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Outdoor ritual gathering on bare ground where many devotees sit cross-legged on rows of red bricks arranged as small fire-altars, each with a small oil lamp or offering dish and bundles of sticks. Most sitters wear white or cream clothes; women in saffron, yellow and pink saris are visible. A standing man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds a long bamboo pole with white flags, while other white-clad organisers walk among the rows. Tall white and red flags, striped decorated poles and palm trees frame the scene, and unfinished concrete pillars rise in the background beyond thatched huts and a blue tarp. This looks like a homa or yagna performed by a large congregation.

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February 11 20072007-02-11A large outdoor crowd of devotees sits on the ground during a homa or yagna ritual, arranged around brick-lined fire pits with small piles of wood and brass bowls of offerings. Many are seated on mats or directly on the earth. Men in white dhotis and shirts wear rudraksha malas, and a few wear ID lanyards. Women wear saris in green, pink, red, purple and yellow, and a girl in a bright yellow dress sits near the front. Behind them a red draped backdrop is hung with framed portraits and banners, with orange flags and trees beyond. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in the foreground; the portraits are on the backdrop.2007-09-03February 11 20072007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11December 02 20072007-12-02Outdoor ritual gathering on bare dirt ground where many people in white clothes sit in long rows behind rectangular stacks of red bricks, each seated worshipper with brass bowls, incense sticks and small offerings in front of them. Several rows of seated participants face left, with a crowd of standing onlookers, many in white and colourful saris and dhotis, watching from the background near a vehicle and palm trees. At left, a decorated altar table holds banana leaves, fruit, flowers and a red decorated truck. Several children stand near the left side. a person is not clearly visible in this image.2007-09-03A large outdoor field filled with rows of small square brick fire pits, each holding bundled sticks, a red cloth or flowers and a small brass plate. Many devotees sit cross-legged on mats in front of the pits performing a homa, the fire ritual. Most wear white dhotis and shirts; a few women wear saffron, orange, pink and yellow saris. A tall antenna, palm trees, flags and a white multi-storey building stand in the background, with a crowd and parked buses beyond. No single figure can be identified as a person with confidence from the visible cues.2007-07-22Outdoor 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.2007-09-03A large outdoor homa gathering on bare sandy ground, with hundreds of participants seated in rows before small square brick fire pits. Many people wear white and cream clothing, while some wear saffron, yellow, pink and green saris and salwar kameez. Each fire pit holds burning wood, with brass plates of offerings and food placed around them. Several seated women have flowers in their hair, and a few children sit close to their parents. A standing man in a white shirt and grey trousers walks between the rows, and colourful banners and a purple flag appear in the background. The scene shows a fire ritual in progress.2007-02-11Outdoor 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.2010-07-24July 29 20082008-07-29September 03 20072007-09-03