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A photograph of a golden clay or papier-mache deity face with red bindi, painted black eyes and arched brows, resting on a heap of dry straw and wooden sticks, with white smoke rising around it. A partially visible hand reaches in at the top right. No people are clearly visible in full. The deity murti's iconography is not clear enough to name.

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A homa fire pit heaped with dry wooden sticks, straw and split logs, with white smoke rising across the frame. A small yellow-faced murti or figure with painted eyes and a red mouth sits among the wood, and a red cloth bundle wrapped in red roses lies beside it. No people are visible in the frame.2015-07-16December 28 20112011-12-28December 17 20062006-12-17A seated man in saffron and orange robes sits cross-legged on a red and navy patterned carpet under a yellow and red canopy. He wears a red-orange turban, a dense rudraksha mala, a large ornate gold pendant necklace, gold bangles and a gold armband, and he smiles with hands resting in his lap. Behind him, men in white dhotis and orange garments stand, one holding a tall red staff topped with a brass trident, others wearing rudraksha and marigold garlands. A uniformed security officer in a white shirt and dark trousers stands at the right, with a badge lanyard. Several people hold phones and papers in the background. The seated figure's appearance is consistent with the probable candidate; his face is not used for identification.2016-04-18December 05 20142014-12-05January 01 20182018-01-01 +1 copiesClose view of a fire pit in which flames rise high and bright orange around a bundle of dry wood and a dark object wrapped with yellow flowers. Thick smoke drifts across the frame, and cut wooden logs are tied with rope on the right. No people are visible in the frame.2013-10-08April 14 20182018-04-14Close view of a homa fire pit lined with yellow-painted bricks. Flames rise around a large log that is coated with golden grain or powder, with a charred piece of wood on top. Halved oranges and lime pieces are arranged in the pit below the log. A brass animal figure with a bell-like form stands at the right edge, and a red cloth hangs in the background. No people are visible.2021-03-02February 07 20162016-02-07A homa fire ceremony in an indoor hall with a tiled floor and a white tent canopy with orange drapes at the right. A fire blazes in a brick fire pit decorated with red and white rangoli, and a priest in a red-orange dhoti and red headwrap bends over it, feeding it. A man at left in an orange turban, red and orange robes and a red-and-white flower garland stands with hands folded, with several people in white and red-orange shawls behind him, many with palms pressed together in prayer. Brass oil lamps stand at right and a brass vessel sits beside the pit. Around 20-30 people are visible, many in white. The standing man has distinctive turban, garland and ornate clothing cues, but his identity is uncertain.2015-07-06April 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copies