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A seated figure in an orange robe holds a brass plate of burning camphor flame over a homa fire pit built of white brick. The fire inside the square brick pit burns brightly on a dark outdoor ground beneath a large tree. The person wears a red tilak on the forehead, and offerings and a small bowl lie to the left. A corner of a dark blue cloth and a small woven mat are visible. Appearance suggests a person in an orange robe performing homa with a fire aarti plate; the figure is a ritual participant, not a deity murti.

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September 21 20062006-09-21September 21 20062006-09-21September 21 20062006-09-21A photograph of an outdoor homa at dusk. A brick-lined fire pit with glowing embers sits in the foreground, scattered with orange marigold petals. A person in a saffron-orange robe with a red tilak on the forehead and long dark hair sits cross-legged behind the fire, holding a lit oil lamp or ghee lamp with a flame aloft in both hands. A second man in a white kurta and orange shawl sits to the right beside a microphone stand, playing a small hand instrument. Brass bowls, a kalasha-style vessel and offering plates lie on the dark cloth around them, with dry earth and shrubs behind.2006-09-21A seated figure in an orange robe performs a fire ritual at a homa pit built from stacked white bricks, with a tall flame rising from the top. The figure has long dark hair, a tilak on the forehead, and holds a long stick or ladle over the fire. Behind the pit, a second person in white clothing holds a tall staff. Brass vessels, a silver bowl, plates of offerings and marigold petals sit on the mat in the foreground. A tree trunk and bare ground form the outdoor background. a person is probable: the seated figure has long swept-back hair, an orange robe and a forehead mark, consistent with a homa being performed.2006-09-21 +1 copiesOutdoor fire ritual at dusk. A brick-lined homa fire pit burns brightly in the foreground, with marigold petals scattered on the bricks and small brass bowls of offerings nearby. A person in a saffron-orange robe with a red forehead mark sits cross-legged behind the fire, holding a lit brass oil lamp in one hand and a small ladle-like ritual implement in the other. Beside them, a second person in white clothes with an orange shawl sits behind a microphone stand. Two people are visible in the scene, with bare ground and dark foliage behind them. The saffron-robed figure's appearance is consistent with the page's reference to a person, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2006-09-21A photograph of a homa fire ritual at dusk outdoors beneath large trees. A figure in orange-saffron robes sits behind a square fire pit built of white bricks, holding a long wooden stick or ladle over the flames. Bright orange fire rises from the pit, with sparks flying upward. Brass vessels and offering plates sit around the pit, and a small ornate gold deity shrine or kalasha-like object stands at the right edge. The ground is bare earth with a blue cloth spread nearby. The figure's gender and identity are not visually clear enough to attribute to a person, so the figure is described only by role as a ritual officiant.2006-09-21A seated man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl performs a homa at a tiered fire altar of white bricks with a lit blaze, holding a long stick or ladle over a brass vessel. He has long dark hair, a red forehead mark, and sits on a carved wooden chair near a microphone stand. Marigold petals are scattered on the altar, with brass and silver puja vessels nearby on a blue cloth, and a large ban yan tree behind.2006-09-21A photograph of a homa ritual outdoors beneath a banyan tree with exposed aerial roots. A seated man in saffron-orange robes, with long swept-back dark hair and a tilak on his forehead, sits on a carved wooden seat with his hands joined in namaskar in front of a microphone. Beside him, a fire blazes inside a square pit built of white bricks, decorated with marigold petals. Brass pots, a silver bowl with flowers, a kalasha and white cloths rest on a blue mat around the fire pit. Dry earth and stones surround the ritual space.2006-09-21Night-time homa ritual photographed at an outdoor fire altar. A figure in orange robes sits cross-legged behind a square white brick fire pit glowing with flames. The figure holds a round metal plate or pan tilted over the blaze, with wooden sticks burning in it, feeding fire into the pit. Marigold petals and red kumkum are scattered on the bricks, and brass vessels and a cloth lie nearby. A second person's head is partly visible at upper left, and a dark tent or structure forms the background.2006-09-21A photograph of a homa fire ritual under a large banyan-type tree at dusk. A brick-lined fire pit blazes in the left foreground with tall orange flames. Seated on the right, a person with long dark hair and a red forehead mark wears a flowing saffron-orange robe and gestures outward with one hand toward a microphone on a stand. A silver ritual vessel sits near the fire pit, and a second person in white is partly visible behind the flames. The dense tree branches and foliage fill the background.2006-09-21 +1 copiesA photograph of an evening homa at an outdoor fire altar built of white-painted bricks. A figure with long dark hair, bare-shouldered and wearing an orange sannyasi wrap, sits on the left holding a silver plate with a burning flame and offerings above the square fire pit. Brass vessels, a ladle, a small kumkum-marked bowl and a silver kalasha-style cup stand on the altar. Behind, several people in white clothes with orange shawls sit on mats in the dusk, some holding papers.2006-09-21