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Night fire ritual at a homa pit. A young man in a white dhoti and bare upper body sits cross-legged, wearing a gold-and-cream turban with a red tilak on his forehead, a long rudraksha mala, and rudraksha bracelets. He holds a bundle of kusha grass over the flames while chanting with his mouth open. White sacred ash streaks mark his arms. Behind him, a shaved-headed attendant in an orange cloth and rudraksha mala sits writing in a notebook. Brass vessels and a yellow flower lie on the stone altar edge beside the blazing fire.

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October 15 20132013-10-15A homa ritual photographed at night against a dark background, with smoke rising in the lower left. In the foreground a young priest in a white dhoti-style cloth and a pale yellow patterned turban, marked with a red forehead dot, wears a rudraksha mala and rudraksha armbands and holds a small offering tray with dried grass and a folded leaf over the fire. Behind him a second priest in an orange-saffron cloth, with a shaved head, white marks and rudraksha beads, sits with his hand raised to his chin. A brass vessel and a yellow flower sit at the lower edge beside a pale wooden log.2013-10-15January 03 20152015-01-03A night ritual fire pit blazes in the foreground at a homa. A man in a white dhoti with gold border and a cream turban with a red bindi stands centrally, holding a silver bell and a lit oil lamp, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a red-and-gold wrist band. Two young men in saffron-orange cloths stand behind and to the sides, one with shaved head and white markings on the arm, the other shaved-headed with orange cloth and hoop earring. Dark background, smoke rising from the fire.2013-10-15A homa fire ritual in a dim hall. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a white forehead mark and beaded rudraksha-style necklaces, sits behind a brick fire pit feeding flames with an offering. A microphone stands beside him. A second man in orange cloth and beads sits behind him. Brass bowls of flowers and fruit, a silver jug and a kalasha sit at the left and front, with a garland-draped deity murti at the upper right.2011-11-29A night-time homa at a wooden fire pit with a large, bright flame. A man in a white dhoti with a green turban pours offerings from a steel bowl into the fire. Around him, priests in white and orange-red cloths wear rudraksha malas, and one bald priest has a white tilak on his forehead. A green-clad figure stands at the right edge, and brass offerings and a plantain leaf sit nearby. No one is clearly identified as a person by appearance cues.2015-01-04Photograph of a homa fire ritual in a dim hall. A square brick fire pit with bright flames sits on a yellow-painted platform in the foreground. A figure seen from behind, with dark hair, white cloth and a rudraksha mala, sits before the fire facing it, with a microphone on a stand beside. Behind the fire, a man in an orange saffron wrap, rudraksha mala and red turban pours or offers items from a brass plate, while a man in white dhoti with white forehead marks sits beside him. Brass vessels, a kalasha pot, flower garlands and oil lamps are scattered on the floor, and more seated devotees in white and red are visible in the background.2014-08-29November 29 20112011-11-29A fire ritual at night: a tall flame rises from a wood fire pit (homa) on a wooden platform with a yellow edge and dry straw at its base. A young man in a white dhoti-style cloth and a beige turban holds a stick toward the fire, wearing a long rudraksha mala and bangles. Beside him, a second person in an orange-saffron garment with a rudraksha mala looks toward the flames, and another figure stands behind the fire in the smoke. The background is dark and smoky.2013-10-15Night photograph of a homa ritual beside a large open fire pit, with tall orange flames and rising smoke. A priest seated cross-legged wears white unstitched ritual cloth with a gold-edged waistband, a cream turban, and a long rudraksha mala. He holds a silver ladle-like vessel aloft near his face while pouring offerings. A silver bowl with a lid sits nearby on a wooden platform, with straw and a yellow flower on the platform. Another person's white-clad arm is visible at the right edge. The figure's appearance does not clearly match the page's a person claim, so the identity is left unsure.2013-10-15November 29 20112011-11-29November 29 20112011-11-29