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A fire ritual in an indoor hall: a fire burns on a low brick-like platform in front of seated devotees. A man in a red-orange hooded shawl and a rudraksha-style bead garland holds a silver plate with a small vessel, while a bare-chested priest in an orange turban, gold-bordered orange dhoti and a beaded garland pours from a small brass vessel, with white ash marks on his arm. Brass bowls sit near the flame, and many people in white and light clothing sit in rows at left. Warm lamp light and a chandelier overhead.

A homa or fire ritual in a warmly lit hall. In the foreground, a large open flame rises from a yellow-topped fire pit. A figure in an orange-red shawl and saffron robes, with a red-cloth-covered offering on a silver plate, extends it toward a younger man in an orange turban, gold-beaded necklace, orange dhoti and arm bands who leans forward to receive it. A silver bowl and ladle sit on the pit's edge. Seated devotees with folded hands fill the blurred background beneath hanging crystal chandeliers, and a video camera on a tripod is visible at right.

January 05 2014

A man in a red-orange turban and matching draped cloth performs an evening ritual beside a fire. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace, rudraksha-style beads on the upper arm, gold earrings and a red tilak on his forehead, while holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit wick in one hand and a metal vessel in the other. Bright flames rise from a brass bowl in the foreground, consistent with a homa or puja fire, and a partly visible figure in orange sits at the left edge against a dark background. The man appears to be a priest performing the rite rather than a depicted or distinctively identified figure.

October 12 2015

Night ritual photograph at a homa or fire ceremony. A figure in a red-orange dhoti and shawl with a red rudraksha mala and red-painted forehead holds a metal plate with a lit flame, extending his other hand over a devotee's head. Seated before him, a young priest in a maroon turban and brown robe with a rudraksha mala has ash marks on his forehead and receives the blessing. Other priests in brown and orange robes sit around a fire pit with brass vessels, and a crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing watches from behind. A decorated silver deity murti and a ceremonial brass lamp stand at right. Smoke rises from the fire pit.

December 15 2013

A man in saffron-orange robes with a matching hooded shawl stands with palms pressed together in prayer near a flame, eyes lowered. He wears a heavy gold necklace and a red bindi on his forehead. In the foreground, another figure in orange robes stands at left, and an orange-clad attendant is partly visible at right. Behind them, a blurred audience in white and dark clothing sits in a hall with ceiling lights and a warm glow. The scene reads as a fire-lit ritual or homa.

A man in a maroon turban and maroon dhoti stands barefoot on a white ceremonial seat beside a brick fire pit with a visible flame, holding a small brass lamp in one hand while his other hand hovers over a covered tray of offerings. He wears a long beaded rudraksha-style mala with gold beads and a pendant. A second man in orange garments and a similar beaded necklace stands at left holding the tray. Behind them a portrait of a garlanded figure in red is displayed on a gold-covered seat, along with a silver trident and a golden cloth-wrapped object, and colourful string lights hang in the background. This appears to be a homa or puja ritual.

May 27 2013

A homa fire ritual at a square orange-brick fire pit with tall flames. A man in an orange-red turban, rudraksha mala and gold ceremonial necklace, wearing an orange-red shawl, leans over the fire and places an offering with his right hand. Behind him a younger man in white with a rudraksha mala and tilak sits holding a brass ladle over a brass bowl. Brass oil lamps, a basket, banana leaves and metal plates of offerings lie on mats around the pit. Seated people in white and orange robes with garlands are visible in the background.

June 05 2012