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A photograph taken indoors at night in a hall with bright ceiling lights and pillars. A person in a white dhoti-style garment with maroon trim kneels before a low square fire pit built of white bricks, blowing into a long horn or conch-like pipe held to the lips, with a small flame and smoke rising from the pit. A woman in a red and green sari stands at left with hands folded in prayer, and a young child in a red-and-white striped shirt stands near the pit. Several adults in light shirts stand with hands folded along the right side, and a small girl in pink stands at far right. A framed portrait of a woman in orange hangs on a table at left beside floral cloths, and a brass tray with offerings sits in the foreground. The scene appears to be a homa or fire ritual.

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Indoor photo of a homa at an ashram hall with a square brick fire pit burning in the lower left. A priest in white robes with dark stripes kneels before a white ritual altar or seat in the centre. Around them a group of devotees stands with hands folded in prayer: a woman in an orange-red sari at left, a man in a striped polo shirt, a man in a white shirt, a girl in a pink outfit, and women in blue and green saris at right. Brass lamps, flowers and fruit offerings sit on a yellow cloth and a patterned mat. White pillars with carved details frame the room. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2009-09-20A photograph taken indoors at night inside a pillared hall with white-painted columns and a ceiling fan. In the foreground a fire pit built of white brick burns with an open flame, and a man in a white dhoti and shawl with maroon borders bends low over it, offering into the fire from a metal vessel. Beside him a person in a dark kneels in white cloth on the floor. 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Standing around the fire, with hands in anjali, are two women in yellow and red saris on the left, a woman in a cream sari with red border, a man in a striped yellow green shirt, a man in a dark jacket, a man in white with a yellow-green shawl, and a bearded man in white with a yellow-green shawl on the right. A wall-mounted microphone stand stands beside the fire. No identifiable a person is shown, so no candidate is marked.A night-time homa at an open pavilion with white pillars and a dark exterior. A square fire pit lined with white bricks burns brightly in the foreground. Three men in white ritual clothes sit around it: one at the left leans forward with bowed head beside brass vessels and a plate of fruit, another in white with a beaded necklace sits in the middle, and a man in white with raised folded hands sits at the right of the fire. 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A small deity murti stands in the glass shrine.A photograph inside a white temple hall with a polished reddish floor. A small brick fire pit burns in the centre, a homa in progress. A man in a white dhoti kneels or stands with palms pressed together before the fire, while another white-clad priest sits nearby. Two women in saris, one in a red-and-orange floral sari and one in a yellow sari with red blouse, stand with hands folded. A man in a striped yellow-green shirt and dark cap stands at left with hands joined. Trays of fruit and offerings lie on the floor. At right a framed portrait of a woman in orange garments with a red floral garland sits on a decorated bench, and deity murtis stand in the background.June 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesIndoor photo of a fire ritual at night in a white-pillared hall with carved ceiling medallions and hanging lights. A small square fire pit with a lit flame sits in the foreground, a metal ladle near it. Two figures in plain white clothing kneel at the pit, one tending the fire. A group of about eight people stand with palms pressed together in namaskar: an older man in white shirt and dhoti at left, a woman in a dark sari, a woman in a green sari, a woman in an orange sari, and a man in a white shirt and white dhoti. No a person candidate is visible.A photograph of a fire-pit homa inside a white temple hall with carved white pillars. In the foreground a square white fire pit holds a blazing fire with offerings in a brass bowl. A woman in a red saree with a dark bindi stands with hands clasped in prayer, eyes lowered. A bent-over figure in a light striped shirt and dark trousers stands beside her, and on the right a man in white shirt and white dhoti wears a rudraksha mala and bends toward the fire. Behind them a chair draped with red and orange garlands sits before a framed portrait on the wall. Brass oil lamps stand at the edges. Three people are visible.2009-09-21October 11 20142014-10-11Inside a temple hall with white pillars, a fire homa is being performed in a square white-brick fire pit with burning flames and a brass bowl of liquid offering beside it. A standing man in a white shirt and grey trousers holds his hands together, and an older man in a white shirt and beige trousers with a lanyard stands behind the fire. A woman in a red sari kneels at the fire pit, and a man in white kurta with a bead mala kneels holding a lit oil lamp in folded hands. Other women sit or stand nearby, one in an orange sari and one in a patterned top. Behind them, a deity murti in orange drapery stands, and a smaller pink-clad deity murti sits on a decorated seat with garlands. Lit brass oil lamps and a kalasha-type vessel sit on the floor.2009-09-21June 06 20102010-06-06