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Night outdoor homa at a brick-lined fire pit with bright flames and smoke rising in the dark. In the foreground, a man in a white short-sleeved shirt and light trousers sits cross-legged beside the fire, a rudraksha mala with a pendant around his neck, gazing upward. Beside him, a man in a white shirt looks down at the flames. Behind them, a row of seated devotees in white and yellow clothing sit by more fire pits under floodlights. A small steel cup sits by the fire pit edge. Several men wear identification badges on their shirts.

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June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29Photo of a homa or fire ritual at dusk with several brick-lined fire pits burning with bright flames in a row on bare ground. Participants sit cross-legged behind the fires in white and light clothing; a man in a white shirt and a woman in a white top with a dark braid hold sticks or offerings over the flames. Smoke drifts through the evening air, and other seated devotees fill the background. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from the visible cues.2014-06-19June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesA fire ritual at night: a tall flame rises from a wood fire pit (homa) on a wooden platform with a yellow edge and dry straw at its base. A young man in a white dhoti-style cloth and a beige turban holds a stick toward the fire, wearing a long rudraksha mala and bangles. Beside him, a second person in an orange-saffron garment with a rudraksha mala looks toward the flames, and another figure stands behind the fire in the smoke. The background is dark and smoky.2013-10-15A night-time outdoor homa ceremony on bare sandy ground, with rows of small brick fire pits burning with bright flames and smoke rising through the air. Participants sit cross-legged in lines beside each fire pit. In the foreground a young woman in a maroon sari with her hair in a long plait sits at a fire pit, and beside her a man in a striped shirt tends the fire. Metal bowls, plates of offerings and a torch lie on the ground. Many more seated devotees are visible in the hazy background. The occasion is not stated in the image, and no a person candidate is visible.2007-11-18April 24 20122012-04-24June 29 20142014-06-29A night outdoor ritual on sandy ground, with many participants seated in rows behind square brick fire pits blazing with flames. Most seated people wear white or cream clothes, and one man in the foreground wears an orange shirt and white dhoti while tending his fire. Standing figures in white move along the edges of the rows, and a smoky haze hangs over the scene. The setting suggests a homa or yagna with fire offerings.2007-11-18April 24 20122012-04-24Evening homa at an outdoor ritual ground. Several participants sit cross-legged on the ground behind low white brick fire pits, where flames rise from wood and offerings. In the foreground a woman in a cream sari with a red-and-gold circular badge pours liquid into a brass vessel near the fire. Beside her a man in white kurta and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala pours from a small vessel into a fire pit. Other seated devotees in white and colourful saris, a few with badges, continue the rites behind them, and a string of green lights and a red cloth canopy appear overhead. No one in the scene is identified as a person.2014-06-29 +1 copiesA large outdoor ritual at dusk with many participants seated on the ground in rows before small square brick fire pits. Flames rise from each pit, and smoke drifts through the scene. Most men wear white shirts and white or light trousers, with some in pale pink or yellow clothing; several women wear saris, including one in pink. Each seated participant tends a fire with offerings and ritual implements, and small metal cups and bowls sit on the ground beside them. This appears to be a homa or yagna performed in fire pits. a person is not clearly visible in this photograph.2007-07-22