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Outdoor homa ceremony with a row of fire pits built from white bricks, with flames rising from the central pit. A bearded man in white dhoti and white shirt sits cross-legged at left, pouring an offering with a long ladle over a fire. Other men in white clothing sit beside brass vessels and offering trays holding bananas, flowers and fruit. Behind them, seated devotees including women in pink and multicoloured saris and a man in a yellow shawl sit in rows. Red fabric draping and banana leaves frame the open ground, with a white-clad standing attendant at the back.

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Outdoor homa ceremony under a canopy with banana leaves and a red cloth backdrop. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged behind rows of white brick fire pits, where flames rise. The man in the foreground, wearing a rudraksha mala, holds a long ladle over the fire. Behind them, women in saris and devotees sit on the ground, and a white-clad man stands at the back. Brass bowls, marigold petals, fruit and coconuts are arranged on trays nearby.2010-07-24Outdoor homa ceremony under a open tent with red cloth walls and banana leaves hung from a metal frame. Men in plain white kurta and dhoti sit on the ground around a square fire pit built of white bricks, where flames burn and a brass bowl sits on the bricks. A bearded man in the foreground pours an offering with a long brass ladle, and yellow marigold flowers lie on the bricks. Fruit and offering plates are arranged on white cloth at the right, and women in saris and seated devotees watch from behind. A standing man in white is visible in the background. No identifiable a person is clearly present.2010-07-24Outdoor fire ritual on bare earth, with a row of rectangular brick fire pits lit by small flames. Men in white dhotis and white kurtas sit cross-legged on mats in front of the pits, performing a homa; the foreground man in the front-centre holds a brass ladle over a fire with a metal plate of offerings nearby. Other participants sit behind, many wearing white with saffron-coloured shawls or small badges, and plates of fruit, flowers and offerings sit at the pits. Banana plants, a red tent, and a blue tarpaulin frame the background, with a crowd of onlookers standing beyond. A purple logo sits in the upper left corner.2010-07-24 +2 copiesOutdoor homa ceremony on bare ground beside a red tented enclosure. A man in white dhoti and shirt sits at a brick fire pit, pouring offerings with a long ladle into a bright fire, with a brass bowl and yellow flowers nearby. Behind him, seated devotees in white, cream and colourful saris watch, and a standing person in white stands further back. Banana leaves, fruit, and a plate of offerings lie to the right. A man in a yellow shawl sits at the far right.2010-07-24Outdoor homa ceremony on bare ground with several rows of white brick fire pits, flames rising from the nearest one. Priests in white dhotis and kurtas sit on mats and low white platforms, holding ladles, brass pots and bowls of offerings; the foreground priest wears a rudraksha-style mala and gold bangles. Marigold petals and orange cloth lie among the altars. Behind them a large audience in white sits beneath a red-draped pavilion with banana leaves and a parked truck. No candidate for a person is clearly visible in the foreground; the scene is a group fire ritual.2010-07-24A homa ceremony in progress outdoors. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged on mats in rows behind small square brick fire pits lined with white bricks, with flames burning in the pits. Yellow marigold flowers decorate the bricks. Brass bowls, a brass ladle, incense sticks, a plate of wood sticks and a plate of green leaves sit beside the fires. In the foreground a bearded man with a tilak of white ash on his forehead and rudraksha beads on his neck presses his palms together in prayer. Behind them women in saris, some in red, sit watching. Red and white tarpaulin and bamboo scaffolding frame the background.2010-07-24Outdoor homa ceremony in progress. A central fire pit is built from stacked white bricks decorated with yellow and orange marigold flowers and red blossoms, with brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot and fruit offerings arranged around it. In the foreground, a young man in white dhoti and kurta with a yellow shawl and a red tilak sits cross-legged and pours an offering into the fire from a small bowl. Beside him, another man in white with a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala sits close to the fire. Behind them, several white-clad devotees sit on the ground, and a red tent backdrop with banana plants stands in the background. No one in the scene is visibly identifiable as a person.2010-07-24Outdoors under a red tent canopy with banana plants, several men in white dhotis and white shirts sit on mats before brick fire pits. Flames burn in the pits, decorated with yellow flower petals, while the seated men pour offerings and hold ladles and brass bowls over the fire. Plates of fruit, leaves and flowers rest nearby. Behind them, a row of seated devotees, including women in saris, watches the homa. The scene is a fire ritual conducted by priests in white.2010-07-24A photograph of an outdoor homa ceremony on bare ground. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged behind rows of white brick fire pits, feeding offerings into small flames with long ladles and spoons. Smoke rises from the pits. Metal plates hold leaves, herbs, and bundled wood, and a long cloth-covered table on the right displays bananas, fruit, and red-and-orange cloth offerings. Behind them, rows of seated devotees in white, several women in colourful saris, and a few bright orange and red garments fill the background. Chalk kolam-style patterns mark the ground, with scattered flower petals near the fire pits.2010-07-24A photograph of an outdoor homa ritual on bare reddish earth. A man with short dark hair and a beard, wearing a white dhoti and white shirt with a dark mala around his neck and a tilak on his forehead, sits on a woven mat and tosses an offering with his right hand toward a small brick fire pit burning with orange flames. Beside him is a brass bowl with a ladle, a small brass vessel, and a steel tray of offerings. Yellow flowers are scattered over the bricks. Other participants in white clothing sit at neighbouring fire pits in the background, with trays of offerings and marigolds. The scene is fenced by brick-lined pits and white chalk markings on the ground.2010-07-24Outdoor homa ceremony with several rows of white-washed brick fire pits burning with open flames. Participants in white clothing sit on mats on the ground, some holding brass vessels, ladles and offering plates with flower petals, grains and sweets. A man in the foreground wears a dark rudraksha mala, a white kurta and a wristwatch-style bracelet, holding a small offering dish and a paper sheet. Yellow marigold petals are scattered over the bricks and bowls. Behind them a crowd of onlookers in white and colourful saris stands near a red wall with a blue tarp and a parked green vehicle.2010-07-24Outdoor homa being performed on a sandy ground under a bright sky. A square fire pit built of whitewashed bricks stands at centre, decorated with yellow flowers and banana leaves, with a brass vessel and offerings of fruit and bananas nearby. Two men in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit cross-legged at the front; the nearer one, with a tilak on his forehead, holds a small bell and ladle. Behind them, rows of seated participants in white clothing with lanyards sit on the ground, and a few people stand at the back beside a red tent and a wooden fence. Coconuts in woven baskets and stainless-steel plates of offerings line the foreground.2010-07-24