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Night outdoor fire ritual in a sandy compound lit by floodlights, with smoke drifting through the scene. Several small brick-lined fire pits glow with flames and oil lamps on the ground. People stand around them: a woman in a white sari holds an offering near a fire, a figure in white with an orange sash stands at the centre, and men in white and light shirts and trousers watch. A man at right in a dark jacket and a person with a camera stand nearby. Pale brick structures and a building with windows form the background.

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Night photo of an outdoor homa ceremony on bare ground lit by street lamps. Brick-lined fire pits with burning flames and oil lamps are arranged across the ground, and smoke fills the air. Devotees in white and cream clothing stand and move around the fire pits, with one man in a white turban and white dhoti passing something near a pit. A woman in a white sari and others in white stand nearby, while a man in a green shirt and dark trousers stands at right and people watch from the background. Trees and a building are visible behind the crowd.2006-09-20Night photograph of an outdoor homa ceremony in a paved courtyard, with smoke drifting through the scene. Rows of low brick fire pits with small flames and offerings sit on the ground. Many people in white and cream clothing stand around, including a woman in a yellow sari on the left holding an offering, a woman in a cream sari, and a man in a green shirt on the right. A man in a light shirt and a figure wearing a white head covering stand near the centre, with a handshake or offering exchanged between them. Street lamps glow in the background.2006-09-20Smoky outdoor ritual at dusk where many people in white clothes sit and kneel on the ground around small lit oil lamps and fire pits. A woman in a white sari with a gold border stands at left, and a man in a white shirt stands nearby. A small child in white walks at center, and another man in white bends over a lamp at right. Stone blocks and brass vessels with offerings sit on the ground, and a green-and-white cloth is draped over a bent figure at right. Smoke fills the air. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2006-09-20Night outdoor fire ritual in a open ground lit by street lamps, with thick smoke drifting through the scene. Many people in white and light clothing stand around small raised fire pits and brick platforms with flames and offerings. A man in white holds an object in front of him near a fire, and a person wearing an orange shawl stands among the group in white dress. A woman in a red blouse and yellow sari stands at right beside a pit. Oil lamps and small fires glow on the ground, consistent with a homa or yagna gathering. No clearly identifiable a person figure is confidently visible; the orange-shawled person is not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2006-09-20Night outdoor fire ritual on a dirt ground under hazy smoke lit by street lamps. Many devotees in white shirts, white dhotis and white kurtas, plus women in sarees and salwar-style dress, stand around several small fire pits built of stacked bricks, where flames and offering materials burn. Some people hold their hands together in prayer or stand with folded hands, while others tend the fires. A bare-tree and building silhouette forms the background. The scene suggests a homa fire ceremony with a sizeable crowd, though only the visible participants are counted.2006-09-20September 20 20062006-09-20September 20 20062006-09-20September 20 20062006-09-20Night photograph of a smoky outdoor homa ground with many people in white clothes. In the foreground a woman in a white saree with gold bangles stands beside a woman in a white and grey patterned saree. A woman in a red blouse and yellow saree crouches at small brick fire pits, tending flames. Devotees in white kurtas and sarees stand across the dusty ground among scattered offerings, with smoke drifting over a low building in the background.2006-09-20Night outdoor fire ritual on a sandy open ground in Chennai, with many hundreds of seated participants in white clothes performing homa. Small fire pits burn in front of each group, with offerings and brass vessels arranged on low brick platforms, and smoke drifts through the scene. Men and women in white dhotis and saris sit in rows, several wearing rudraksha malas. A multi-storey building and parked vehicles stand in the background under a dim sky. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2006-09-20Evening outdoor homa at a fire pit built from bricks on a dirt ground. Several devotees in plain white clothes sit and kneel around the flames, and a woman in white and yellow sits at the front with brass vessels and a small lamp on a low wooden stand. A man in a white turban and white garments stands at the right, and a bare-headed man in white stands in the foreground. Behind them, a crowd of onlookers in white and checked shirts stands and sits near a building with trees and lit windows.2006-09-20Night outdoor homa scene on sandy ground. Several white brick fire-pit platforms with smoke rising are set up, with devotees standing around them holding brass plates and offerings. Men wear white dhotis and shirts; women wear white saris with gold borders, and one woman wears an orange-and-white sari. A small girl in a red checked outfit and a child in a white dress stand nearby, with oil lamps glowing in the background. No individual can be identified as a person in this crowd.2007-02-11