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December 16 20112011-12-16July 11 20102010-07-11July 11 20102010-07-11July 08 20102010-07-08An outdoor photograph of a homa or fire ritual on bare earth under coconut palms, with a grey overcast sky. Several circular fire pits lined with white ash stand in the open ground, with flames and smoke rising from some of them. A seated man in orange robes in the foreground sits on a mat near a pit, and a bald man in white stands to the left beside a figure in a striped shirt. Further back, several people in white clothes sit or stand near the fire pits, one wearing a red-orange shawl on the right. A white-walled small building with a green tin roof and a wooden fence sit behind them, with a wooden pole in the middle distance.2010-08-14Outdoor fire ritual on a dirt ground in front of low tiled buildings and palm trees. A fire burns in a shallow pit, with a man in an orange robe seated at the centre pouring offerings. Around him, men in white dhotis with yellow sashes sit on the ground, one holding a brass vessel to the fire. A crowd of onlookers in white and light clothing stands behind, and several photographers and a video camera operator film the scene at the right beside a red-and-white striped platform. Smoke drifts across the frame.2010-06-13A fire ritual outdoors on a dusty ground with circular marks. In the foreground a large wood fire burns with flames and smoke. A man in a white short-sleeved shirt and grey trousers pushes burning logs with a long red-handled tool, while another man in a white shirt and dark trousers stands holding a long-handled shovel, wearing a beaded necklace. Behind, a person in white dhoti and white shirt with a yellow cloth over the shoulder bends over a small circular space. Rows of small stone deity murtis and a white building with a tin roof stand in the background.2010-07-11Evening outdoor homa at a fire pit built from bricks on a dirt ground. Several devotees in plain white clothes sit and kneel around the flames, and a woman in white and yellow sits at the front with brass vessels and a small lamp on a low wooden stand. A man in a white turban and white garments stands at the right, and a bare-headed man in white stands in the foreground. Behind them, a crowd of onlookers in white and checked shirts stands and sits near a building with trees and lit windows.2006-09-20February 14 20072007-02-14A photograph of men in white ritual clothes tending a homa fire pit at night. A man in a white shirt and dhoti pours liquid from a metal pot into a brick-lined square pit where wood logs are burning. Nearby, a man in white stands with his hands held together, another in white watches, and a man in white glances at the fire. At far right, a man in an orange shawl over white clothes stands with hands folded. The ground around the pit is decorated with white and red kolam-style patterns, and a lit lamp stands near the edge. Tables and a covered hall are visible in the background.2006-12-17July 20 20102010-07-20August 17 20062006-08-17