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Outdoor ritual under a open-sided tent roofed with colourful striped and triangular pennant fabric and draped banana leaves. A standing man in white dhoti-style clothes holds a bundle of dried twigs over a seated man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala, who sits before a square fire pit lined with pale blue-white bricks and holds a brass vessel and a ladle. Dried twigs and a small plate with red powder lie on a white plate in front. Behind them, rows of seated devotees in white and coloured saris sit on blue and pink mats, with clay pots and small brass lamps placed on the ground and a fire burning at the right edge.

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September 29 20062006-09-29Outdoor 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.2010-07-24Open-air homa or fire-ritual camp under a shade net and bamboo poles, with strings of colourful pennants overhead. Several rows of devotees sit cross-legged on blue mats and green cloth before square fire pits lined with white bricks, each with a small smoking fire and brass vessels, ladles and offering plates. Most wear white or cream clothes with orange or saffron shawls; a woman in the foreground has fair hair and an orange shawl, and a man in front stirs the fire with a ladle. A few people sit further back, and a figure in orange robes sits at the left. Dry scrubland and trees are visible beyond the enclosure.2006-09-29Outdoor 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.2010-07-24Outdoor 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 beside a red tented enclosure. A man in white dhoti and shirt sits at a brick fire pit, pouring offerings with a long ladle into a bright fire, with a brass bowl and yellow flowers nearby. Behind him, seated devotees in white, cream and colourful saris watch, and a standing person in white stands further back. Banana leaves, fruit, and a plate of offerings lie to the right. A man in a yellow shawl sits at the far right.2010-07-24Outdoors 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.2007-09-03Outdoor 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.2010-07-24Outdoor homa in a covered open-sided shelter with corrugated roofing and hanging green leaf strings. Participants in white dhotis and white shirts sit in rows on mats and brick-lined fire pits, many with small fires burning and brass vessels and plates of offerings before them. A man in a white shirt stands at the front near a tiered pyramid of small kalasha pots and a decorated stage with red and cream draped fabric. A framed portrait on the stage shows a figure in orange clothing. Several spectators sit at the lower left edge. Approximately 25 physical people are visible in total.2010-07-24June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesJanuary 12 20092009-01-12Outdoor fire ritual under a draped maroon and multicoloured canopy with a metal frame. A man in an orange-saffron dhoti-style cloth with long unkempt hair sits at a brick fire pit, stirring a flame with a ladle; he appears to be the officiant. Behind him a standing attendant in white kurta holds a long pole with a red and multicoloured fringed parasol over the altar. Rows of seated devotees in white shirts, white dhotis and white garments, several wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and red tilak, watch and sit on the ground. Brass pots, a brass kalasha, bundles of sticks, fruit, flowers and brass lamps lie on a striped cloth in the foreground. Behind the fire, a gold-coloured arched shrine structure with deity murti sits within the tent. This is a homa/yagna with offerings and a fire in brick-lined pit.2005-07-21 +1 copies