuti on their foreheads, sits on green matting. A seated figure in the foreground in a red turban and orange clothing faces the fire.2014-05-20Night-time fire ritual outdoors with a large yellow-brick fire pit blazing at left, brass bowls and small oil lamps with flowers in front. A woman in orange-red robes with a gold-and-red garland and a red bindi sits on a leopard-print cushioned wooden seat, holding a ladle over the fire. Behind her, many seated devotees in orange and white clothes, some with garlands, watch the homa; a flower garland hangs on a pole at top centre.2014-05-20March 10 20132013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10Night outdoor fire ritual. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a red-and-gold patterned lower cloth sits cross-legged before a blazing fire pit, pouring from a small metal vessel, wearing a long gold-and-bead ceremonial necklace with a rudraksha-style mala, and a tilak on the forehead. A tall brass trident is decorated with yellow and white flower garlands behind the fire. Around them sit a row of seated women in saffron and orange saris and white clothing, several with folded hands or eyes closed, and a child. A brass bowl of offerings sits by the flames.2014-05-20A large group of devotees in orange and saffron clothing gathers closely around a square fire pit (homa kunda) with a bright flame. Many women in orange saris and men in orange dhotis and shawls, several with white-and-red forehead markings and rudraksha malas, sit cross-legged or kneel and extend hands toward the fire, some offering items into it. In the foreground a seated person with long dark hair and a thick orange beaded necklace sits at the edge of the fire, and brass vessels, small oil lamps and a bowl of yellow liquid rest on a white platform around the pit. The scene looks like a fire ritual with chanting and collective participation.2013-03-18July 06 20152015-07-06A photograph of a homa fire ceremony in an open courtyard. A standing priest in an orange shawl and orange dhoti holds a silver plate near a rectangular fire pit with burning flames. Seated devotees in orange and saffron clothing, some in white and pink saris, sit on mats with hands folded in prayer. Kalasha pots decorated with white flower garlands and mango leaves, plus fruit plates and oil lamps, sit at the front.2012-07-12A photograph of a homa fire ritual at night, with a large square fire pit blazing at centre. A woman in a dark orange sari with long dark hair and a rudraksha-style bead necklace kneels at the pit's left edge, holding a small white bowl over the flames while a small book rests on the ground beside her. Around her, shaven-headed men in saffron-orange cloth sit on the ground, some pouring offerings and handling brass vessels, and rows of women in orange and saffron saris with ornate gold necklaces sit with hands folded behind them. Colourful lights glow in the background, and leaves and grains are scattered on the white-edged altar. Three people in the foreground have partially visible faces at the edges.2013-03-10May 20 20142014-05-20May 03 20122012-05-03