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Outdoor ritual on bare earth before a red-brick building with a green corrugated roof. Rows of practitioners sit cross-legged on blue tarpaulins behind low square stacks of white bricks that form fire altars. Most wear white clothes with orange shawls. In the foreground, a man in white with an orange shawl sits with palms pressed together before the central brick altar, with a brass plate, a bowl and small vessels beside him. At left, a rack of small clay oil lamps, some lit, and a brass tray with yellow flowers sit on a cloth. A red flower lies on the white cloth in the lower left corner.

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Outdoors on a dirt ground, many participants sit in rows on blue mats performing a homa, a fire ritual built from white bricks arranged into a square altar. Participants wear white clothes with orange shawls or sashes. In the foreground a seated man in white with an orange shawl, hands pressed together in anjali, sits behind the brick altar, with brass vessels, a plate of offerings and small clay lamps on the left. Red-roofed buildings and a green corrugated roof stand behind the group, and a framed board edges the left foreground.Outdoor 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 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.Outdoors on bare reddish earth at dusk, many men in white clothes with orange shawls sit in rows on blue and green mats before small brick fire pits, each with a burning flame. In the foreground, a man in white with an orange shawl kneels at a larger square brick fire altar, holding a ladle and tending the fire, while another attendant beside him holds a vessel. Trays of offerings and brass pots sit on a blue cloth at right, and a small table at left holds a garland of red and orange flowers beside a leopard-print cushion. A red-roofed building stands behind the field. This appears to be a homa fire ritual.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 homa performed on bare red earth in front of a red-walled building with a corrugated green roof and palm trees behind. A central square fire pit is built of white bricks with a flame burning inside. In the foreground a young man in white dhoti and orange shawl sits cross-legged beside the pit, tending the fire, with brass bowls and a pile of dried leaf plates at his left. Behind him many participants in white clothes and orange shawls sit in rows on blue and green mats, each beside a small brick fire pit with flames and smoke rising. On the right a wooden stand draped with white cloth holds marigold flowers. No a person candidate is visible.Outdoor homa ritual on bare earth at dusk, with rows of seated participants on blue and green mats behind rectangular arrangements of white bricks. Participants wear white dhotis or kurtas with orange saffron shawls. In the foreground a young man in a white kurta and orange shawl sits on a carved wooden stool, holding a ladle over a small fire in a metal fire pot. Brass pots, trays of puffed offerings, a silver cup and a plate of marigold petals sit nearby. A woman in white with an orange shawl appears at the right edge. A red building and palm trees stand in the background.Outdoor homa ritual at dusk on a dirt ground. Many men in white dhotis and orange shoulder cloths sit in rows before small brick fire pits with flames and smoke. In the foreground a man in white and orange kneels at a large brick homa altar, holding a ladle over a vessel, with brass bowls and plates beside him. Nearby, a tray of small offerings sits on a green cloth. At left, a white-draped stand holds marigold and red flower garlands on a leopard-print cushion, with a red mat in front. Trees and a red building are behind.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 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 ritual on bare reddish earth at dusk. Many participants in white kurtas and white dhotis with orange saffron shawls sit cross-legged on blue and green mats behind brick-lined fire pits. Each pit holds small flames and stacked kindling, with brass bowls and offerings nearby. In the foreground, a man in white kneels at left beside a brass plate of wood sticks and a yellow cloth bundle. Beside him, a young man in white and orange pours from a brass vessel into a bowl by a brick fire pit, next to a carved wooden stand. A small brass lamp with a flame sits at right. Roughly twenty to thirty people are visible across the rows.Outdoors on bare sandy ground at dusk, several rows of men in white dhotis and orange shawls sit in meditative posture before small brick fire pits (homa kundas) with flames rising. In the foreground a man with palms pressed together in namaskar sits beside a brass vessel and offerings, while another man kneels by a plate of items. At left stands an empty ornate leopard-print seat draped in white cloth with a red mat, and a small framed panel on a stand. Palm and leafy trees and a red-roofed building fill the background under a cloudy sky.