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Outdoors on a dusty earth ground at dusk, a large group of men in white dhotis and white shirts lies prostrate on blue and green mats before small brick fire pits with burning flames and brass plates or trays. Some participants wear saffron cloths. A framed portrait sits on a low stand at the far end of the field, with trees and a parked white vehicle in the background.

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Outdoor photograph of a row of men in white dhotis and white shirts with saffron-orange cloth draped over their shoulders, lying prostrate face-down on blue and green mats on bare red earth. Each prostrating man has a small brick fire pit beside him with a burning flame and a brass plate of offerings. Smoke drifts across the field toward trees at dusk, and a framed picture stands on a small table at the far right, forming a homa-style ritual setting.Outdoors 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.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 homa ceremony on bare dry earth at dusk, with several small brick fire pits burning. Many participants in white dhoti-style clothes with orange or saffron shawls kneel or bow forward over blue and teal mats beside the flames, with brass vessels and offerings near the pits. A framed portrait of a deity or sage sits on a white-draped altar in the background, and smoke rises from a fire at the rear beyond scattered trees and a white building.Outdoor homa ritual at dawn or dusk on a bare red-earth ground, with rows of small brick fire pits burning with flames. Many participants in white clothes with orange-saffron shawls sit cross-legged on blue and green mats, feeding offerings into the fires with long ladles and bowls. A small altar on the right holds a framed picture and offering items on a white cloth, and trees and haze fill the background under a low sun.A photograph at dusk of an outdoor ritual ground of reddish earth lined with rows of small square fire pits, each with a burning flame and offerings on brass plates. Many people in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged on green mats or stand between the rows, some with saffron-coloured cloths over their shoulders. Palm trees and dark trees silhouette against a golden sky, with smoke rising from a distant fire altar on the right. This appears to be a homa fire ritual; no individual is clearly identifiable as the a person.A large open-air yagna pavilion with a dry-grass floor and palm-trunk pillars. Many devotees in plain white clothing are prostrating in front of small square brick fire pits (kundas) that are lit and smoking, with brass plates and bowls of offerings beside them. Some participants are kneeling and others stand or walk among the pits, and a man in white holds a cloth-wrapped object near a palm pillar. Bright banners and tents fill the background, with a crowd watching from the back.2006-07-17Outdoors 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 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 fire ritual on a bare red-earth field at dusk, with rows of participants seated on blue and green mats before small square brick fire pits burning with flames. Most participants wear white garments with orange shawls or sashes over their shoulders, and women with long black hair predominate. A woman in the foreground in white with an orange shawl feeds sticks into the fire pit beside a small brass vessel and papers placed on the mat. Behind the rows, a framed portrait sits on a small white altar with a flower garland, flanked by trees and low buildings under a cloudy sky. This is a homa/yagna performed in a group.Outdoors on reddish-brown earth at dusk, rows of practitioners sit cross-legged on mats before small square fire pits built from white bricks, each with a bright flame and brass vessels with offerings. Most wear white clothes with orange-saffron shawls draped over their shoulders, hands pressed together in anjali. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl sits with palms joined, and another woman in white with an orange shawl kneels at the right edge beside a fire pit and brass bowl. The scene reads as a homa or yagna performed in a group ritual.Outdoors on bare reddish earth at dusk, rows of men in white kurtas and white dhotis with orange saffron shawls sit on blue mats performing a homa. Each participant tends a small fire built inside a square pit of white bricks, feeding sticks into the flames with a ladle or spoon from a brass bowl. Brass vessels and piles of wood sticks lie beside the pits. At the far right, a framed portrait stands on a white-draped table with a red cloth and offerings, and another man in white sits near it. Smoke rises across the background trees.