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Outdoor 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.

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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.2006-08-28Outdoor 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.2010-07-24Outdoor 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 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 a sandy ground with a fire pit built of white bricks and a small flame. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged on mats, several with rudraksha malas, pouring ghee or offerings from brass vessels into the fire. Marigold petals and brass plates of offerings lie on the mats. A cameraman with a tripod films at left. Behind them are banana plants, a red tent, a low wall and a line of seated devotees and onlookers. The area is decorated with white kolam lines.2010-07-24Outdoor homa ceremony under a open-sided tent roof strung with green leaf garlands. Several men and women in white clothes sit cross-legged on mats before square brick fire pits with burning flames, pouring offerings and tending ladles. Offering plates with fruit, flowers and red items sit beside the pits. A large crowd of seated devotees in white fills the sand-covered ground behind them, with a red and white draped stage and a tall pyramid of brass kalashas on the right. A white-robed figure with a yellow shawl stands at the stage edge.2010-07-24A 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 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.2010-07-24Outdoor fire ritual on a dusty ground in front of a red-brick building with a green corrugated roof and palm trees behind. A square fire pit built of white bricks burns in the centre, with a man in white clothes and an orange shawl tending it with a ladle-like implement. A kneeling man in white with an orange shawl sits at left beside a large round wooden tray. Several rows of small clay oil lamps are arranged on a teal mat at left. Many people in white clothes with orange shawls sit in rows on blue mats, each beside a small brick hearth with burning fire and offerings. A white-draped table and an upright board stand at lower right.Outdoor photograph at dusk of a homa ritual on reddish earth. Rows of participants sit cross-legged on blue and teal mats behind small square fire pits built from white brick blocks. Most wear white clothing with orange shawls draped over their shoulders and hold ritual items such as bowls and bundles of dry sticks. A red brick building with a curved green corrugated roof stands at left, with palm trees behind. Small flames and oil lamps burn at the pits, and one standing person is visible in the background.Outdoor fire-ritual gathering on bare red earth with hundreds of white-clad devotees seated in rows before square white-brick fire pits, several with small flames and smoke rising. Women in white saris and shawls sit with palms pressed together in prayer, some holding brass plates, with offerings, oil lamps and a bottle on a mat in the foreground. Palm trees, a green-roofed brick building and a red flag on a pole stand behind, with a white car parked nearby. The scene resembles a homa or yagna. No single person is clearly identifiable as a person.2006-07-11July 11 20062006-07-11