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A photograph of a fire ritual inside a room with a large flame rising from a brick-built fire pit strewn with yellow and pink flowers. Two men in white ritual clothes sit behind the pit; the foreground man wears an orange shawl and rudraksha mala and holds a ladle, while the second man in white wears a rudraksha mala. A brass oil lamp stands at left. At right, a seated figure in white and orange on an ornate throne beside a garland-decorated framed picture, with a garland draped over the frame. The scene shows a homa or yagna.

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October 25 20062006-10-25October 25 20062006-10-25October 25 20062006-10-25October 25 20062006-10-25Photograph, rotated sideways, of a temple foundation ritual. A large flame rises from a fire pit built of stacked bricks decorated with yellow and white flowers and pink petals. Two men sit on the floor in white clothing with rudraksha malas. The man in front, in an orange shawl, speaks into a microphone on a stand while holding a long wooden stick. The second man beside him holds a small brass vessel. Behind the fire, an orange-clad figure with a flower garland is partly visible at the top right. Brass lamps and flower offerings sit at the base, and a framed photograph hangs on the left wall.2006-10-25A homa fire ritual at night in an outdoor setting. A bare-chested priest with a white sacred thread, rudraksha mala and gold chain sits behind a brick fire pit where a tall flame rises, with a steel bowl of ghee or liquid offering held by a second person in the foreground. The second person wears a magenta head-wrap, a rudraksha necklace and a light cloth. Behind the fire, flower garlands in orange and yellow, coconuts and a large floral-decorated deity murti or pot are arranged. Marigold petals and red flowers are scattered on the bricks.2016-08-14October 25 20062006-10-25A photo of a homa at a fire pit. A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with a white-and-red tilak on his forehead sits before a metal fire box, feeding sticks into large flames with his right hand while holding a brass plate of grains. He wears a long gold-beaded mala and a rudraksha-style pendant. A microphone stands at right. Behind him, a second man in white clothing sits near a red draped table, and brass vessels and offerings lie on the floor. A faint purple logo appears at top left.2012-07-14September 21 20062006-09-21 +1 copiesJanuary 03 20152015-01-03June 06 20102010-06-06A photograph of a homa in progress indoors in a plain white-walled room with a window. Two men in white ritual clothes with yellow-green shawls sit cross-legged before a flaming fire pit, one tending it with his hands. Behind them on the left, a framed portrait of a long-haired figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits draped with a garland and beside a tray of fruit and an orange cloth. Small oil lamps flicker in the foreground near the fire pit.2009-11-17 +1 copies