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Outdoor photograph of a large sapthayagam-style fire ritual at a dusty open ground. Rows of square brick fire pits are arranged across the foreground, each with dry kindling, a small brass bowl, flower offerings, banana leaves or plates of fruit and flowers laid on woven mats. Several people in white clothing and a woman in a white sari and a woman in an orange-and-teal skirt bend or walk among the pits tending the offerings. Behind a bamboo rope barrier, a crowd of onlookers stands, including children, women in saris and salwar, and men in white shirts. Blue and orange flags and a utility pole with trees and buildings are visible in the background.

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September 03 20072007-09-03Outdoor photograph of a homa or yagna ground at a Sapthayagam ritual site: many rectangular brick fire pits arranged on bare earth, each with a small brass bowl and scattered offerings, flowers, and leaves. A long crowd of devotees stands behind a wooden bamboo rail at the back, many women in sarees and salwar kameez in orange, green, red, and maroon, with children and men in white shirts. Saffron and white flags and a white-clad attendant walk along the rail on the right. Trees and a parked white van are visible beyond. The page's excerpt mentions Sapthayagam at Hosur and a free medical camp and annadaan, but no a person figure is clearly visible here.2007-09-03September 03 20072007-09-03September 03 20072007-09-03Outdoor ritual field filled with rows of small square brick fire pits, each holding stacked firewood, a brass bowl and a white plate with a lit oil lamp or offering on a woven mat. A man in white dhoti and shirt bends over a pit at left, while other people in white and some in red or orange saris and white clothes walk among the pits, some carrying trays or vessels. A white sack and a flag on a pole appear in the background, with a tree, houses and a red-draped structure behind. Several people are visible, including children at right.2007-09-03Outdoor homa or yagna on bare earth: rows of men and women in white dhotis and kurtas sit cross-legged before small brick fire pits (kundas) with wood sticks, marigold petals, oil lamps and brass bowls set on banana-leaf plates. Many devotees wear rudraksha malas. Behind them a large crowd stands and watches under palm trees beside a small temple gopuram and a concrete building. No single robed figure stands out as a clear a person candidate.2007-09-03September 03 20072007-09-03September 03 20072007-09-03Outdoor homa ground with rows of small brick fire pits, each holding dry wood sticks, brass oil lamps and yellow flowers. Many devotees stand in rows among the pits, mostly women in colourful saris including blue, purple, orange and white, with a few men in white shirts and a man in a checked shirt and brown trousers at centre. Apartment blocks and trees stand behind, with banners and flags beyond the crowd.2007-09-03February 11 20072007-02-11September 03 20072007-09-03Outdoors on bare earth, a row of small brick fire pits (homa kundas) is arranged on woven mats, each holding stacked dry wood sticks, a brass bowl, a small oil lamp, and offerings such as white cloth bundles, flowers and red fruit. Several people dressed in white stand among the pits: a man in white shirt and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala holds an offering packet, a woman in white sari carries a striped cloth bundle, and others in white saris walk in the background near a decorated altar with brass kalashas and garlands. Red and patterned banners hang behind. This shows a homa/yagna ritual setup.2007-09-03