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Outdoors on bare reddish earth at dusk, a row of women in plain white cotton saris with gold borders sit cross-legged on blue tarps before rectangular white brick fire pits. Each small pit burns with flames, and the women hold ladles and bronze bowls over the fire, performing a homa or yagna. In the foreground a woman with a hair bun and rudraksha mala raises her hands in anjali, while nearby a woman holds a ladle over the flames. Trees, a red-roofed building and a few palms form the background, and small oil lamps sit at the front.

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Outdoor homa performed by a row of women in white traditional clothing seated on blue and green mats on reddish earth. Each sits behind a small square fire pit built of white bricks with flames rising, and they tend the fires with ladles and spoons. The woman in the foreground, wearing a white sari with a gold-toned border and a long dark braid, holds her hands together in front of her. Dusk light falls across the scene, with more brick fire pits and small stacked brick structures 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.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.Outdoor homa ceremony at dusk on bare earth, with rows of participants seated on blue and green mats behind small brick fire pits with flames. In the foreground a woman with light brown hair in a white robe and orange shawl sits with palms pressed together in prayer, a beaded mala around her neck, a book on her lap. Nearby, a young girl in white with an orange shawl sits with hands joined beside a brass vessel and fire. Many other participants in white robes and orange shawls kneel or sit in lines across the field under trees and a pale evening sky.Outdoor homa ceremony on bare reddish-brown ground at dusk. Rows of seated participants in white clothes with orange shawls sit on blue mats behind small square brick fire pits with flames. In the foreground, a woman with wavy light-brown hair in white clothes and an orange shawl sits with palms pressed together in namaskar beside a fire pit with a metal vessel and offering items. Other participants fold their hands in prayer behind her. A red-roofed building with a green roof and palm trees stand in the background under a cloudy sky.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.A row of women in white dhotis with orange shawls sit cross-legged on blue and green mats at outdoor fire pits built from white concrete blocks on bare red earth. Each performs a homa, feeding sticks and wood into small flames and holding brass bowls and ladles beside the fire. A woman in the foreground on the left, with light hair pulled back, tends a fire with a metal ladle, while a dark-haired woman beside her adds wood. Fires burn in a line receding into the dusk, with green grass at the back.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.Outdoors on bare reddish earth at dusk, a row of people in white clothes and orange shawls sit on blue mats performing a homa beside rectangular fire pits built of white bricks. In the foreground a young man with curly hair, wearing a white kurta and an orange shawl, leans forward and feeds the flames with a wooden ladle. Bronze bowls hold offerings, and a tray of small clay dishes lies at the lower left. Other participants in white and orange tend fires behind him, and smoke rises from several pits. A large carved wooden drum-like object stands at the left edge.June 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesDevotees in white clothing perform a homa at a row of brick fire pits, with flames rising from several of them under a striped red-and-white tent. In the foreground a woman with grey-streaked hair in a white sari with a gold border holds a green leaf over the fire, beside a small brass bowl and a brass vessel. Behind her a man in white shirt and dhoti and a younger woman in a white top sit cross-legged tending the fires, while many more people in white and colourful saris sit in the smoky background.2014-06-29 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa ceremony held outdoors under a tent. Many devotees sit on mats in rows before small square fire pits built from brick, with small flames rising from each. Most wear white clothes with orange shawls or stoles. They hold ladles and spoons over the fires and have brass bowls and plates of offerings, including orange kumkum or vibhuti, beside them. Several participants are young women with hair tied back. Behind them more seated people and a green tree line are visible. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this image.2008-11-11