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Night outdoor ritual in which many devotees sit on the ground before small square brick fire pits, each with a burning fire and offerings in brass plates. Most wear white dhotis and shirts, and several have rudraksha malas around their necks. A woman in an orange-yellow sari sits at the left. Smoke rises through the scene, and a large banner behind shows a painted portrait of a saint and an image of a woman in orange with a mala. A string of coloured lights hangs above. A homa or yagna is being performed. No individual has been identified as a person, and no candidate appears in the scene.

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Outdoor Rudra Homa at dusk in a palm-lined grounds. Many men and women in white dhotis and shirts, and a woman in a yellow-orange sari, sit cross-legged before rows of square brick fire pits blazing with flames. Participants feed sticks and offerings into the fire with long ladles and spoons, while plates of offerings and bundles of twigs lie on the sand. Behind them a decorated backdrop shows large painted portraits of a saint in a yellow robe with rudraksha beads and a red-garlanded woman, plus green string lights. About 30 to 40 people are visible across the homa rows.2014-06-29 +1 copiesDusk outdoor fire ritual with rows of devotees seated on mats before square brick fire pits blazing with flames. Men in white dhotis and white shirts predominate, one woman in an orange-yellow sari sits at left, and a young boy in a striped shirt sits among the rows. Many hold small brass vessels and ladles, and steel plates of offerings and bundles of sticks lie beside each pit. Behind them a large banner shows a painted portrait of a saffron-clad figure with a crown-like headdress, and a second figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala appears on the right; the banner also shows printed Tamil text and a dove logo. Strings of coloured lights hang along the top of the scene. Crowd count is well above twenty.2014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +2 copiesNight photograph of a homa or fire ritual in an open-air ground lit by oil lamps and firelight. Men in white shirts and white dhotis sit cross-legged behind brick fire pits; the nearest pit holds a bright flame, and marigold and yellow flower petals are scattered on the bricks and on brass plates. Smoke fills the air, and a crowd of seated worshippers, many in white, extends into the background, with more lamps visible. No identifiable a person figure is visible in the foreground.2007-09-03Evening outdoor homa at night under palm trees, with many men in white dhotis and white shirts seated on the ground before rectangular brick fire pits blazing with flames. Ladles and offering plates sit beside the pits, and bundles of sticks are scattered around them. Behind the rows, a banner shows a painted deity and a woman in red and orange garments, and strings of lights hang across the scene. Crowds of seated devotees in white stretch into the background.2014-06-29February 11 20072007-02-11Devotees 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 copiesFebruary 11 20072007-02-11Night-time outdoor homa ceremony with many participants seated on the ground before rectangular brick fire pits. Flames rise from the pits as people hold oil lamps and offering plates. A man in the foreground wears a white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha-style mala and gold-toned bangle, pouring or tending the fire. Beside him a young man wears an orange-and-white shirt holding a lit lamp, and an older man with white hair and a white dhoti sits with hands together. Women in white saris and a girl in yellow stand or sit among the rows. Hundreds of people are visible across the field in the background, many in white clothes, with more fire pits and lamps.2007-02-11June 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor homa ceremony with a vast crowd seated on the ground in rows before many small square brick fire pits. Each pit holds a bright flame, and participants in white and coloured clothing sit beside them with brass plates and offerings. Overhead floodlights and haze light the scene. A small blue-and-white bird logo appears in the upper left corner. The gathering is in the many hundreds, with rows extending into the distance.2007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11