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A standing man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair and a gold necklace stands at a raised pink-and-orange ceremonial platform decorated with marigold garlands, reaching out over an offering area. Behind him a seated man in white clothes tends brass oil lamps and offerings laid on white cloth, with a golden arch and deity murti behind. Marigold and leaf garlands hang overhead, a microphone stands nearby, and a few other people stand in the background. The scene suggests a ritual puja or homa at a temple.

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January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12A photograph of a fire ritual (homa/yagna) inside a temple hall decorated with marigold garlands and strings of flowers. A central circular fire pit is ringed with orange and white marigold garlands. A person in a saffron/orange robe with a gold necklace and a red cloth draped over the arm stands at the pit, while a boy in white clothes assists with the ritual tools. Brass vessels, banana leaves with fruit and sweets, and coconut-shaped offerings in white sit on tables at left. Several people in white sit on the right beside red trays with lit oil lamps (diyas). A few standing devotees in white and a seated figure in saffron are visible in the background, and a camera is mounted at the upper right.2009-01-12A homa fire ritual inside a decorated temple hall. A fire pit lined with orange and white marigold garlands burns brightly in the foreground. Two people in orange-red robes kneel at the pit, one holding a brass plate of flame and the other pouring or offering items. At right, a standing figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala holds a wooden tray. Behind them are rows of brass pots, banana-leaf offerings and small clay lamps, with floral garlands hanging from the ceiling and a framed portrait on the wall.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12A homa yagna in a decorated open pavilion draped with orange and yellow marigold garlands. Inside a fire pit lined with marigold strands, a woman in an orange sari-style garment pours offerings from a steel vessel while smoke rises. Behind her a table holds a row of covered brass pots and offerings arranged in a line. A man in white dhoti and shirt bends over the table. Several seated people in orange robes sit on mats at left, and a man in orange with rudraksha beads sits on an orange cushioned seat at the back, with an orange-robed figure seated near him. Framed deity pictures and more garlands decorate the back wall.2009-01-12A photograph of a ritual fire ceremony rotated on its side. A large sacred fire pit is ringed with orange and white marigold garlands and green leaves, with trays of fruit, coconuts, flowers and brass vessels arranged nearby. A person in an orange robe sits at the right, near a microphone stand, apparently tending the ritual. Strings of orange flowers hang overhead and a backdrop of marigold garlands frames the scene. The setting appears to be a temple or ashram hall with a fire offering in progress.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12A night homa or yagna under a canopy strung with marigold and orange garlands. A central fire pit, lined with marigold garlands and a pink cloth, burns with flames and smoke. A man in an orange robe with a rudraksha-style necklace stands at the fire, hands near the flame. White-clad priests and attendants stand at left with hands folded, and a seated devotee in the foreground at lower left presses palms together. A white-clothed altar holds fruit, sweets, plates and a kalasha-like arrangement, and a white ganesha murti sits in the background. Small red offering trays and oil lamps are visible at right.2009-01-12