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Large outdoor gathering on a sunny open ground during a ritual event, with a dense crowd of many hundreds of people filling the foreground and midground. Many wear saffron-orange and red clothing, while some wear white dhotis and kurtas. Stage lighting rigs on a metal truss stand at left, with a white tented pavilion and trees behind. In the foreground at left, brass plates and lamps sit beside bundles of incense sticks and a fire-related setup near a red carpet. Many people raise hands or hold up phones, and photographers with tripods and cameras work along the crowd edge. No identifiable individual can be singled out as a particular person.

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Outdoor ritual photo of a large crowd gathered around a homa fire pit on a raised stone platform, with flames and smoke rising from a burning fire built on layered wooden logs above a tiered base of yellow-orange offering trays strewn with petals. Devotees in white kurtas, orange and red shawls, saffron-coloured garments and sarees mill about, many holding phones to film. In the foreground, a man in a pink shirt stands with hands near his chest, and a woman in a white saree with a rudraksha mala sits on the platform. Bundles of sticks, steel bowls and small heaps of white powder sit in front of the fire. Stage lights on a tall truss, a golden-roofed building and tents appear in the background.2017-12-12A large outdoor crowd gathers at a homa fire ritual under a hazy sky, with stage lighting trusses at the top right and a tented structure behind. Many devotees in white and orange-red clothing raise smartphones overhead to photograph the proceedings. At left, a fire blazes in a raised pit beside a low table holding stacked round offering trays, brass bowls, and bundled wood. A woman in an orange sari stands near the fire while a woman in white with a rudraksha-style necklace appears among the crowd. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues in this view.2017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12Outdoor homa at a large open-air gathering. A fire blazes on a tiered brick altar edged with yellow-marigold garlands, with smoke rising. Several priests in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls sit at the fire, one wearing a bright orange turban and rudraksha malas. A brass oil lamp stands on the red-carpeted ground in front. Seated women in colourful saris and shawls and some men fill the foreground, with a crowd beyond. A cameraman films from a tripod on the right beside a metal lighting truss, and a standing man in white ritual clothing is at the far right. Smoke and a tent backdrop fill the background.2017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12Overhead view of a large open-air homa ceremony on a red-carpeted ground. Crowds of seated devotees fill the left and right sides, many in red, orange, pink and green saris and kurtas. Central fire pit sends up smoke, with a woman in orange seated on a yellow-and-patterned mat before ritual vessels and silver pots. Priests in orange and white dhotis and shawls sit at the drum-like kund edges, and a figure in a long dark garment sits in the centre facing the fire. A white carved shrine canopy stands at left, and staging rigs and cameras line the top edge.2017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12Outdoor homa ceremony at a large open-air gathering. A tall fire blazes on a platform of stacked yellow bricks strewn with flower petals, with smoke rising. Beside the fire, a man in a white sleeveless top operates a camera on a tripod. Behind the fire, many seated women in saffron, red, pink and purple saris and shawls sit on mats under white canopies and blue tarpaulin, with a tent frame and distant buildings in the background. Some women wear gold necklaces and bindis.2017-12-12Outdoor homa scene at a fire pit lined with yellow and orange marigold-decorated bricks, flames and smoke rising from logs. A bare-chested priest with a sweeping orange turban and rudraksha beads sits at the right, tending the fire, while a woman in a red sari and another in orange sit nearby. Trays of yellow and orange flower garlands, fruit and offerings sit on wooden tables. A large crowd of seated devotees in orange, red, white and saffron clothing fills the field, with TV cameras on tripods and a lighting truss behind. A digital clock display reads 08:27 at the lower right. Tents and palm trees are visible in the background.2017-12-12