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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.

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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.Outdoor homa at dusk on reddish earth, with rows of small square brick fire pits burning in a long line. Men in white dhotis and orange shawls sit cross-legged on green and blue mats, feeding sticks into the flames from brass plates and stirring with long wooden ladles. Brass bowls, a copper vessel and a small brass spoon sit beside the fires. Several rows of similar participants continue into the background, and a purple emblem with a white bird appears at upper left.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 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.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.A photograph of an outdoor homa on bare earth at dusk, with a fire pit of stacked bricks in the foreground. Rows of young men in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange shawls sit cross-legged on blue and green mats, each behind a small brick fire pit with offerings. In the foreground a man in white and an orange shawl pours offerings into a flame held in a small pan, beside brass pots, a kalasha-style vessel and a bowl of flower petals. Palm trees and a red-walled building stand in the background.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, 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.Outdoor homa rite on bare red earth at dusk. A foreground young man in white kurta and orange shawl kneels with hands pressed together before a white-brick fire pit with flames. Beside him, a standing man in white clothes and orange shawl watches, and a large bronze gong or drum rests behind them. On the left and background, multiple other young men in white and orange shawls sit in meditative or prayer posture before their own small brick fire pits on green and blue mats, with brass vessels and utensils scattered near the foreground pit.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 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.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.