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A photograph of an evening fire ritual inside a temple-like hall with a bright orange-yellow blaze burning at the centre of a ritual platform. A standing man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands beside a tall brass lamp stand on the left. Behind the fire, a deity murti is decorated with red and white flowers in a niche. Several women and a young girl sit on the floor in the foreground, one wearing a green sari and a flower in her hair, another in a pink sari. Warm lamplight and green leaves frame the scene.

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A photograph taken through a doorway of a temple homa in the evening: a tall fire blazes in a brick fire pit in front of a shrine with a deity murti decorated with garlands. A priest in white clothing with a reddish shawl stands at left beside a tall brass lamp stand. Several women and a girl in the foreground sit facing the fire, one wearing a white flower garland in her hair. Blurred figures fill the lower edge of the frame. A small red circular sign hangs on the wall at right.2006-10-25A blurred photograph taken through a doorway of a homa or fire ritual in a small interior room. A large fire burns in a brick-lined pit in the centre, with garlands and green leaves around it. Behind the fire stands an image with red and white decorations. On the left a man in a white shirt with an orange shawl stands near the doorway, while a woman in a pink sari sits on the floor at the front. Two other seated people are partly visible at the bottom edge, and a small red-framed picture hangs on the white wall at right.2006-10-25October 25 20062006-10-25October 25 20062006-10-25A photograph of a homa fire burning in a warmly lit room with yellow walls and red door frames. A large flame rises from a fire pit in the foreground, surrounded by brass and copper vessels and offerings. Behind it, a doorway is decorated with a hanging torana of leaves and red flowers. On the left, a person in white clothes sits near the fire. On the right, an elderly man in glasses and a white shirt and an older woman in a dark top sit close to the fire pit.2006-10-25A photograph of a homa or yagna in a domestic room with yellow walls. A sacred fire burns on a raised platform in front of a framed deity image, with brass lamps, flower garlands, and rows of clay pots and coconuts on a mat in the foreground. A man in white with an orange shawl sits cross-legged at the fire, with a second man in orange and white beside him. Women in saris sit at the edges of the frame, one in green and one in maroon, and a red refrigerator and a glass cabinet stand against the back wall. A small framed photograph of a bearded man hangs near the deity picture.2006-10-25A blurry indoor photograph of a homa fire burning on the floor of a domestic room. A seated man in white clothes sits at the right beside the bright flames, looking toward the fire. Behind the fire, a woman in a red saree with blue border stands with palms pressed together in prayer, a second woman in white stands to her left with hands folded, and a man in a dark shirt and light trousers leans forward near a wooden cabinet. Wooden cupboards and a shelf appear on the right wall.October 25 20062006-10-25Dim indoor temple hall during a fire ritual. A square brick fire pit with a bright flame sits in the foreground, with brass lamps and offering plates around it. A white-clad priest kneels at left and an elderly man in white sits behind the fire pit, with a woman in a tan sari beside him. Women in saris and salwar-style dress, including green, gold-bordered tan and blue garments, sit on the floor in rows to the right. Behind them stands a framed portrait garlanded with marigold and red flowers, flanked by an oil lamp, and a carved white pillar and deity figure appear at left. Several people are visible, including partially visible figures at the edges.A photograph of a homa or yagna at a fire pit built from stacked bricks, with flames and rising smoke in the centre. Several women in saris stand and kneel around it inside a pillared hall, and a woman in a purple sari bends low to tend the fire. Brass oil lamps and small offerings sit near the pit, and a crowd of devotees fills the background. A date stamp in the lower right reads 25 10 2006.2006-10-25Indoor temple hall with white pillars and a small fire pit lined with white bricks, where a bright flame burns. A man in a white shirt and a woman in a maroon sari sit cross-legged near the fire, with brass lamps and offerings beside them. A portrait of a figure in orange clothing with a garland is set on a red-and-gold stand on a raised seat behind the fire. Several women in colourful saris, including green, blue, orange and yellow, sit on the floor facing the fire, with a woman in white on the left attending to the fire area. The scene suggests a homa or fire ritual, with a deity murti and decorated alcove on the left.Night photo of a homa or fire ritual in an open-air temple courtyard. A small fire burns in a pit of stacked bricks at the lower right, with a brass pot and offerings nearby. A large crowd of women in saris sits cross-legged on mats in a circle, many in orange, blue, green and purple. A woman in a green sari stands at the left, and a priest in white kneels at the right beside the fire. Green mango-leaf torans hang overhead, and bright lights illuminate the scene. Pillars and a shrine area with lamps are visible behind.2006-10-25