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A photograph of an outdoor homa ceremony on sandy ground at dusk. Many small square fire pits are built from red bricks, several with flames burning. A man in white ritual clothes sits cross-legged at the front pit, tending the fire with sticks and a small brass vessel beside him. Other participants sit behind the pits, including a woman in a pink saree and a woman in a blue saree with gold jewellery. Offerings, flowers and red kumkum marks dot the bricks.

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Outdoor evening scene of a homa ritual. Many devotees sit cross-legged on bare ground behind rows of small brick fire pits, each holding a lit flame. Smoke drifts through the air. Most participants wear white or light clothing; one woman on the right wears a white sari with a red and gold border, and a man in the foreground wears a white and red striped shirt with white dhoti. A white ribbon runs across the foreground separating rows. Lamps and small brass vessels sit beside some pits. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person; the visible people are devotees taking part in the fire ritual.2007-11-18Outdoor fire ritual at dusk: a small square fire pit built of red bricks with a flame burning in the center. A man in a white and beige checked short-sleeved shirt and dark trousers sits cross-legged, holding a brass bowl and pouring an offering toward the fire. Beside him a woman in a green saree sits with a leaf plate and a plastic-wrapped packet. Behind them many other seated participants, some in white, are arranged around similar brick fire pits in the smoky, hazy light, with small oil lamps and bowls scattered across the ground.2007-11-18A photograph of a group homa or fire ritual on bare sandy ground, with participants seated before small square brick fire pits. Several flames burn, with a bright fire glowing in the foreground pit. A seated woman in the front wears a white sari with a gold border and a name badge; behind her a woman in a bright green sari tends a pit. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers in the right foreground stirs a small brass vessel over the fire. Other seated participants in white or light shirts, some wearing name badges, fill the background, with smoke drifting through the scene. No one fitting a person appearance is visible.2007-11-18A photograph of a large outdoor homa ceremony at dusk. Many devotees sit on the bare ground behind rows of small brick fire pits, each holding a flaming fire with offerings in bowls nearby. In the foreground a woman in a dark floral blouse and a man in a plain white shirt and white dhoti tend their fire pits, a brass vessel beside them. Behind them rows of people in white, pink, green and blue clothes sit in similar positions, with a plastic chair and white plastic bags scattered across the ground. Smoke rises through the evening light. No one in the image is clearly identifiable as a person; the seated man in white is a devotee performing the fire ritual.2007-11-18A large outdoor homa gathering at dusk or night, with hundreds of devotees seated on the sand in rows before small square brick fire pits. Each pit holds a burning flame and small brass oil lamps, and smoke drifts through the air. Most participants wear white shirts and dhotis or saris, while some women wear orange, red and green saris. A woman in an orange sari sits at the front right tending a pit. A few standing figures move between the rows, and a blue-tinted light and a circular logo appear in the upper left.2007-11-18A night-time outdoor homa or yagna with many participants seated on the ground in rows behind small brick fire pits, each with a lit fire and brass dishes of offerings. In the foreground a woman in a cream and orange sari with a red bindi sits cross-legged by her fire pit, and a bare-chested older man in a white dhoti sits by a fire on the right. Other devotees in white, yellow and pink saris and shirts sit behind them, with a child on the right. A bottle, small bowls and scattered wood sticks lie on the sand. A purple and white logo appears at the upper left. Roughly several dozen people are visible.2007-11-18Large outdoor homa ceremony at dusk with hundreds of devotees seated on the ground in rows before small square brick fire pits. Smoke and haze fill the air. Most participants wear white, including men in white shirts and dhotis and women in white, while a woman in the foreground wears a purple saree and another in the left foreground wears a maroon top. Each pit holds a small burning fire with oil lamps and brass vessels nearby. The crowd stretches into the background, and a purple bird logo appears in the upper left corner.2007-11-18Outdoor night ritual on a sandy ground in front of a crowd standing behind a blue rope barrier, with uniformed police officers along the back. Several small fire pits are built from red bricks, each with a flame burning and small brass vessels set around them. Seated men in white dhotis and shirts sit on the ground beside the pits, and standing women in saris (teal, yellow and cream) and a young girl in a blue top and pink skirt approach to offer items. A man in white shirt and a woman in a cream sari hand out folded white papers or offerings near the pits. Brass lamps and garlands lie on the bricks. A yellow-and-orange umbrella is visible at the top right.2007-11-18Outdoor evening ritual on sandy ground with many small square brick fire pits, each with a burning flame and small brass oil lamps and offering plates. Participants sit cross-legged around the pits. In the foreground a young boy in a white shirt and dark trousers tends a pit with a long ladle, with a plate of sweets beside him. Behind him a woman in a yellow sari sits near a plate, and a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands among the pits tending a fire with a long ladle. Smoke drifts over the scene and a purple circular emblem is visible at upper left. The ceremony looks like a homa or yagna with fire offerings.2007-11-18Devotees sit on the ground at night performing a homa at small brick fire pits, each containing a burning fire. A woman in the foreground wearing a cream and gold sari with a red border and red bangles feeds sticks into the fire from a brass plate. Behind her, rows of seated people in white dhotis and kurtas and women in colourful saris tend their own brick fire pits with brass bowls of offerings. A woman at the lower right in a blue and orange striped sari with glasses looks down at her own fire.2007-11-18Night photograph of a large outdoor homa gathering on bare ground. In the foreground a man in a cream kurta and dhoti sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in namaste before a small brick fire pit with a bright flame. A brass bowl sits beside him. Behind him rows of seated participants in white shirts and white dhotis, and women in sarees, sit at similar brick fire pits, several with flames and small oil lamps. Smoke hangs in the air. Participants wear name badges. The scene is a fire ritual, homa or yagna.2007-11-18A night-time outdoor ritual gathering with a large crowd seated on the ground in rows. Many participants wear white clothes, and some women wear saris in purple and maroon. Each person sits behind a small square brick enclosure holding a brass oil lamp or fire pot with a flame, and some hold incense sticks or offering items. A tall street lamp and a stage light stand at the edges, with a dark field of people extending into the background. A purple bird logo appears at the upper left and copyright text overlays the lower centre.2007-11-18