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Outdoor ritual on bare red earth with many people seated in rows on blue mats and folded cloths, most in white clothes, some in pink, yellow and cream saris. Small brick platforms with lit oil lamps or small flames stand in front of them, and a few people hold books or sit with hands together. A tall tree, scattered green shrubs and a grey overcast sky surround the gathering, with a small shrine-like structure with a white cloth visible in the background. The image is a photograph of a group ritual setting, with no identifiable central figure shown.

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Outdoor homa ritual on bare sandy ground in front of a red-walled building with a green corrugated roof. Many participants sit in rows on blue and white mats behind small white brick fire pits, with small flames burning in the front pit. Most wear white kurta or dhoti-style clothing with rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a man in a white kurta tends the fire and holds a brass vessel, while a woman in a white sari with a gold border sits beside him holding a book and a small offering. Nearby, a woman in an orange sari and a man in a light blue shirt sit at their own fire pits. Trees and palms stand in the background.2006-08-28A large outdoor gathering on bare reddish earth, with dozens of people seated cross-legged in white clothing on blue mats and cloths in long rows. Many wear white dhotis, kurtas and sarees, and several women wear yellow or patterned saris. Each seated group has small brass plates, bowls and cups in front of them, and some are holding food or serving from white containers. Smoke or incense haze drifts across the middle of the field under a cloudy sky with trees and a low hill behind.2006-08-28Large outdoor homa ceremony on bare ground with many rows of participants in plain white dhotis and white shirts seated on blue mats before small brick fire pits, each holding flames, brass vessels and leaf offerings. Two women in white saris sit at right in a separate row. Beyond, a raised platform draped in pink and red cloth is decorated with garlands and flowers, and a few figures stand near it. Overhead there is a water tank on a tower, palm and tree foliage, and a grey sky.2006-07-11Outdoors on a dry, reddish-brown earth field, many participants in white dhoti-style clothing sit or kneel on blue and teal mats before small brick fire pits (homa kundas) with burning flames and brass vessels beside them. Several people wear orange-bordered shawls. Their bodies are bent forward in prostration or offering. Behind them, a framed portrait stands on a low platform among trees, and a blue-roofed building and a smoky haze appear on the horizon under a pale evening sky.July 11 20062006-07-11Outdoor homa or yagna on bare earth at a meditation ashram grounds. Many devotees in white clothes sit in rows behind small square brick fire pits with brass vessels, plates and offerings on the ground. A man in an orange saffron robe sits at the left foreground with his back to the camera, and another seated man in orange stands out at left-centre. Palm trees, a red-roofed building with green tin roof and a flag mark the background.2006-07-11Outdoor homa ceremony on bare red earth with many men in white dhotis and white shirts seated in long rows on mats, each before a small square brick fire pit with a lit flame and brass offering vessels. Behind them a long red and white draped canopy stretches across the field, with garlanded decorative panels and small umbrella-style canopies at the far end, and a black water tank on a metal stand stands among trees under an overcast sky.2006-07-11A large outdoor ritual gathering of hundreds of devotees, mostly dressed in white, sits in rows on bare ground at a homa-style setup. Many have hands pressed together in namaskar. Each seated group sits beside a square brick-built fire pit with small brass lamps and plates of offerings on the ground. A pink and gold draped canopy stands at the right, and a man in white stands on a raised spot near it. A red-roofed building, palm and tree lines, and a small flag form the background under an overcast sky.2006-07-11Outdoors on bare reddish-brown earth at dusk, a large group of people in white clothes sit in rows on small blue and green mats. Many wear orange or saffron shawls over white. Each seated participant has a low white platform in front holding a small clay or brass vessel and dried wood or leaves, consistent with a homa or yagna fire-ritual setup. A sitting figure in white with a framed portrait on a stand faces the group near the back, and a standing figure in white is at the far left. Trees, a white vehicle, and a pale evening sky are in the background.Outdoor photo of a bare dirt field at dusk where many people in white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls kneel and bow on blue-and-white mats before small brick fire pits with burning flames. A standing man in white with an orange shawl stands near a small framed picture on a stand at the back. Trees, a blue-roofed structure and smoke from the fires fill the background.Outdoor ritual gathering on bare earth where rows of white-clad men sit cross-legged on blue mats behind low rows of white brick enclosures, each holding metal plates and bowls with offerings. Many participants wear white dhotis and shirts, with some in saffron and purple. On the far right a raised decorated platform with a red-and-yellow draped backdrop is garlanded with marigold and flower arrangements, with figures seated beside a central altar near a smoke-producing fire. A water tank on a tower and tall trees stand in the background under overcast sky.2006-07-11Outdoors on a bare dirt ground, many devotees in white dhotis and white shirts sit in rows performing a homa. Several small square fire pits are built from white brick blocks, with small flames burning in them. Participants hold bowls and offerings beside the fire pits, and banana plants and a bamboo fence stand behind. Standing men in white and other onlookers move around the edges of the area, and a whitewashed wall and hillside form the background.2010-07-24