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Night outdoor ritual on a lawn, a small brick fire pit with a bright flame at the centre-right, a brass bowl and metal vessels with offerings and a silver tray set on paving. A seated man in a red-orange robe, orange turban and gold necklaces pours or tends at the fire. Beside him a child in orange robes and rudraksha beads sits with palms together. A woman in white with a mala sits with hands folded in namaste. Behind them, a row of devotees in white clothes and a few in red or dark tops sit on the grass and paving, watching. A lit lantern stands at left, and a blurred figure in red-orange holds a long staff in the foreground. Photo of a homa-style fire ritual; the seated man in the orange turban may be a candidate, but his identity cannot be confirmed.

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Outdoor evening ritual on a lawn at night, lit by lanterns and a bright light at the left edge. In the foreground, a small brick fire pit burns with a flame, with brass vessels, a bowl and offerings on a stone platform beside it. A man in a rust-red dhoti and a red-orange turban sits cross-legged at the fire, his hands moving over the flame. Beside him, a young person in an orange robe and rudraksha mala sits with palms pressed together. Behind them, a row of seated devotees in white clothing, many with hands folded in prayer, watches the ritual. A blue-draped table with flowers stands at right. A figure in red-brown robes holding a staff is partly visible at the left edge. The fire ritual suggests a homa, though the exact rite is not clearly identifiable.2013-12-09Outdoor evening homa on a grassy lawn. A figure in orange robes, an orange turban and a red-orange rudraksha mala sits behind a small square stone fire pit, feeding flames with ghee and offerings from a brass vessel with one hand. Around them are silver puja vessels, bowls and trays. A lit paper lantern glows at left. Seated devotees in white clothing, some with palms pressed together, fill the background, and a woman in a green and gold sari kneels at left. a person: the seated fire-ritual officiant in orange with turban and mala matches the page's identification, though appearance alone is uncertain.2013-12-09A photograph of an outdoor fire ritual at night. A man in a rust-orange robe and orange turban sits cross-legged before a square brick fire pit with bright flames, with his hands over the fire. He wears a long layered gold beaded necklace and a large ornate gold pendant, and his long dreadlock-like hair falls over his shoulders. Behind him, a seated group of devotees in white and orange clothing, some wearing rudraksha malas, watch quietly. Silver and brass bowls, a brass bowl near the fire, lamps and a stack of offerings sit on the grass in front, and a blue-draped table stands at right.2013-12-09Outdoor evening homa at a brick fire pit with a lit flame, performed in front of a seated group of devotees dressed in white. A man in a saffron-orange turban and orange-red cloth sits cross-legged at the fire with palms pressed together and eyes closed, wearing beaded necklaces and a rudraksha mala. Beside him, a young boy in orange robes and glasses sits with hands folded. Brass and silver ritual vessels, a copper bowl, a bell and a kalasha-style pot surround the fire pit on a tray of leaves. Behind them, many people in white sit on paved ground with hands in anjali, some wearing white headbands, and a blue cloth-draped table stands at right. The scene is lit warmly by the fire and dim evening light.2013-12-09December 09 20132013-12-09December 09 20132013-12-09Night outdoor ritual on a lawn lit by floodlights. A fire burns in a rectangular brazier at lower right, where a priest bent forward in white dhoti and red shawl tends the flame; another priest with a shaved head and red-and-white sash sits behind. In the centre a woman in a red sari and rudraksha-style mala stands with hands folded. A row of about a dozen devotees in white clothes with red shawls stands along the left with palms pressed together. Behind, a silver ornate peetha or small shrine holds a deity murti under a white umbrella, and a man in white stands at the back. Fire pit with homa-style offerings.2014-07-24July 24 20142014-07-24Evening outdoor ritual on a lawn in front of a red brick wall lit by two lamps. A standing priest in orange-red dhoti and draped cloth, with a wrapped head covering and folded hands, faces a small fire in a brick fire pit, with brass vessels and trays of offerings nearby. Behind him a tall orange-draped altar holds a decorated deity murti garlanded with marigold-like flowers and yellow blossoms. Seated devotees in white and saffron clothing face the fire with hands joined, some in front of a young boy in orange, and a older grey-haired person in a dark top sits at the lower edge; roughly two dozen people are visible. This appears to be a homa or puja. The a person figure is an appearance-based candidate only and is uncertain.2014-05-04Evening outdoor ritual in a garden in front of a red brick wall. Seated priests in saffron and orange robes tend a small fire on the grass, with a brass bowl and offering trays nearby. Behind them stands a decorated orange-draped platform with a kalasha-like arrangement, flowers and cloth bundles. Two standing figures in white with saffron shawls stand at the right. A seated audience of devotees in white clothes with saffron shawls faces the fire, and a camera on a tripod is at left. A man in a saffron turban and orange-red garments sits at the centre-left near the fire, appearing to lead the homa. Warm lamplight and a glowing lamp on the wall illuminate the scene.2014-05-04December 09 20132013-12-09December 13 20132013-12-13