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Night-time photograph of a ritual fire with smoke rising over a sandy ground. In the foreground a man in white shirt and trousers with glasses bends forward to tend the fire, placing offerings near wooden planks decorated with yellow cloth and flower petals. Behind him a young man in an all-white kurta and white shawl with a rudraksha mala stands holding a fan-shaped leaf plate. To the right an elderly man with white hair and glasses, wearing a pale pink kurta and an event name badge, watches attentively. Several other people stand in the background, and a woman in an orange-bordered sari is partly visible at left. The scene is a homa or yagna-style fire ceremony.

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January 07 20082008-01-07Outdoor evening homa at a square fire pit lined with white and yellow powder markings, with dark smoke rising from the pit and a wooden stick standing in the embers. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with red-bordered edges and a gold necklace stands at the pit, holding an offering and facing another man. In front, a man in a white shirt with a lanyard and folded hands stands at the edge; a second man in white holds a small ritual vessel. Brass bowls, a plate of grains and a tray of offerings sit on an orange cloth beside the pit. Behind them a crowd of mostly white-clad devotees, some with white and red attire, watches under palm trees with a corrugated hut at left.2010-09-05December 17 20062006-12-17Night outdoor fire ritual. In the foreground, a man in white clothes and glasses leans over a brick fire pit, pouring offerings from a white paper plate into the flames. Behind him, several men in white kurtas and dhotis stand holding plates of offerings near the pit. The brick pit has red kumkum marks and white patterned lines, and flames and burnt offerings glow inside. Dark night background with distant lights, consistent with a homa or yagna.2006-12-17Outdoor fire ritual at dusk with a square homa pit lined with stones and smoking, edged with white chalk-drawn patterns. A man in white clothes with a blue lanyard bends over the pit, holding a small brass dish of offering. Behind him a woman in white with a white shawl stands with hands folded. On the right, a figure in white robes with maroon and cream borders stands at the pit's edge with a long rudraksha-style necklace, while a bald man in white with a mala looks on. Brass bowls, a plate of grain, and a tray of offerings sit on an orange cloth. A crowd of people in white and colourful clothes stands behind under palm trees and tin-roofed huts.2010-09-05Night-time photograph of a homa fire ritual at an indoor-outdoor venue. A brick fire pit with a rangoli-style patterned border sits in the foreground, with burning wood sticks and a visible flame. Two men in white kurta-style clothing bend over the pit, one using a long stick to tend the fire and the other placing wood. Behind them, five more men in white clothes stand watching, several wearing lanyard ID badges and white shirts. A man on the left in white shirt and trousers also wears an ID badge, and one standing man has a white beard. Overhead lights and a plastered wall with windows are visible, and plastic chairs line the background.2006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17Night photograph of a brick-walled fire pit with a fire of wooden sticks burning inside, set on a sandy floor with white decorative patterns. Two men in white ritual clothes lean over the pit, one tending the flames with a stick and the other arranging wood. Behind them stand four more men in white dhotis and shirts with lanyards and ID badges, one with a grey beard and one wearing a red mark on the forehead. The setting is an open courtyard beside a plain concrete building. No candidate for the a person is clearly identifiable by the listed appearance cues, so this is a homa-style fire ritual with devotees.2006-12-172007 - Social Service Activities At Kailaasa SriPuram Sarvajnapeeta, HyderabadA photograph of men in white ritual clothes tending a homa fire pit at night. A man in a white shirt and dhoti pours liquid from a metal pot into a brick-lined square pit where wood logs are burning. Nearby, a man in white stands with his hands held together, another in white watches, and a man in white glances at the fire. At far right, a man in an orange shawl over white clothes stands with hands folded. The ground around the pit is decorated with white and red kolam-style patterns, and a lit lamp stands near the edge. Tables and a covered hall are visible in the background.2006-12-17Night photograph of a large outdoor homa or yagna ground, with rows of small brick fire pits glowing with lamps and flames. Many seated participants fill the background. In the foreground a grey-haired man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands watching, and a man in white dhoti bends over a fire pit. A woman in a cream sari with a blue badge stands at right beside a volunteer in white holding papers, and a woman in purple kneels by a pit. A blue bird logo and a tall decorated pole appear in the frame. No figure is clearly identified as a person by appearance, so the central man is described by role only.2007-11-18A photograph taken at night outdoors of a ritual space with a circular area of sand or ash containing a shallow pattern and a small object. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands bent forward at the left, hands joined near his chest. Two men in saffron-orange cloth stand at the centre and right; the right figure wears a saffron wrap over his shoulders, a long rudraksha-style bead mala, and stands with hands clasped behind his back. Another man in a light shirt is partly visible behind them, and a green banner and dark trees fill the background.2007-02-10