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Outdoor homa ritual under a open tent with a white and red canopy. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged on mats and low platforms around square fire pits lined with white bricks and marigold petals. Brass vessels, a ladle and trays of wood sticks and offerings sit beside them, and smoke rises from the pits. Behind them, more people sit on the ground and a few walk among banana plants and a red-fenced area. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable here.

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Outdoor homa ceremony under a red and white tent on bare ground. Several men in white kurta-style clothes sit cross-legged on woven mats, many wearing yellow or saffron shawls. Small square fire pits made of white brick hold a small flame, with brass vessels and flower petals around them. Metal trays of fruit, flowers, and offerings lie on the ground, and an elaborately decorated stage with a kalasha display stands at right. Around a dozen seated onlookers in the background watch from behind the mats. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2010-07-24Outdoor homa ceremony on a dirt ground under a white tent with red and white draped fabric. In the foreground, a white-brick fire pit holds smoking ash and a metal ladle, with yellow marigold petals scattered around it. Men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged on woven mats, several wearing yellow shawls; one at right sits with hands joined in prayer. Brick platforms hold offering trays with fruit, coconuts and flowers. A framed portrait with a garland sits at upper right. Behind, a crowd of devotees sits on the ground and a truck and banana plants are visible beyond a red fence.2010-07-24Outdoor fire ritual on bare ground under a canopy. In the foreground a square fire pit of white brick is flanked by marigold petals, smoke rising from it and a brass ladle resting at its edge. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged on mats, some with hands pressed in anjali, others tending offerings on steel trays of fruit and flowers. Behind them stand tiered brick platforms and a row of kalasha pots stacked on the right, with an orange-draped seat beside them. A framed picture of a deity hangs on the backdrop, and a few onlookers in white stand nearby, with a vehicle and tents visible at the edge. This appears to be a homa or yagna.2010-07-24Outdoor homa ceremony on bare ground under a white tent with red and gold drapery. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts sit on low mats and raised wooden platforms before square brick fire pits holding small flames; one kneeling priest in the foreground has palms pressed together. Brass plates hold offerings of dried leaves, flowers, red fruit and dry sticks. Behind them a tiered pyramid of brass kalashas stands beside a framed portrait with garlands. Spectators in white and light clothing sit on the ground at the left. No identifiable a person figure is visible among the seated priests.2010-07-24Outdoor homa ceremony on bare earth under a red-draped pandal. Several rows of seated devotees in white clothes perform fire rituals at brick-built fire pits, with flames rising from the nearest pit. A man in the foreground wears a dark rudraksha mala and gold bracelet, holds a ladle and reads from a printed sheet. Brass vessels, marigold petals, a silver tray and a red offering packet sit on the bricks. Behind them a crowd of people in white and saris watches, and a green truck is parked at the right.2010-07-24Outdoor homa ceremony with several devotees seated on the ground in white clothes, palms pressed together in prayer. Brick-lined fire pits, one with a bright flame, are surrounded by brass bowls, a ladle, dried wood pieces, yellow marigold flowers and a red cloth offering. A man at left wears a rudraksha mala and holds his hands in namaskar; a middle-aged man in white with a rudraksha mala sits with hands folded. Other seated devotees in white and some women in light saris sit on mats behind the fire pits.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.2010-07-24Outdoor homa ceremony at a brick fire pit ringed with yellow and orange marigolds and red flowers, with a small flame burning in the centre. Two men in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit at the fire, one in the foreground placing offerings into the fire with his right hand, the other beside him holding a rudraksha mala. Behind them a seated woman in white and other devotees sit on the ground beneath a red draped canopy decorated with banana plants. Bananas and fruit plates rest on the left, and a brass vessel sits by the fire. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable by appearance, so the seated figures are described by role only.2010-07-24September 29 20062006-09-29Outdoor homa ceremony under a corrugated metal shelter with a hillside of rocks behind. Many devotees in white clothes with orange shawls sit on mats in rows before small brick fire pits, holding lit torches or lamps and offering flames into the fire. Smoke rises from the pits, and brass pots and plates of flowers and fruit sit in front of them. At the far end, a deity murti decorated with garlands and a draped canopy stands on a raised altar, with a priest in white at its side and a tall lamp stand nearby. Painted pillars frame the shelter.2008-11-11Outdoor homa or yagna in a open-sided pavilion with a palm tree and draped red and pink cloth backdrop. Rows of white-painted bricks form fire pits, with small flames and smoke rising from them. Several people in white clothing sit cross-legged at the pits, one man in a white shirt and white dhoti tending a fire with a brass ladle-like vessel and wooden stick. On the left, a woman in a white sari with a red border and a white forehead mark sits beside a flaming dish and fruit offerings on a woven mat. Many more people in white are seated in the background among the smoke.2006-12-29A photograph of an outdoor fire-ritual site under a canopy of palm fronds, orange and green pennants and cloth. Many participants sit cross-legged on blue and green mats behind rows of white rectangular brick-like fire pits and clay pots, tending small fires and offering ghee or items with spoons and bowls. In the foreground a man in white clothing with a rudraksha mala sits at a fire pit, and a woman in a white garment faces the pit. Bundled sticks and brass bowls lie beside the altars. Several participants wear white, saffron and red garments, and a few are seated among children in the background.2006-09-29