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Outdoor photo of a large homa ceremony on bare ground beneath palm trees and smoky haze. Dozens of rows of small square white brick fire pits, each with a small flame or smoking fire, are tended by many people seated cross-legged on mats and on the ground. Most participants wear white clothes with gold-bordered cream saris and white dhotis, and several women wear saris in blue, orange and pink. Brass bowls, plates and oil lamps sit beside the pits. In the upper left, a decorated canopy with pink and red drapes shelters floral-garlanded deity murti and an elaborate altar. Many people stand and walk in the background.

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July 11 20062006-07-11July 11 20062006-07-11Outdoor fire-ritual gathering on bare red earth with hundreds of white-clad devotees seated in rows before square white-brick fire pits, several with small flames and smoke rising. Women in white saris and shawls sit with palms pressed together in prayer, some holding brass plates, with offerings, oil lamps and a bottle on a mat in the foreground. Palm trees, a green-roofed brick building and a red flag on a pole stand behind, with a white car parked nearby. The scene resembles a homa or yagna. No single person is clearly identifiable as a person.2006-07-11July 11 20062006-07-11July 11 20062006-07-11Outdoor homa or yagna ceremony on bare red earth, with many devotees in white dhotis and white clothing seated in rows behind small square brick enclosures containing wood sticks, brass vessels and offerings. A woman in a white sari with a long braid sits with hands folded in prayer in the foreground. Behind the rows, a red and white draped canopy and a stand of marigold and garland decorations line the right side, and a standing figure in white and a figure in orange robes stand near the ceremonial area. A black water tank on a metal stand and palm trees appear in the background.2006-07-11A photograph of an outdoor homa fire pit lined with white square bricks, with a sunken central fire pit containing ash and wood, and brass bowls with offerings placed around it on the ground. A woman in a blue blouse and white sari with a beaded necklace sits cross-legged in front of the pit, hands together in prayer. Beside her, women in white saris sit and pour or offer materials, and a row of men and women in white garments stand behind a bamboo rail. Behind them is a stage draped in pink and red fabric with strings of triangular flags, and palm trees overhead. The scene suggests a homa or yagna ritual in progress.2006-12-29September 14 20062006-09-14Large outdoor homa ceremony on bare ground with many rows of participants in plain white dhotis and white shirts seated on blue mats before small brick fire pits, each holding flames, brass vessels and leaf offerings. Two women in white saris sit at right in a separate row. Beyond, a raised platform draped in pink and red cloth is decorated with garlands and flowers, and a few figures stand near it. Overhead there is a water tank on a tower, palm and tree foliage, and a grey sky.2006-07-11July 11 20062006-07-11July 11 20062006-07-11July 11 20062006-07-11