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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.

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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.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.2010-09-05A 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.2010-09-05Night-time photograph of a ritual fire with smoke rising over a sandy ground. In the foreground a man in white shirt and trousers with glasses bends forward to tend the fire, placing offerings near wooden planks decorated with yellow cloth and flower petals. Behind him a young man in an all-white kurta and white shawl with a rudraksha mala stands holding a fan-shaped leaf plate. To the right an elderly man with white hair and glasses, wearing a pale pink kurta and an event name badge, watches attentively. Several other people stand in the background, and a woman in an orange-bordered sari is partly visible at left. The scene is a homa or yagna-style fire ceremony.2008-01-07Night-time homa at an open-air fire pit with a low brick-edged rectangular kund. A figure on the left wears a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti with a white-and-red flower garland and is joined palms in namaste. Three young men in white dhotis with gold borders stand in a row, hands folded, wearing rudraksha malas. On the right, a man in an orange dhoti and red turban holds a white cloth over a silver tray of white and red flowers, pouring offerings toward the fire. Seated devotees in white fill the background, with smoke hanging in the dark air.2014-08-29Night outdoor homa at a square fire pit lined with yellow stone, with flames rising at the base. A shaved-headed young priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a white tilak and sacred thread holds up a long strand of flame-yellow cloth above the fire, while a second priest in similar saffron-orange clothing and a bare-chested cord-adorned figure nearby assist with offerings. On the left, a standing man wears a long white-and-marigold garland and a maroon-and-gold dhoti, hands folded in anjali. Behind them, a row of men in white dhotis with gold borders stand with palms pressed together, and a seated audience in white and red clothing watches. Brass bowls of offerings, kumkum, flowers and a decorated kalasha sit at the fire's edge.2014-08-29October 16 20102010-10-16September 10 20152015-09-10October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 27 20142014-10-27October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 11 20142014-10-11