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A photograph of an outdoor homa or yagna on bare earth. A ring of burning logs surrounds a cleared circle of sand, with small fires and smoke rising at several points. A man with short grey hair, dressed entirely in white, sits cross-legged at the centre rear facing the fire. To the left a woman in white sits on the ground and further back a figure in orange-brown robes sits. On the right another person in white sits near the fire. A low wall with red and white stripes, white cloth and dense green trees form the background. A green bin stands at the right edge.

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August 18 20062006-08-18Outdoor ritual scene on bare reddish earth with several smouldering fire pits arranged in rings, smoke drifting through palm trees. A woman with shoulder-length brown hair sits cross-legged in front, wrapped in a white shawl over white clothes, eyes closed, hands resting in her lap. Behind her a man with white hair and a grey beard, dressed in white with a beaded necklace, sits on a low stool. Other participants in white robes sit or stand around the fire rings, one man bending to tend a pit, and a few carry small vessels. A vehicle and small buildings are visible at the left edge. This appears to be a fire ritual or homa with participants in meditative postures.2006-08-18August 18 20062006-08-18Outdoor photograph of devotees seated on bare sandy ground at a fire ritual. About seven people are visible, mostly in white ritual clothes with red-bordered dhotis and some wearing saffron/orange shawls over white. A man in the foreground in a white dhoti with red border sits before a fire ring, and palms and trees form the background.2006-08-18August 17 20062006-08-17August 18 20062006-08-18August 17 20062006-08-17August 18 20062006-08-18August 17 20062006-08-17August 18 20062006-08-18Outdoor ritual scene at an ashram ground with a sandy floor and smoke rising from several ring-shaped fire pits covered in charred wood. Many seated participants wear white dhotis and white shirts, while one seated figure in the foreground wears a saffron/orange robe and sits inside a fire ring. A standing man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks at left, and another man in white dhoti and white top stands at right holding a long stick. A red and white striped wall and dense green trees form the background, consistent with a homa or yagna gathering.2006-08-18August 17 20062006-08-17