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A photograph of homa preparation at dawn in an open dirt yard. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and an orange shawl stands at the edge of a concrete-rimmed fire pit, holding a long wooden stick, with a plate of white cloths beside him. Wooden logs and planks are stacked near the pit, and a stack of pale blocks sits in the middle distance. Another person in orange kneels partly visible at the bottom of the frame by the pit. Several people in white and orange walk across the yard toward a low red-roofed building with a green roof and palm trees behind.

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Outdoor photograph of a sunken rectangular pit with brick-lined walls and a concrete floor, being prepared for a fire walk. Four men stand around it on a sandy courtyard. The man in the centre wears a loose orange-saffron robe and stands barefoot near a stack of white bricks, looking down into the pit. Two men on the left wear white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls, one holding papers. A man on the right in a white shirt, white dhoti and orange shawl stands barefoot at the pit's edge. Scattered orange flower petals lie near the pit. Behind them, a red-walled building with a green roof, palm trees and other people are visible.2006-11-22Outdoor ritual site at a rural compound with a red-brick building under a green metal roof, palm and tree line behind, and a flagpole with an orange flag. A row of circular ash-and-earth homa pits is laid out across dusty ground; one trench on the left has a bright fire burning with smoke, and a log and wooden fuel lie at the left edge. Several people in plain white dhotis and shirts stand in the background, while a figure in an orange saffron garment with bare upper body stands center near the fire, and another in white with an orange-bordered cloth stands nearby. A small truck is parked at left. The scene suggests a homa fire ritual during a convention.2006-08-20Outdoor scene on dry bare earth beside a low white boundary wall, with leafless trees and a stacked pile of firewood at left. Several people sit in white clothing with their heads and faces wrapped in white cloth, each beside a shallow circular fire pit with ash and smouldering embers; some pits have a low wooden seat or stool beside them. A standing figure in an orange-saffron robe walks through the centre, and a few men in white shirts and dhotis stand in the background near the wall. Wrapped white-clad sitters and fire pits suggest a ritual fire practice, but the exact rite is not visible.2007-02-02 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual site with red-and-gold draped tent canopies and banana leaves. In the centre, a figure in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with long dark hair and a white garland, walks toward a square brick fire pit lined with white stone and woven mats. Behind him, people in white ritual clothes, some with orange shawls and rudraksha-style beads, follow along a dirt path. A woman in a red sari and a girl in a blue dress stand at left. A white plastic chair and a small banner appear at right.2006-12-26August 20 20062006-08-20December 20 20062006-12-20Outdoors on a dusty, half-built site at dusk, a shaved-headed man in white robes with an orange shawl over his shoulder stands in the foreground carrying a long-handled pickaxe-like tool. Behind him, a woman in a white sari with gold border walks past. Three seated people in white garments sit on the ground near a long dark timber, one with a white cloth wrapped around the head, another with a dark cloth tied over the eyes, and a third with a white headband and face covering. Brick stacks, earthen mounds and a low cream building with a red-tiled roof fill the background. Spectators are not visible; a faint figure works in the distance beside the wall.2007-02-07Outdoor photograph at a construction site beside a thatched-roof hut, with stacked grey concrete blocks and a mound of pale sand in the foreground. A barefoot man with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl and a long rudraksha-style bead necklace, stands on the sand mound, looking to his right. Three or four men in white dhotis and white kurtas, some with orange shawls, walk behind him along the edge of the pit. A round metal plate lies on the sand near his feet. Trees and a clear pale sky frame the scene.2006-11-23Outdoor construction-site scene at an ashram: a large square pit with concrete rim dug into dirt ground, with a bamboo ladder and a man in orange robes crouched at its edge. Around it, roughly two dozen people in orange and white garments work with buckets, pans and shovels, some with shaved heads, women in orange saris and men in white kurtas. Orange marigold petals are scattered on the concrete rim. Behind, piles of rubble, palm trees and a red-brick building with a green metal roof and a small flag stand under hazy sky. A man in a green checked lungi stands near the pit. No identifiable a person figure is visible, so no in-person candidate is present.2006-11-20December 20 20062006-12-20Outdoor ritual scene in a dusty courtyard beside a red-and-white striped compound wall and green trees. A fire burns in a shallow metal dish inside a ring of stones and logs. A young woman in white stands on a mat at the ring's edge with hands folded. A man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange cloth kneels and tends the fire. On the right, a tall man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange wrap, stands watching, which may be a homa or yagna. Two more men in white stand at left holding items, and a green bin sits behind.2006-08-17November 23 20062006-11-23