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Large outdoor gathering of devotees seated on the ground in rows behind low brick rectangles arranged as ritual seats, many in white dhotis and shirts, some women in saffron, orange and red saris. Small brass bowls, flower petals and yellow marigold garlands sit on the bricks in front of them. Behind the crowd stand a weathered two-storey building with broken walls and a white temple shrine with small domes on the right. A blue-and-white tent canopy and red-orange flags appear beyond. A man in a blue checked shirt sits in the foreground beside a small girl in a cream top. Crowd appears to be attending a ceremony.

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Outdoor homa or yagna on bare earth: rows of men and women in white dhotis and kurtas sit cross-legged before small brick fire pits (kundas) with wood sticks, marigold petals, oil lamps and brass bowls set on banana-leaf plates. Many devotees wear rudraksha malas. Behind them a large crowd stands and watches under palm trees beside a small temple gopuram and a concrete building. No single robed figure stands out as a clear a person candidate.2007-09-03September 03 20072007-09-03September 03 20072007-09-03December 02 20072007-12-02September 03 20072007-09-03September 03 20072007-09-03An outdoor ritual gathering of many devotees seated in long rows on bare ground, each behind a small square enclosure of red bricks holding brass plates, oil lamps and bundles of incense sticks. Most wear white or light clothing, with some in yellow, red, pink and orange saris and salwar kameez. A man in a white shirt and dhoti in the foreground arranges items on his brick altar, while a young girl in a patterned dress and a small boy in a checked shirt sit beside him. Plastic bags of offerings lie among the bricks. Multi-storey buildings and a white block with green-trimmed windows stand behind, with a saffron-and-blue banner on a pole at right. This appears to be a homa or puja performed as a mass sitting ritual.2007-11-18September 03 20072007-09-03Outdoor ritual gathering on bare earth where many devotees sit in long rows on the ground beside small brick enclosures built as fire pits, each holding stacked firewood and small offering plates of fruit and flowers. Men in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris, a woman in red in the foreground, and a woman in blue all sit cross-legged and attentive. Behind them, red draped fabric backdrops and banners bearing portrait images line the grounds, with a few people standing near the stage area. This appears to be a homa or yagna style fire ritual, with no clearly identifiable a person figure visible in the frame.2007-09-03Outdoor ritual scene at a Sapthayagam site: rows of red brick fire-pit platforms fill a dusty ground, many holding small brass bowls, flower offerings and leaves. Many men and women stand or walk among them; a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with bare feet is at centre, a man in white shirt and dark trousers stands to the right, a woman in a yellow saree stands at left and a woman in a blue saree stands at right. Behind them a white temple with saffron flags, a ruined white building at left, trees and an umbrella-filled crowd under overcast skies. Smoke rises from the yagna area.2007-09-03September 03 20072007-09-03February 11 20072007-02-11