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Indoor fire ritual in a small room with lilac walls. A standing priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a gold necklace and holding a small bell, watches a homa fire burning in a brick-lined fire pit. In the foreground, a man in orange dhoti with gold waist cord and bangles feeds an offering into the flames with a metal ladle. Behind them, devotees sit on the floor and chairs, several with palms pressed together. On the right, a deity murti is garlanded with white jasmine, and yellow and orange flower arrangements sit on a low table in front. A framed photo on the wall shows people sitting around a campfire. Many people are visible, including partially visible devotees along the edges.

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A homa fire ritual in a plain room with lavender walls. In the centre, a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange dhoti and matching shawl, wearing a gold necklace and tilak, leans over a brick fire pit with a burning flame and offerings. Beside him, a man in orange robes and a red-gold-patterned shawl holds a ceremonial implement and stands with hands folded. On the right, a large orange-robed deity murti adorned with a white jasmine garland, a gold crown and red flowers sits on a draped throne. Offerings and marigold garlands are arranged on the floor. Seated devotees in white and orange clothes watch, and a framed poster of people around a campfire hangs on the wall. The visible scene shows a homa with offerings and seated devotees.2012-09-04September 04 20122012-09-04May 13 20132013-05-13A homa fire ritual in a bright room with lavender walls. A fire pit with burning flames and smoke sits in the foreground, surrounded by brass vessels, leaves and small garlanded offerings. A priest in saffron dhoti and orange shawl with a rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp aarti. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes with a gold chain stands with hands folded in prayer at a microphone stand. Behind them, seated devotees in white and a woman in a dark top watch. On the right, an orange-clad deity murti wearing a crown and a white flower garland is seated on a throne. A framed poster on the wall shows a campfire scene with the caption Magical nights fun-filled entertainment.2012-09-04A seated man in saffron-orange robes performs a homa at a brick fire pit, holding a long metal ladle-like implement with a flame rising from it. He wears a rudraksha mala and a gold chain. Beside him, a younger man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits attentively. Offerings are laid out on the left: sliced fruits, apples, a pineapple, lemons, a silver bowl, and flower garlands. Pink flower petals are scattered over the bricks. Behind them, seated devotees in orange, yellow and white clothing watch, and a figure in white moves in the background. A brass lamp stands on the right beside a dark curtain. The scene is a photograph of a fire ritual indoors. Two people are prominent in the foreground, with more visible behind them. The a person cues include saffron robes, a rudraksha mala and gold ornaments on the seated figure performing the fire offering.2009-06-09A fire ritual in a temple hall. A standing priest in orange robes raises a flaming lamp high with both hands above a brick-lined fire pit. Beside him a kneeling assistant in orange holds a long-handled spoon, and a seated woman in a white sari with a gold border presses her palms together before a tray of fruit, bananas, sweets and flower garlands. Other orange-robed attendants and seated devotees stand and sit along the back wall, beneath a carved stone pillar and a hanging banana plant.2009-06-09A photograph of an indoor homa in a plain room with lilac walls. A fire burns in a square brick fire pit in the foreground, with a tray of offerings and small brass vessels beside it. A man in an orange dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha-style gold necklace stands on a low platform, holding a small vessel and covering his face with one hand; a second man in an orange garment and gold garland holds a plate of offerings. To the right stands a large deity murti in orange and gold with a crown and flower garlands. Seated devotees with folded hands, including a woman in red, sit on the floor and in chairs at the left, and a small framed picture of people around a fire hangs on the wall.2012-09-04July 11 20122012-07-11February 16 20072007-02-16A homa fire ritual in an indoor hall with a fire burning on a stack of yellow-painted bricks. A shaved-headed priest in an orange-red dhoti with a sacred thread and beaded neck garland sits at left, gripping grass bundles and feeding them toward the flames. Beside him, a younger priest in orange cloth with a white tilak on his forehead watches the fire. Behind them, several men in white kurtas, one wearing rudraksha beads, sit observing. Silver puja vessels, a metal tray and a brass oil lamp rest on the floor in the foreground, and a woman in white is partly visible at the right edge.2013-05-13A homa fire ritual in a temple-like hall at night. A man with long dark hair, wearing saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala, sits on a leopard-print seat behind a fire pit, pouring liquid from a vessel into the flames. Another man in saffron sits to the left beside brass vessels and a plate of offerings. Seated devotees in orange and white clothing fill the background. White brick-like altar blocks are decorated with red flower petals, and a brass lamp stands on the right. A standing fan is visible.2007-02-16A homa fire ceremony in progress on a floor with yellow brick fire pit. A shaven-headed man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and white tilak on his forehead and arms feeds an offering into bright flames. Beside him, other figures in orange and white sit, one with white forehead marks. Silver ritual vessels, a silver kalasha-style pot and plates with offerings sit on the floor in front, and a woman in white sits at the right edge watching. A fan and a cloth-draped table appear in the background.2013-05-13