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Overhead view of a large open-air homa ceremony on a red-carpeted ground. Crowds of seated devotees fill the left and right sides, many in red, orange, pink and green saris and kurtas. Central fire pit sends up smoke, with a woman in orange seated on a yellow-and-patterned mat before ritual vessels and silver pots. Priests in orange and white dhotis and shawls sit at the drum-like kund edges, and a figure in a long dark garment sits in the centre facing the fire. A white carved shrine canopy stands at left, and staging rigs and cameras line the top edge.

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December 12 20172017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12October 09 20082008-10-09July 18 20152015-07-18Large outdoor gathering on a sunny open ground during a ritual event, with a dense crowd of many hundreds of people filling the foreground and midground. Many wear saffron-orange and red clothing, while some wear white dhotis and kurtas. Stage lighting rigs on a metal truss stand at left, with a white tented pavilion and trees behind. In the foreground at left, brass plates and lamps sit beside bundles of incense sticks and a fire-related setup near a red carpet. Many people raise hands or hold up phones, and photographers with tripods and cameras work along the crowd edge. No identifiable individual can be singled out as a particular person.2017-12-12Outdoor Hindu ritual gathering in front of a large crowd of devotees, mostly dressed in white with red shawls and sashes. In the foreground a brick-lined fire pit holds a small flame, with a trident-shaped iron stand, a brass bowl of yellow paste, flower heaps, and silver and brass lamps and plates on the ground. On the left, a man in an orange-red dhoti with a gold necklace sits facing the fire pit with hands folded. Beside him, a red-clad altar holds deity murti decorated with orange marigold garlands. Several priests in saffron-orange robes with shaved heads and white marks sit near the fire, one seated with hands together, another performing rites with a yellow book on his lap. Children and adults fill the background, a cameraman stands on the right, and a shoulder-level homa or yagna is in progress.2014-08-01A homa fire ritual in an open courtyard, with a square stone fire pit holding burning wood and smoke rising. Around it sit many people in saffron-orange clothing with yellow borders and rudraksha malas, most with shaved heads or white tilak marks. On the right foreground, a person in orange with a gold necklace reads from an open paper while a standing or seated officiant pours offerings. Small brass bowls of kumkum, turmeric and offerings, a kalasha and oil lamps line the pit edge. Behind, onlookers in white and light clothing watch, and a camera operator stands at left. The scene shows a yagna with chanting and devotees seated in rows.2013-06-13