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Outdoor foundation-laying ritual for a temple garbha mandir, with a square pit of white bricks at center filled with burning fire. Seated on green and red mats, a priest in white dhoti and an orange-robed figure with rudraksha mala chant and tend the homa while a large crowd of devotees in white and colourful saris stands with palms pressed together. A brass oil lamp, a kalasha, a metal pot and a small deity murti with flower garlands sit on the mat in front. Trees and a street with a parked vehicle frame the scene.

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October 25 20062006-10-25October 25 20062006-10-25Outdoor ritual on a dirt ground under tall trees, with a power line and a white van visible behind. A crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts and women in saris stands and sits in rows. Several men in saffron/orange shawls kneel near a coloured mat with brass lamps, a kalasha-like brass vessel, flowers, fruit and white sweets on leaf plates. Sitting women in the foreground wear cream and gold-bordered saris, one in a white sari with a long side braid and another in deep red. Smoke rises at the back. A small red sign and a building wall appear at the right. Possible in-person candidate in saffron shawl near center-right, appearance uncertain.2006-10-25October 25 20062006-10-25Outdoor temple ritual under a large orange canopy with red, green and yellow medallion patterns, supported by blue poles. A fire pit with burning flames sits on a paved platform in the centre, surrounded by brick-lined offering pots, flower-decked kalasha-style vessels and small brass bowls. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a red sash stands at the left, and a young man in orange robes with a red-and-orange shawl stands near the centre-right with hands folded. An older man in saffron-orange cloth and a rudraksha-style mala stands near the fire, and a man in white with a red-and-orange shawl and yellow bag stands at the right edge. A small girl in pink stands among the devotees. Behind them are multi-coloured temple structures, painted gopurams and a green deity statue with raised arms. +1 copiesJune 12 20042004-06-12Outdoor homa ceremony with rows of men and women seated on the ground before low fire pits built from white-painted bricks, decorated with yellow marigold petals. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala and a blue ribbon badge sits cross-legged, holding a ladle-like offering and facing a tray of wooden sticks and offerings. Other participants in white ritual clothes tend the pits with ladles and brass vessels, while women in saris watch from the background beside a red tent backdrop and banana plants. No identifiable a person is visibly present in this frame.2010-07-24Outdoor homa ceremony on bare ground under a white tent with red and gold drapery. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts sit on low mats and raised wooden platforms before square brick fire pits holding small flames; one kneeling priest in the foreground has palms pressed together. Brass plates hold offerings of dried leaves, flowers, red fruit and dry sticks. Behind them a tiered pyramid of brass kalashas stands beside a framed portrait with garlands. Spectators in white and light clothing sit on the ground at the left. No identifiable a person figure is visible among the seated priests.2010-07-24October 25 20062006-10-25Outdoor homa ceremony on bare earth under a red-draped pandal. Several rows of seated devotees in white clothes perform fire rituals at brick-built fire pits, with flames rising from the nearest pit. A man in the foreground wears a dark rudraksha mala and gold bracelet, holds a ladle and reads from a printed sheet. Brass vessels, marigold petals, a silver tray and a red offering packet sit on the bricks. Behind them a crowd of people in white and saris watches, and a green truck is parked at the right.2010-07-24A homa fire ceremony in an outdoor courtyard. A shirtless priest with a yellow waist cloth, a purple sash and a yellow head wrap sits before a fire pit built into a raised yellow and white platform decorated with red flower garlands and banana leaves. Behind the fire, two men in white dhotis and rudraksha malas and a woman in a purple sari sit at a table laid with coconuts, bananas, bowls and a kolam of rice flour and flower petals. A large crowd of men in white clothes sits on the ground watching, and a pale yellow tent canopy stands in the background.2015-08-09Outdoor homa at a brick fire pit on bare earth, with a fire burning inside a white-brick square decorated with yellow flowers. Two men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit before the fire; the man in front holds a ladle and pours offerings. Behind them, a row of white-clad women and men sit on the ground, some holding brass items and a dhoop-like object. Brass plates of offerings, fruit and red-wrapped packets lie to the left, and on the right a tiered display of coconuts in woven baskets rests among potted green plants. Spectators in saris and white clothing fill the background. The people in the foreground are priests or devotees; no person is identified as a person.2010-07-24