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Outdoor homa ceremony under a open-sided tent roof strung with green leaf garlands. Several men and women in white clothes sit cross-legged on mats before square brick fire pits with burning flames, pouring offerings and tending ladles. Offering plates with fruit, flowers and red items sit beside the pits. A large crowd of seated devotees in white fills the sand-covered ground behind them, with a red and white draped stage and a tall pyramid of brass kalashas on the right. A white-robed figure with a yellow shawl stands at the stage edge.

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Outdoor homa on a covered open-air ground hung with green leaf garlands. In the foreground, several men and women in white clothes sit on mats before brick-lined fire pits holding flames and offering plates of flowers, fruit and leaves. A standing man in a white shirt holds a lit lamp near a tiered pyramid of kalasha pots on the right. Behind, a white canopy with red and white drapes surrounds a decorated orange-and-white vehicle bearing a framed portrait garlanded with flowers. Many seated devotees in white fill the background rows under a tin roof. A man in the foreground in white with a gold necklace holds a lamp. The scene shows homa rites with offerings during an evening ceremony.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 red earth with many small brick fire pits arranged in rows. Men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged, several in white with yellow or saffron shawls over their shoulders, some tending fires with long ladles. Plates hold bananas, white flowers, saffron-orange cloths, bundled sticks and rice-like offerings. Banana trees and palms stand behind a bamboo fence, with a crowd of seated and standing devotees in white and some women in saffron and pink saris watching. Smoke rises from the fires at left. No identifiable a person figure is visible among the participants.2010-07-24Outdoor homa ceremony under a white and red tented pavilion with banana leaves and strings of mango leaves overhead. Several devotees in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged on mats before small square brick fire pits holding burning embers, with brass bowls, leaves, flowers and offering plates around them. A man in white with a yellow shawl stands at the raised platform holding a lit flame, and a tiered pyramid of brass kalashas stands to the right. Behind the platform a framed portrait with marigold garlands hangs on an orange panel. Several more people stand and sit in the background, and a truck is parked beside the red tent.2010-07-24Outdoors on a bare dirt ground, many devotees in white dhotis and white shirts sit in rows performing a homa. Several small square fire pits are built from white brick blocks, with small flames burning in them. Participants hold bowls and offerings beside the fire pits, and banana plants and a bamboo fence stand behind. Standing men in white and other onlookers move around the edges of the area, and a whitewashed wall and hillside form the background.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.2010-07-24July 17 20062006-07-17Outdoor homa ceremony under a corrugated metal roof with bamboo-leaf strings overhead. Priests in white dhotis and shirts sit on mats behind brick-lined fire pits, tending flames and pouring offerings from brass vessels. Yellow-shawled men sit near the front. Platters of fruit, flowers and leaves lie on cloths. A large crowd of seated devotees fills the courtyard, and a white cushioned chair sits on an orange cloth at the right beside a framed portrait garlanded with flowers and a row of brass kalashas. A banner or tent drape in red and white frames the scene.2010-07-24July 17 20062006-07-17July 11 20062006-07-11A 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.2010-07-24An outdoor homa ceremony on a dirt ground under a metal-framed canopy decorated with leafy garlands. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged on mats before brick fire pits, where flames burn and ritual offerings are arranged. A standing man in white with a yellow shawl holds a lit flame near a raised platform. On the right, a tall stepped pyramid of kalasha-style pots is set in front of an orange bus and a framed photograph of a garlanded figure in orange-and-saffron clothing. Behind the seated group, a large crowd of seated and standing people fills the courtyard, with a red-draped tent and parked vehicles beyond.2010-07-24