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Outdoor homa or yagna at dusk on bare earth, with many devotees seated in rows around small brick fire pits with flames. In the foreground a bald, bearded man in orange robes sits cross-legged at left, hands folded, with a woman in orange and another in white saris beside him. Hundreds of seated and standing people in white, cream, blue and green clothing fill the field behind, with wooden poles strung with lights and a small white structure among trees in the background.

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July 29 20082008-07-29July 29 20082008-07-29July 29 20082008-07-29July 29 20082008-07-29July 29 20082008-07-29July 29 20082008-07-29July 29 20082008-07-29Outdoor homa on open dry ground at dusk, with a large crowd seated in rows. Dozens of small brick fire pits with burning flames and smoke fill the field, each tended by seated devotees in white and pale clothing. In the foreground, two orange-robed figures sit on a white cushioned seat draped with a striped blue and red cloth: a bearded man in saffron robes on the left-centre and a woman in orange robes beside him. Behind them, a bald man in white sits near a brick fire pit. Utility poles, a parked blue bus and a cloudy sky are visible in the background.2008-07-29July 29 20082008-07-29July 29 20082008-07-29July 29 20082008-07-29A large outdoor homa or yagna gathering at dusk, with hundreds of seated devotees, mostly women in colourful saris and salwars, arranged in rows on bare earth. Each participant sits before a small square fire pit built of red bricks, with flames and smoke rising from the pits. Many wear white, while others wear orange, blue, pink and purple. Tall lamp posts with lights stand among the rows, with trees and a low building beyond and a cloudy sky above.2008-07-29