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Outdoor homa ceremony beneath a large spreading banyan tree. A brick-lined fire pit with bright flames sits in the foreground on sandy ground decorated with white kolam designs. A woman in a white sari with a gold-bordered yellow shawl sits at right, facing the fire and performing the ritual, with a brass lamp and flower-decorated plates nearby. Behind the fire, rows of seated devotees in white clothes and rudraksha malas face the fire, with a few in orange. A tall bearded man with long dark hair, wearing an orange shawl over white robes, stands at far right. A white-draped altar with a potted plant and a basket of flowers stands at left. Visible people number roughly 50-60.

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Outdoor ceremony beneath a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots. A fire burns in a square brick fire pit decorated with white kolam patterns on the ground, indicating a homa or yagna. Seated in front is a figure in white with a golden shawl at a microphone stand, with a plate of fruit and flowers nearby. A large crowd of mostly white-clad devotees sits cross-legged, many wearing rudraksha malas, with a few in orange. On the right, a standing bearded man in white with an orange shawl stands with hands folded. A white-draped table with a basket of flowers and plants stands at the left edge. Many women in white and a woman in teal sit among the seated devotees.2005-01-24Outdoor fire ritual beneath a large spreading banyan tree on bare sandy ground. A brick-lined fire pit with a burning flame sits at the centre, surrounded by yellow-orange bricks and rangoli-style white line drawings. Seated in front of the fire, a long-haired person in a white and yellow garment holds a long wooden stick or ladle over the flames, a small kalasha or lamp on a stand beside them. Beside them a person in an orange saffron wrap bends forward near the fire. Behind, rows of seated devotees in white clothes with rudraksha-style beaded malas sit on red mats, some with hands folded, while standing attendants in white move about on the right. Fruit offerings on a plate and a potted plant with a basket sit at the edges of the frame. This appears to be a homa or yagna with an audience.2005-01-24Outdoor photo under a large spreading tree at an open-air gathering. A figure with long dark hair in a white garment with a yellow shawl sits on the ground at the right, facing a brick fire pit with a bright flame, a microphone stand beside them and brass bowls and flower offerings nearby. A seated audience of many people in white clothes and rudraksha malas faces them on the sand, with several saffron-robed figures in orange among them. At left, a raised white-draped seat is decorated with green leaves and flowers. Ritual kolam designs are drawn on the ground, and a hanging bell hangs from a branch.2005-01-24Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with sprawling aerial roots and branches. Dozens of devotees in white clothing sit on sandy ground in rows. A fire pit made of stacked yellow bricks sends up smoke, with offerings and a kalasha-like vessel nearby. A person in orange and white kneels at the fire pit while others stand in white and a camera on a tripod records the ceremony. The ground is scattered with rangoli-style markings.2005-01-24A photograph of a homa at an outdoor sacred site beneath a large banyan tree. A central figure with long dark hair, a white turban and white robe with a rudraksha mala sits before a yellow-brick fire pit where a flame burns. Two men in orange and white robes kneel at left, one offering items from a brass plate. Behind, a seated group in white clothing and a crowd of onlookers watch. At right, a red and ornate umbrella shades a decorated altar with marigold and orange garlands, a kalasha and brass vessels, with smoke rising. The scene is a fire ritual under the tree.2005-03-08Outdoor homa ceremony beneath a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots. A square fire pit lined with yellow-brown bricks sends up smoke at the centre, with white kolam designs drawn on the sandy ground around it. A woman in a white sari with a yellow border sits on a chair at the right, hands raised in a gesture, a microphone stand before her, with an oil lamp and brass plates of offerings beside her. Behind the fire, rows of seated devotees in white clothes, many wearing rudraksha malas, sit with hands folded in prayer. A few devotees in saffron-orange garments are visible among them, and a young girl in red and white sits at the left near a basket of green leaves and flowers on a white-draped stand. A large seated crowd fills the background under the trees.2005-01-24 +1 copiesJuly 19 20052005-07-19Outdoor homa or yagna under a wide tree canopy: a brick fire pit with a flame sits center-left, while a young woman in white at left, seated on a low wooden stool, gestures toward it with a ladle or spoon. Plates of flowers, a brass vessel and offerings lie on the ground in front. Behind the fire, a richly decorated deity murti with a flower garland and yellow ornamented robe sits on a rocky platform with floral garlands. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes with rudraksha malas face the fire, with a few wearing orange, while a standing man in white and a camera on a tripod stand among them. Rangoli-style white designs decorate the ground.2005-01-24Outdoor ritual under a large spreading banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A figure in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair stands bowing at a square brick fire pit (homa kund) where a ceremony is performed. Beside him a figure in white with a white head wrap kneels with hands folded near the fire. A crowd of devotees dressed in white sits on the sand in rows, many with hands in anjali, and standing people in white line the back. On the right a white-draped table holds orange and yellow garlands, brass lamps and a small deity arrangement under a red and orange patterned umbrella. Brass oil lamps and leaf plates with offerings sit on the ground at left and in the foreground.2005-03-08January 24 20052005-01-24July 19 20052005-07-19July 19 20052005-07-19