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Photograph of a ritual fire pit built from yellow-painted bricks with a small flame burning inside, set in front of a large golden sunburst-style backdrop with green lighting. A man seated on a cloth-covered floor wears a red-orange robe, a long rudraksha mala, a leopard-print headwrap and a tilak on his forehead, with his hands resting near the fire. Around him are silver vessels, a silver bull figure, brass oil lamps and trident stands, a wicker basket, and stone mortars with pestles. Appearance-based candidate for a person: the seated man wears a rudraksha mala and red-orange ritual clothing, presiding over the fire ritual as a priest.

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December 10 20172017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10A seated figure in a rust-orange robe and rudraksha malas sits before a large golden sunburst-style halo on a stone wall, with trident-topped brass stands and a silver bull figure nearby. A pyramid of yellow-painted bricks holds a burning fire in the foreground, a ritual fire pit with brass vessels around it. The figure wears a patterned headwrap, a red forehead mark, and ceremonial gold chains; the setting suggests a homa or fire ritual. a person: the figure has a headwrap, rudraksha malas, saffron-orange robe and gold necklace.2017-12-10A seated man in a rust-red dhoti and matching shawl, with a leopard-print cloth wrapped on his head and long hair swept back, sits before a large golden sunburst backdrop. He wears rudraksha malas across his chest, a gold chain, and a red-brown wrap; his hands rest on a low stone block. In front is a sunken fire pit of yellow-painted bricks with a flame, and a homa or yagna setting with brass bowls, a silver offering tray, a stone grinder, a silver nandi figure, and tall brass lamp stands with trident finials. The scene suggests a homa ritual.2017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10A seated man in a rust-red sannyasi cloth with a leopard-print headwrap and a long rudraksha mala sits behind a fire pit of yellow-painted bricks with a bright flame burning inside. A large gold sunburst-style backdrop with green lighting stands behind him, flanked by brass trishula-topped stands. Silver vessels, a silver nandi figure, brass bowls and a wicker basket surround the fire pit on striped mats, indicating a homa or yagna setting.2017-12-10A seated man in a dark red-orange robe sits before a golden sunburst backdrop with trident stands and a silver Nandi figure beside him at a yellow-brick homa fire pit with flames rising from it. He wears a patterned saffron-and-cream head wrap, rudraksha mala beads and a gold necklace, and he has his hands resting on a small box. Silver and brass vessels and a yellow-rimmed bowl sit nearby on striped mats. The scene reads as a ritual fire ceremony.2017-12-10 +1 copiesDecember 10 20172017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10 +1 copiesDecember 10 20172017-12-10A photograph of two men in maroon-red dhotis seated on a striped cloth in front of a yellow brick fire pit with a flame. The central man, wearing a leopard-print headband, a rudraksha mala and bead armbands, grinds or mixes something in a dark stone vessel. The second man, bare-chested and seen from behind, assists beside him. Around them are mortars, pestles, a woven basket, brass lamps and a silver vessel. Behind them stands a large golden sunburst backdrop with green lights and potted plants.2017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10