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Outdoor homa ceremony under a corrugated metal shelter, with a fire pit and offerings in the foreground and a decorated altar with red and white draped fabric and an orange canopy behind it. Many seated devotees in white clothes sit on woven mats facing the altar, including women in saris and salwar and a few children. A standing young man in a white and orange shirt watches from the right edge. A small orange-robed figure is visible near the altar, but no one can be confidently identified. A banner and lights hang overhead, with trees and buildings behind the stage.

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An outdoor homa ceremony under a corrugated metal shed with steel trusses, decorated with banana leaves and draped cloth in cream and red. At the centre a sacred fire pit with burning flames and a small orange shrine with a deity murti stands before a figure in a white robe and yellow shawl who performs the rite. Rows of devotees sit on mats in white clothing, with women in saris of pink, yellow and light blue, several with long braids. Offerings, flower bowls, kalasha-style pots and a small fire pit are arranged on the ground in front. A speaker stands at the left edge and a multi-storey building appears in the background.2010-07-24Outdoor fire ritual under a corrugated metal shelter with banana leaves and strings of small pennants overhead. Devotees, mostly women in white and cream saris and some in red, pink and orange, sit cross-legged on woven mats facing a raised stage draped with white, red and gold cloth. A framed portrait sits on an orange and gold backdrop. In the foreground, rows of small brick fire pits with burning homa offerings send smoke upward, and white-clad priests tend them. A young girl in a brown embroidered top and lanyard stands at right, and a man in a white shirt stands at left near a speaker. Behind the stage, a tractor and parked motorbikes are visible.2010-07-24A large open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof holds a crowd of seated devotees on a concrete floor. Most men wear white dhotis and shirts; many women wear saris in pink, yellow, red and teal, some with hair in long braids. Rows of small white brick fire pits with brass pots and offerings line the foreground. At the far end, priests in saffron and orange robes stand before an ornately decorated altar with floral garlands, colourful ceremonial arches and a deity murti. Strings of marigold garlands and bunting hang overhead, and black speakers flank the stage.2006-12-26A large open-sided tent-like pavilion with a corrugated metal roof and steel trusses shelters a seated congregation of many devotees on the floor. Most wear white, with women in saris of pink, orange, green and red-and-gold. At the front, a red-draped platform is decorated with floral garlands and colourful arched floral displays, and a few people in saffron and white stand near it and at the sides. Several figures near the stage wear orange robes. Loudspeakers stand at the front, and palm trees and greenery show beyond the open sides. The scene resembles a ritual gathering or satsang.2006-12-26A photograph of a large open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof, where a crowd of devotees sits on the floor in rows. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis, while many women wear red, orange, green and yellow saris. In the foreground seated participants hold small brass plates and oil lamps set on white blocks arranged around a central fire pit. At left and centre two elaborate deity murti shrines stand framed by arches of red, green, white and yellow flower garlands, with a decorated canopy strung with marigold garlands overhead. A standing priest in white clothing and a figure in orange are near the shrines, and a sound system stands on a table. Trees and more people are visible beyond the open sides.2006-12-26A photograph of an outdoor homa ceremony under a corrugated metal canopy with banana plants at the edges. Many people sit on woven mats in rows, many women in white saris and men in white dhotis, along with several women in coloured saris. Behind them, priests in white clothes tend fire pits built from bricks with smoke rising, and a decorated stage with red and white draping holds a framed portrait and a kalasha-like arrangement. A few people stand near a speaker and a banner on the left. Strings of leaves hang from the frame above. Many people are visible, well over twenty.2010-07-24A large open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and bamboo pillars holds a seated ritual gathering. Many devotees in white clothing sit cross-legged on mats before white stone homa pits, many with small brass plates and oil lamps set before them. A raised stage at the right is draped in purple cloth with a decorated backdrop and a central image, with a microphone and speakers nearby. Banners and string decorations hang along the back. Several people stand among the seated devotees, and the crowd fills most of the hall.2006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17A photograph of a large seated congregation under an open-sided shed with a corrugated roof and string lights. Many people in white dhotis and shirts and women in saris sit on mats and stone blocks facing a decorated altar at the front, where several deity murtis stand within tall, multicoloured arched frames with garlands and marigold strands. Two saffron-robed figures stand near the altar and speakers, and a standing man in white clothes stands at the right edge. The foreground shows women in yellow, pink and turquoise saris with long braids. The scene suggests a ritual or satsang gathering.2006-12-26February 24 20072007-02-24December 26 20062006-12-26Outdoor homa in a covered open-sided shelter with corrugated roofing and hanging green leaf strings. Participants in white dhotis and white shirts sit in rows on mats and brick-lined fire pits, many with small fires burning and brass vessels and plates of offerings before them. A man in a white shirt stands at the front near a tiered pyramid of small kalasha pots and a decorated stage with red and cream draped fabric. A framed portrait on the stage shows a figure in orange clothing. Several spectators sit at the lower left edge. Approximately 25 physical people are visible in total.2010-07-24