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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.

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Outdoor 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 ritual on bare sandy ground in front of a red-walled building with a green corrugated roof. A square fire pit built of white bricks holds a burning fire, with a kalasha-like offering and small oil lamps arranged on a tray to the left. Around the fire, rows of participants sit on blue mats in white clothes, several with hands pressed together in prayer. A woman in a saffron-orange top sits near the right, and a woman in a white sari with a red-bordered cloth stands near the fire. A large carved wooden seat or peetha stands at right, and a black board with a white cloth is at lower left. Roughly thirty people are visible.2006-08-28A 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.2006-07-11July 11 20062006-07-11Outdoor homa ceremony on bare ground with several rows of white brick fire pits, flames rising from the nearest one. Priests in white dhotis and kurtas sit on mats and low white platforms, holding ladles, brass pots and bowls of offerings; the foreground priest wears a rudraksha-style mala and gold bangles. Marigold petals and orange cloth lie among the altars. Behind them a large audience in white sits beneath a red-draped pavilion with banana leaves and a parked truck. No candidate for a person is clearly visible in the foreground; the scene is a group fire ritual.2010-07-24July 11 20062006-07-11Outdoor fire ritual on bare earth, with a row of rectangular brick fire pits lit by small flames. Men in white dhotis and white kurtas sit cross-legged on mats in front of the pits, performing a homa; the foreground man in the front-centre holds a brass ladle over a fire with a metal plate of offerings nearby. Other participants sit behind, many wearing white with saffron-coloured shawls or small badges, and plates of fruit, flowers and offerings sit at the pits. Banana plants, a red tent, and a blue tarpaulin frame the background, with a crowd of onlookers standing beyond. A purple logo sits in the upper left corner.2010-07-24 +2 copiesOutdoor homa or yagna on bare earth: rows of men and women in white dhotis and kurtas sit cross-legged before small brick fire pits (kundas) with wood sticks, marigold petals, oil lamps and brass bowls set on banana-leaf plates. Many devotees wear rudraksha malas. Behind them a large crowd stands and watches under palm trees beside a small temple gopuram and a concrete building. No single robed figure stands out as a clear a person candidate.2007-09-03Outdoor homa or yagna ceremony on bare red earth, with many devotees in white dhotis and white clothing seated in rows behind small square brick enclosures containing wood sticks, brass vessels and offerings. A woman in a white sari with a long braid sits with hands folded in prayer in the foreground. Behind the rows, a red and white draped canopy and a stand of marigold and garland decorations line the right side, and a standing figure in white and a figure in orange robes stand near the ceremonial area. A black water tank on a metal stand and palm trees appear in the background.2006-07-11Outdoor 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.2006-08-28Outdoor fire ritual on bare reddish earth at dusk, with many participants seated cross-legged on blue and green mats before small square brick fire pits. Each pit holds a burning flame, and participants tend them with brass vessels and ladles. Most wear white clothing with orange-saffron shawls or stoles, and several have long dark hair pulled back. A framed deity murti or portrait stands on a white-draped table at the upper left, and a small blue tent-like structure is visible on the right. Trees and a distant horizon frame the scene. This appears to be a homa carried out in open ground.Outdoor homa ceremony at dusk on bare red earth. Many practitioners in white clothes with orange shawls sit on mats around small square brick fire pits, each with a small flame. In the foreground a man in white with an orange shawl holds a brass plate of burning offerings over a central brick fire pit, while a man at left presses his palms together beside stacked dried leaves. Behind them stands a long red building with a green corrugated roof and palm trees. A framed board and white-draped table with red and orange flowers sit at right.