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Night-time outdoor ritual on bare ground with a very large crowd of devotees seated in rows before small brick-walled fire pits. Each pit holds a burning flame, and many participants have brass plates and oil lamps beside them, some lit with small flames. Most people wear white, cream, yellow and orange garments, and many are seated cross-legged facing the pits. Bright floodlights and a tent structure are visible in the background, and the scene resembles a homa or yagna, with the fire pits used for offerings. No individual a person candidate is clearly identifiable in the crowd, so no appearance-based identification is made.

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February 11 20072007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11Night-time mass homa ceremony in an open outdoor ground, with rows of hundreds of participants seated on the ground before small brick-lined fire pits. Each pit holds a small flame and offering plates, and many oil lamps and candles are lit along the rows under string lights. Most participants wear white or pastel shirts and saris. In the lower right, a person with long light-coloured hair wears an orange garment and a grey-white shawl, seated beside a fire pit. Overall the scene shows a large group fire ritual with offerings and lamps.2007-02-11A large outdoor gathering of many devotees seated in long rows on the ground, each behind a small brick-lined fire pit with burning flames and smoke rising through the evening air. Many participants wear white or pale clothing, with some in orange, yellow and teal. Small metal vessels and offering plates sit beside the fire pits. The scene extends into the distance with hundreds of pits and lamps. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd scene.2007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11A photograph of a very large outdoor gathering at night, with hundreds of participants seated on the ground in rows before small brick-walled fire pits. Each pit holds a lit flame or small fire and offering vessels, and numerous oil lamps flicker across the dark field. Most participants wear white or light clothing, and some wear sarees in blue, green and pink. The scene resembles a homa or yagna ritual performed in unison, with the crowd absorbed in the fire ceremony.2007-02-11Night photograph of a large outdoor gathering of devotees performing fire rituals on sandy ground. Hundreds of people sit in rows behind small brick-built fire pits, each with a burning flame, offering plates, steel bowls and flower garlands in front of them. Many women wear white and cream saris with coloured borders, one in a green sari and another in red and white. Men wear white shirts and dhotis. Smoke and haze hang over the crowd, lit by warm flame light and a distant spotlight. A foreground woman in a red blouse and white bordered sari sits with an offering plate. The scene suggests a homa or fire ritual performed collectively.2007-02-11