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Night photograph of a large outdoor homa or yagna in progress, with many rows of people seated on the ground before small square fire pits built from white bricks. Each pit holds a burning flame with a lit oil lamp or dish beside it, and metal bowls of offerings are set around the pits. Participants wear white shirts, pale blue and yellow saris, and a few saffron-toned garments, and many appear to be tending the fires or placing offerings. Hundreds of additional small lamps glow across the dark field, and a faint dove-shaped logo appears in the upper left corner.

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February 11 20072007-02-11A photograph of a very large outdoor gathering at night, with hundreds of participants seated on the ground in rows before small brick-walled fire pits. Each pit holds a lit flame or small fire and offering vessels, and numerous oil lamps flicker across the dark field. Most participants wear white or light clothing, and some wear sarees in blue, green and pink. The scene resembles a homa or yagna ritual performed in unison, with the crowd absorbed in the fire ceremony.2007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11Night-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.2007-02-11Night aerial view of a large outdoor homa ceremony with hundreds of participants seated in rows on bare ground before small brick-lined fire pits. Each pit holds a flaming fire with smoke rising, and small brass plates of offerings sit beside them. Many people wear white and cream clothes, while some women wear orange, yellow and red saris. Bright oil lamps and haze fill the scene under floodlights.2007-02-11Night-time outdoor ritual on bare ground with a very large crowd of devotees seated in rows before small brick-walled fire pits. Each pit holds a burning flame, and many participants have brass plates and oil lamps beside them, some lit with small flames. Most people wear white, cream, yellow and orange garments, and many are seated cross-legged facing the pits. Bright floodlights and a tent structure are visible in the background, and the scene resembles a homa or yagna, with the fire pits used for offerings. No individual a person candidate is clearly identifiable in the crowd, so no appearance-based identification is made.2007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11