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Outdoor fire ritual on bare red earth in an open field under a clear sky. A shaved-headed priest in plain white dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged at a fire pit built from yellow-painted bricks, feeding the flames from a bowl beside him; a small microphone stands by him. Tied to a pole is a framed portrait garlanded with yellow marigolds and red and green flowers, set on a low table with a brass vessel and a sprig plant. Trays of dried twigs and leaves lie on a mat in front. A woman in an orange blouse with a long braid sits at the lower right, facing the fire. Blue plastic chairs and a shaded canopy with pennant strips appear in the background.

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Outdoors on bare red earth with patchy grass, a shaven-headed man in white ritual cloth sits cross-legged on a mat beside a square fire pit built of yellow-painted bricks with a small flame, flower petals scattered on the bricks. He holds a small bell and a spoon-like implement over offerings. Behind him a framed portrait stands garlanded with red and yellow flower garlands and green leaves, with a brass vessel holding a plant in front of it. A brass plate with flowers and a small lamp lies nearby, and a few people and a parked car are visible in the background. The man wears a rudraksha mala and appears to perform a homa or puja. The man's appearance is not a distinctive a person candidate.2011-11-12November 11 20112011-11-11November 04 20022002-11-04 +1 copiesNovember 07 20002000-11-07 +1 copiesNight outdoor homa at a square white-rimmed fire pit with a bright flame and smoke rising from straw and sticks. A priest in white dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha beads and a white forehead mark, sits behind the pit and pours or stirs with a ladle. Behind him a seated man in orange robes wearing a white headband and beads sits near a microphone. Marigold garlands, a brass plate of red flowers, coconuts, pineapple and a melon lie on the cloth at right, and a brass kalasha with yellow flowers sits at top right. Several people's hands and arms are visible at the left edge.2013-12-21November 11 20062006-11-11A seated priest in white ritual dhoti and shawl with gold border sits beside a brick fire pit with bright flames, feeding offering material into the fire. He wears a rudraksha mala, bangles, white ash markings on forehead and arms, and a red tilak. Yellow marigold garlands lie on the pit's edge, with brass bowls of flowers and a small kalasha nearby. A standing person in orange robes stands at right beside a white sack and a basket.2013-12-21Outdoor homa or yagna under a large spreading banyan tree on bare sandy ground. A fire burns in a rectangular brick fire pit surrounded by kolam designs. A person in a yellow-and-white robe sits behind the pit tending offerings, with a brass vessel nearby. To the right, a man in an orange saffron garment with a wrap sits on a low seat beside a brass lamp, a bell and a plate of fruit and sweets; no candidate's appearance can be confirmed as a person. Dozens of seated devotees in white clothes and rudraksha malas sit in rows on mats under the tree, and a standing attendant in white with palms joined stands at the right edge. Smoke drifts through the dappled light, with a potted plant and offerings at the left.2005-01-24January 24 20052005-01-24Outdoor homam at an ashram courtyard under trees. A priest in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on a wooden seat before a small brick fire pit with a flame and smoke, performing the offering. A second man in white kneels to the left holding a dish. In the foreground, several women in white sit before rows of small brass dishes, bananas, and bundles of sticks. Behind the fire, a white-draped altar holds a flower garland. A framed photograph of a seated figure in orange robes with a garland hangs on the wall, and a second framed portrait with flowers stands beside an ornate golden shrine with a deity murti. A black plaque with Tamil text sits at the shrine base, and orange bunting hangs across the background.2008-11-18Outdoor ritual under a open-sided thatched canopy of wooden poles and palm fronds. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a gold border sits cross-legged before a fire pit built from stacked white blocks, holding a small object in her hands and wearing a red rudraksha-style bead necklace. Behind her on the left, a man in white clothes sits beside a row of white-painted brick blocks and small offering pots. Further back, rows of seated devotees, several in orange and red saris, watch the proceedings. Brass bowls, a brass lamp and small clay pots with green leaves rest on the ground in front of the fire pit, consistent with a homa or puja setup.2006-09-29October 16 20072007-10-16