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Outdoor ritual gathering on bare earth where many devotees sit in long rows on the ground beside small brick enclosures built as fire pits, each holding stacked firewood and small offering plates of fruit and flowers. Men in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris, a woman in red in the foreground, and a woman in blue all sit cross-legged and attentive. Behind them, red draped fabric backdrops and banners bearing portrait images line the grounds, with a few people standing near the stage area. This appears to be a homa or yagna style fire ritual, with no clearly identifiable a person figure visible in the frame.

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February 11 20072007-02-11September 03 20072007-09-03September 03 20072007-09-03September 03 20072007-09-03September 03 20072007-09-03September 03 20072007-09-03A large outdoor homa gathering in a sandy open ground shaded by trees. Hundreds of participants sit cross-legged in neat rows behind small square fire pits built from red bricks, each containing kindling sticks and brass vessels. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis, with some in pale blue or checked shirts; women wear white, green and red saris. Participants wear lanyard name badges. A few standing figures in white move among the rows, and a white building and boundary wall appear in the background.2007-12-02Outdoor evening gathering of many devotees seated in long rows on sand, facing a central aisle, before small brick-built fire pits (homa kundas) with brass plates of offerings, flower garlands, fruit and oil lamps. Most attendees wear white, pink, teal, green and cream clothes; many women have flowers in their hair. Tall lamp posts light the scene, strings of decorative lights and marigold-style festoons hang above, and a large screen at the back shows a picture. Palm trees and a flag line the background. Several figures in white dhotis stand near the front and sides. The setting resembles a large communal puja or sacred meal event; the exact ritual is not clearly legible.2007-02-11September 03 20072007-09-03December 02 20072007-12-02February 11 20072007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11