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A night photograph of a homa or fire ritual at an outdoor site. A square brick fire pit with a small flame and rising smoke sits in the foreground. Two women in white, one in a white shawl and one in a white sari with a gold border, hold small leaf plates of offerings toward the fire. Several other people in white garments stand and move in the background under a tent-like canopy, and a man in white stands at the pit's edge holding a long stick.

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Night scene under a tent at an outdoor homa or yagna. A brick fire pit with burning wood sends smoke upward. A woman in a green and gold saree with a red bindi holds a leaf offering over the fire, while a woman in a red-bordered saree beside her holds another offering. Several people in white dhotis and white sarees stand behind, including a man in white clothes near the pit. a person is not clearly visible, so no candidate is identified.2006-12-17A nighttime homa at a brick fire pit under a white tent. A woman in a white sari with a pale blouse leans over the brick wall and pours offerings from a small white plate into burning wood, with flames and smoke rising. Behind her, a line of devotees in white and cream saris and dhotis waits to offer, some holding small plates or trays. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at the left edge, and white-clad attendants move near a draped table. Scattered paper and petals lie on the fire bed.2006-12-17Night photograph of a homa fire pit lined with a low brick wall, flames rising from wood inside it. Several women in white and saree stand at the pit offering items from white and decorated plates into the fire. The woman at right wears a mustard-green and cream saree with a pendant necklace and a small badge. Behind them, a row of people in white clothes waits under a tented pavilion, and a man in white dhoti and shirt stands at left. Ash and petals lie on the ground around the fire.2006-12-17Evening outdoor fire ritual at a brick fire pit in a campus courtyard. Several women in plain white saris with thin gold borders stand in a line, carrying small metal plates with offerings. Smoke drifts across the frame and small flames burn at the lower left of the pit, which has pink and white flower petals scattered on its brick walls. A white tent canopy and a multi-storey building stand behind them, with other people visible in the background. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.2006-12-17Night outdoor homa at a tented venue: a brick-lined fire pit sends up smoke and flames at lower left. Women in white and cream saris stand in a long line, several holding round white plates or bowls of offerings toward the pit; the foremost woman in a cream sari with gold border and a dark beaded necklace extends her plate. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at left, and a row of white-clad devotees waits behind the line under a blue tent canopy. No clear depiction of the a person is visible.2006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17A night homa outdoors beside a low brick fire pit with bright orange flames rising from burning wood. Several women in white and cream saris stand along the pit; in the foreground an older woman in a white sari with yellow floral print and a second woman in a light blue sari hold small pale plates or bowls, offering items toward the fire. Fine white powder dusts the brick rim, and scattered petals lie on the ground. Behind them a white tent canopy and a building with lit windows frame the scene.2006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17