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A photograph of an outdoor fire-ritual site under a canopy of palm fronds, orange and green pennants and cloth. Many participants sit cross-legged on blue and green mats behind rows of white rectangular brick-like fire pits and clay pots, tending small fires and offering ghee or items with spoons and bowls. In the foreground a man in white clothing with a rudraksha mala sits at a fire pit, and a woman in a white garment faces the pit. Bundled sticks and brass bowls lie beside the altars. Several participants wear white, saffron and red garments, and a few are seated among children in the background.

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September 29 20062006-09-29Outdoor ritual homa under a open canopy of wooden poles and cloth. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts sit on the ground before rows of pale blue-and-white brick fire pits, where flames burn and smoke rises from the central pit. A man at the centre front pours from a brass vessel and a ladle while another tends the fire. At the right, a man in a saffron-orange shawl and white clothing with a rudraksha mala sits beside a brass pot and small bowls, and appears to be a person by appearance cues. Terracotta pots and green leaves are placed around the ground, and more participants sit in the background.2006-09-29Outdoor homa ritual under a open tent with a white and red canopy. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged on mats and low platforms around square fire pits lined with white bricks and marigold petals. Brass vessels, a ladle and trays of wood sticks and offerings sit beside them, and smoke rises from the pits. Behind them, more people sit on the ground and a few walk among banana plants and a red-fenced area. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable here.2010-07-24A thatched pandal with banana leaves and bananas hanging at the sides, decorated with marigold and orange garlands and a strip of colourful triangular bunting. Many seated participants in white and saffron-orange garments sit on mats and blue-green wrapped bundles, with small brass lamps and bowls in front of them. In the foreground, a bald elderly man in white clothes sits with a red cloth and brass items before him, while a man in saffron and white sits at left. Several standing figures in orange and white move in the background. Some people are performing puja-like rites beside the bananas and lamps.2006-09-29September 29 20062006-09-29Open-air homa or fire-ritual camp under a shade net and bamboo poles, with strings of colourful pennants overhead. Several rows of devotees sit cross-legged on blue mats and green cloth before square fire pits lined with white bricks, each with a small smoking fire and brass vessels, ladles and offering plates. Most wear white or cream clothes with orange or saffron shawls; a woman in the foreground has fair hair and an orange shawl, and a man in front stirs the fire with a ladle. A few people sit further back, and a figure in orange robes sits at the left. Dry scrubland and trees are visible beyond the enclosure.2006-09-29Outdoor ritual under a open-sided thatched canopy of wooden poles and palm fronds. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a gold border sits cross-legged before a fire pit built from stacked white blocks, holding a small object in her hands and wearing a red rudraksha-style bead necklace. Behind her on the left, a man in white clothes sits beside a row of white-painted brick blocks and small offering pots. Further back, rows of seated devotees, several in orange and red saris, watch the proceedings. Brass bowls, a brass lamp and small clay pots with green leaves rest on the ground in front of the fire pit, consistent with a homa or puja setup.2006-09-29Outdoor ritual under a open-sided tent roofed with colourful striped and triangular pennant fabric and draped banana leaves. A standing man in white dhoti-style clothes holds a bundle of dried twigs over a seated man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala, who sits before a square fire pit lined with pale blue-white bricks and holds a brass vessel and a ladle. Dried twigs and a small plate with red powder lie on a white plate in front. Behind them, rows of seated devotees in white and coloured saris sit on blue and pink mats, with clay pots and small brass lamps placed on the ground and a fire burning at the right edge.2006-09-29January 12 20092009-01-12A photograph of an outdoor fire-ritual (homa/yagna) pavilion under a woven thatched roof decorated with mango-leaf swags, bamboo poles and orange and teal bunting. Rows of men in white dhotis and shirts sit cross-legged on blue mats before small brick fire pits, several with flames rising. Each person tends a fire, and some hold small offerings or dried stalks. Clay pots sit in the lower right foreground. In the back, saffron-robed figures sit near a decorated altar with red cloth and garlands. Visible people are numerous, with roughly 20 seated ritual participants.2006-09-29Outdoor homa ceremony with rows of men and women seated on the ground before low fire pits built from white-painted bricks, decorated with yellow marigold petals. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala and a blue ribbon badge sits cross-legged, holding a ladle-like offering and facing a tray of wooden sticks and offerings. Other participants in white ritual clothes tend the pits with ladles and brass vessels, while women in saris watch from the background beside a red tent backdrop and banana plants. No identifiable a person is visibly present in this frame.2010-07-24July 17 20062006-07-17