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Outdoor fire ritual at dusk with a square homa pit lined with stones and smoking, edged with white chalk-drawn patterns. A man in white clothes with a blue lanyard bends over the pit, holding a small brass dish of offering. Behind him a woman in white with a white shawl stands with hands folded. On the right, a figure in white robes with maroon and cream borders stands at the pit's edge with a long rudraksha-style necklace, while a bald man in white with a mala looks on. Brass bowls, a plate of grain, and a tray of offerings sit on an orange cloth. A crowd of people in white and colourful clothes stands behind under palm trees and tin-roofed huts.

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Outdoor evening homa at a square fire pit lined with white and yellow powder markings, with dark smoke rising from the pit and a wooden stick standing in the embers. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with red-bordered edges and a gold necklace stands at the pit, holding an offering and facing another man. In front, a man in a white shirt with a lanyard and folded hands stands at the edge; a second man in white holds a small ritual vessel. Brass bowls, a plate of grains and a tray of offerings sit on an orange cloth beside the pit. Behind them a crowd of mostly white-clad devotees, some with white and red attire, watches under palm trees with a corrugated hut at left.2010-09-05Outdoor photograph at dusk of a ritual gathering with thick smoke rising from a fire pit in the foreground. A bald priest in white dhoti and a white shawl with red border, wearing a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a tilak on his forehead, stands at right holding his hands toward a man in white kurta who stands with palms pressed together at left. Behind them, several men in white clothing stand in the smoke, and a crowd of devotees in white and other colours stands beneath palm trees. Brass vessels, bowls and oil lamps sit on a mat in front, and a green palm frond is visible at the right edge. The priest's figure shows no distinctive a person cues beyond ordinary white ritual clothing, so identity is unsure.2010-09-05October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesA smoky outdoor ritual at dusk where a bald man in a white shirt and grey track trousers stands barefoot, bowing with palms joined in front of a fire pit. Nearby, priests in white dhotis and maroon-bordered shawls perform the homa, one holding a ritual implement and another pouring offerings. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white and cream clothes stands with hands folded, some wearing rudraksha or beaded necklaces. Brass plates, bowls and a kalasha sit on the orange-tiled platform, with palm fronds at the right edge and a palm-lined backdrop beyond the smoke.2010-09-05October 16 20102010-10-16Night outdoor homa at a fire pit lined with white stone and marigold petals, smoke rising. A standing man in orange robes and a gold necklace pours offerings from a silver plate into the fire. Beside him a younger man in white with a yellow shawl holds a tray of red items. Two orange-robed men with rudraksha malas sit at the pit, another orange-clad woman sits at left, and seated figures in white and yellow line the background under a leafy canopy. Brass vessels and cloths rest on the ground.2009-10-17A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala around his neck pours a ghee offering from a ladle into a square white fire pit (homa/yagna kunda) with smoke rising. Behind him, a second man in white clothing tends items, and a red-and-white garland-draped table with brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot and offering plates sits to the right beside an orange wall and potted plants. Brass bowls with yellow offerings sit in the foreground.2011-12-17Outdoor homa ceremony in an open courtyard with a square fire pit in the centre, smoke rising and flowers scattered on its white edges. Several men in plain white dhotis and bare upper bodies sit cross-legged around the pit, wearing gold-coloured and beaded necklaces; several hold brass plates and bowls of offerings and wood. A large seated figure in white at the centre tends the fire, and a brass oil lamp burns at the right edge beside a purple cloth. A woman in a white sari stands in the background among other white-clad attendants, and a few onlookers sit at the far left near a whitewashed wall and orange-painted building.2010-10-16 +1 copiesNovember 05 20102010-11-05October 16 20102010-10-16 +2 copiesDecember 16 20102010-12-16