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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.

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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 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.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.June 19 20142014-06-19Outdoor homa at dusk: a row of young men in white dhotis and orange shawls sit cross-legged on blue mats on sandy ground. Each has hands joined or working near small brick fire pits with burning sticks, brass bowls and vessels. A white building and trees stand behind. Several men are visible, the nearest in sharp focus, others receding down the row.Outdoor homa at dusk on bare reddish earth. Many men in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls sit in rows behind small square brick fire pits, some with flames rising. In the foreground a man in white with an orange shawl leans toward a fire pit, holding a large round copper vessel, while another kneels beside him. Brass vessels and a tray sit on a blue cloth at right. At left, an empty leopard-print cushion is draped in white cloth on a red mat, with a garland of red flowers placed on it. Trees and a red-walled building are in the background.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 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.June 29 20142014-06-29Outdoor 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.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.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.