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Outdoor ritual homa at a temporary pandal decorated with marigold garlands and a green-and-white bunting. A square brick fire pit with a bright flame sits on a wooden platform, ringed with marigold garlands. Two bare-chested priests in yellow and gold dhotis tend the fire; one older priest with a shaved head and white beard offers into it. Behind them, an altar draped in orange and marigold garlands holds a deity murti. Seated devotees in white and saffron-orange robes and a few men in white kurtas watch from a striped mat, and a camera operator films at lower left. Roughly 20 physical people are visible.

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Outdoor ritual photograph of a homa fire pit in a temporary pandal decorated with marigold and white flower garlands and green-and-white bunting. A flaming fire burns inside a brick-lined square pit ringed with flowers. Several priests stand around it: a bare-chested man with a shaved head holds a brass vessel, a priest in an orange-and-yellow dhoti holds a long wooden ladle-like rod and a brass bowl, and another bare-chested priest in a white dhoti stands beside them. A bearded older man in a white dhoti and an orange shawl stands at right, and a line of seated devotees in white clothes watches. On the left, a decorated altar with garlands, a kalasha-like pot and a small deity murti sits under a flowered canopy.2007-02-02A homa fire burns on a brick fire pit ringed with marigolds at an open-air outdoor ritual site under a corrugated metal roof. Behind it stands a decorated altar with orange and yellow marigold garlands, a deity murti, and a yellow-orange banner. A group of about eight to ten men in ritual dress surrounds the fire: a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti holds a tray of offerings, a man in orange cloth and rudraksha beads pours from a vessel, and an elderly bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti stands with a yellow cloth draped over his shoulder. Other men in white dhotis and orange and saffron robes sit or stand nearby, and a green and white draped backdrop hangs at the right. a person cue is not clearly established here, so the identity remains uncertain.2007-02-02A photograph of an outdoor fire ritual under a corrugated metal roof and a tent canopy. A large flame burns in a square pit lined with stone blocks and garlanded with marigold and white flower strings, with a brass pot and a metal vessel nearby. Behind it stands a decorated shrine draped with orange and white marigold garlands, holding a deity murti and a yellow-and-orange banner. Several priests stand close to the fire: one bare-chested man in white dhoti holds a tray, another in orange dhoti pours or holds a vessel, and a man in yellow dhoti and bare chest holds a yellow flower garland. Older men in white and cream shawls and saffron-orange cloth sit and stand along the right side, watching the ritual. A green-and-white festoon hangs across the back of the tent.2007-02-02Outdoor ritual homa at a temple-style tent. A small fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit on sand, surrounded by marigold garlands and bricks, with a floral-decorated altar shrine behind at left. Shirtless and yellow-dhoti-clad priests stand near the fire, one holding a long garland-wrapped staff. Saffron-robed sannyasis, white-clad men and seated devotees fill the frame, many sitting on a striped woven rug in front of a green patterned backdrop. A cameraman films at left. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance alone, so the figure role is described only generally.2007-02-02A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a temporary shelter decorated with orange and white marigold garlands and a canopy of woven matting. In the centre a fire blazes in a brick-lined fire pit lined with marigold strands. Several men stand around it: a bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti holds a long flower-wrapped staff, another in orange, and a man in a white dhoti and shawl. Behind them a large crowd of seated men wears saffron and orange robes, white dhotis and red shawls. A striped woven rug covers the sand in the foreground. Shelves on the left hold a deity murti surrounded by garlands and brass vessels, and a camera operator is visible at the left edge.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02Outdoor ritual homa at a temporary open-sided pandal decorated with orange and white marigold garlands. Beside a fire pit of glowing flames set in a brick-edged square, several priests perform the ceremony. The priest at right, with a white beard and rudraksha mala, wears a yellow dhoti and holds a long wooden ladle; a metal vessel rests nearby. Other priests wear bare chests, white dhotis and yellow garments, and one holds a woven basket of offerings. Behind the altar, a deity murti is adorned with flowers and a saffron-orange cloth banner hangs on the backdrop. Galvanized metal buckets and a small wooden stool sit at left, and devotees stand in the background under a corrugated roof.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02Outdoor ritual at a riverside pavilion with a decorated shrine on the left holding deity murtis garlanded with orange and white flowers, and a fire pit with flames and offerings. A bare-chested man in yellow dhoti stands at centre, holding a brass vessel toward a man in orange-yellow robes, while a priest in white cloth assists. Seated devotees in saffron, orange and white robes line the right side, with a man in red shawl and a man in dark jacket among them. Two photographers with cameras are at lower left, and a striped woven mat covers the sand floor beneath a banner with green and white geometric pattern.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02