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A 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.

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Outdoor 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.2010-07-24An 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.2010-07-24A large open-air shelter with a corrugated metal roof and banana plant decorations hangs with leaf garlands, where many people sit cross-legged on woven striped mats in a homa or fire ritual. Several priests in white dhotis and shirts tend to smoke rising from a fire area, with bananas, fruit and brass vessels set out on white cloth in front. In the foreground a woman with light curly hair wears a turquoise shawl and blue skirt and holds a steel water bottle, while women in saris of red, pink, orange and white sit nearby, and children sit among them. A standing figure in an orange garment and white clothing stands at the left edge near a small wooden stand. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2010-07-24December 26 20062006-12-26Outdoor homa gathering under a open-sided pavilion decorated with banana plants and hanging mango leaves. Many seated devotees sit on woven straw mats with blue borders, mostly women in white and colourful saris, some in red, orange and teal. Several men in white shirts and dhotis sit and stand among them. Small fire pits with burning flames sit on brick bases in front, with fruit, flower offerings and brass plates arranged nearby. A man in a white shirt stands at the right edge. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2010-07-24A 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 large open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof and steel pillars, hung with marigold garlands and strings of small lights. Dozens of people sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, mostly in white dhotis and white kurtas, with women in saris in red, orange, maroon and teal with gold borders. Several white-clad figures stand at the front near a raised area. Palm trees are visible beyond the open sides, and a fire pit with offerings is set up at the far right under a flower garland. The seated devotees sit on white-painted low platforms.2006-12-26Outdoor 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.2010-07-24Outdoor homa ceremony under a corrugated metal canopy decorated with banana plants and leafy garlands. Many devotees sit cross-legged on woven straw mats with blue and purple stripes, most in white clothing with some in red, orange, pink and teal saris. A fire pit with smoke rises at the front left, tended by men in white, with offerings of fruit, flowers and red items nearby. Standing men in white shirts and a woman in pink observe along the back. A woman with curly hair in a turquoise shawl sits in the foreground. A large crowd fills the frame, and several white-clad figures in front of the fire appear to be officiating.2010-07-24Outdoor 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.2010-07-24July 18 20062006-07-18Outdoor photo of a ceremony under a corrugated metal roof supported by wooden poles, with woven multicoloured tassel hangings on the columns. Rows of women in white and cream clothes, some with orange or peach shawls, sit cross-legged on woven mats in front of low brick platforms holding brass plates, lamps and offerings, several with flowers and fruit. In the background, a man in white robes stands among the group, a woman in an orange sari stands at a fruit-laden table on the right, and a few other people walk across the grass under shade trees. A water bottle and bowl sit on a red cloth at left. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2008-11-11