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At night, a brick-lined fire pit blazes with flames and scattered offerings of flower petals and yellow and white items in the foreground. Around it, a line of men in white ritual clothes, some with white shirts and dhoti-style cloth, stand and pour offerings from metal bowls and plates into the fire, as in a homa or yagna. A man at far right stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Smoke drifts across the dim background, with a few lights and onlookers visible behind them.

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A night homa outdoors: a rectangular brick fire pit holds burning offerings and paper-like ash, with flames rising at its edges. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand in a line behind the pit, several holding small plates of offerings they are about to place in the fire. Lamps glow in the background and smoke drifts across the scene. No figure in the scene is clearly identifiable as the a person.2006-12-17Night outdoor homa at a brick fire pit filled with burning offerings and ash, with smoke drifting across the scene. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand around the pit, some holding small metal bowls or offerings with both hands. Background includes more white-clad attendees and bright floodlights through the haze. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2006-12-17Evening outdoor fire ritual at a brick fire pit in a campus courtyard. Several women in plain white saris with thin gold borders stand in a line, carrying small metal plates with offerings. Smoke drifts across the frame and small flames burn at the lower left of the pit, which has pink and white flower petals scattered on its brick walls. A white tent canopy and a multi-storey building stand behind them, with other people visible in the background. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.2006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17Night outdoor photograph of a brick-walled fire pit with flames and smoke rising at the bottom edge. Several men in plain white shirts and white dhotis stand around the pit, several holding white plates or leaf-like offerings and pouring or tossing them toward the fire. Behind them a crowd of further men in white clothing moves through the dark grounds beside a large multi-storey building with lit windows. No a person candidate is visible.2006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17Night homa at a brick-lined fire pit on an open sandy ground with a lit fire burning and smoke rising. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand around the pit, some holding plates or offerings and placing items into the flames. A man at right in white with a mala necklace holds an offering bundle. The pit is lined with bricks and the flames are bright orange in the dark. No individual in the scene has a clear distinctive presentation to identify as a person, so the a person field is unsure.2006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17Night photo of a homa fire pit at an outdoor ritual site. A brick-lined square pit holds burning offerings and flames, with paper or leaf material smouldering inside, and its rim is decorated with white and coloured powder patterns. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand around it; the nearest man in a white shirt and light trousers pours or offers something from a white bowl into the fire, while another in white shirt and dark trousers holds a white plate. Smoke rises in the dark background with scattered figures and lights.2006-12-17