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Outdoors at night, many devotees sit on sandy ground performing a homa-style fire ritual at rows of small brick fire pits, each holding a flame. Participants wear white, cream, and saffron clothing, including a woman in a maroon sari and a woman in a blue-bordered white sari in the foreground. A boy in a white shirt and a girl in white stand near the fires, and an adult man in a white shirt sits at a pit, with brass bowls and offerings placed beside the flames. Standing spectators and a purple emblem with a white bird appear in the background beyond a rope line, and smoke drifts through the scene.

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Outdoor evening scene at a homa or yagna site on bare ground, with rows of small square brick fire pits. Each pit holds a burning fire and brass vessels with offerings. Many participants sit cross-legged behind the pits: a woman in an orange sari with a green blouse in the foreground, a woman in a red and gold sari, and a woman in a blue and cream outfit, with men and children in white shirts and dhotis beyond. Dry straw and small bowls surround the fires. Lighting is dim, with a blue-and-white tent edge at upper left. a person is not clearly visible; no reliable appearance-based candidate is shown.2007-11-18Outdoor homa or yagna scene at dusk with smoke hanging over a ground packed with rows of small brick fire pits. Seated devotees perform offerings beside lit fires. In the foreground a woman in a purple sari with a gold border sits cross-legged, holding a ladle and a plate of fruit, while a bare-chested man in a white dhoti tends a fire pit, with an offering plate nearby. Behind them many white-clad participants sit in rows, some with plates of offerings and small lamps. Crowds stand along a rope barrier in the background.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 fire ritual at night, with rows of participants seated on the ground before small square brick fire pits. Many fire pits blaze with flames and smoke, and people tend them with offering plates, small brass bowls and ladles. Most attendees wear white, cream or colourful saris and salwar kameez; women in red and yellow saris and a woman in green and pink are prominent in the foreground. Behind them, rows of onlookers stand and a red fire engine is parked. The scene is a homa or yagna with individual fire pits.2007-11-18Night outdoor homa or yagna on a sandy ground with a very large seated congregation. Rows of small brick fire pits, each with a burning fire and brass vessels, fill the frame, and many participants sit cross-legged behind them. A bare-chested older man in a white dhoti and a sacred thread in the foreground tends the fire pit at lower right. A woman in a purple sari sits at lower left beside a brass bowl, and a woman in a saffron sari with a white-shirted man stand out among the rows. Many attendees wear white clothes and name badges. Scattered oil lamps and a hazy night sky complete the scene. Roughly one hundred or more people are visible.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.2007-11-18A large night gathering of devotees seated on the floor in rows, each before a small brick fire pit with a bright flame, used for a homa or yagna ritual. Many participants wear white clothing; a few women wear sarees in navy blue and orange. A man in front right in white kurta and shirt sits with hands pressed together, and a woman in a navy saree sits at the front left with palms joined. Brass bowls and small offerings are placed by the pits. A purple and white logo appears in the upper left corner, and a copyright line with a source credit runs across the middle. Many more people are visible in the background.2007-11-18Outdoors at dusk, a large crowd sits on the ground before many small square fire pits built of red brick, each holding a flame and small offerings. In the foreground a woman in a cream and brown sari with a patterned border sits at a pit, stirring an offering in a brass bowl with a ladle, with wood pieces at her side. Beside her a grey-haired man in white clothes sits with a brass vessel and a plate. Behind them a woman in a yellow and orange sari sits among the pits, and many other devotees in white and bright clothes sit in rows through the smoke. Small oil lamps glow on the pit edges. The scene reads as a fire ritual such as a homa or yagna with seated participants.2007-11-18A large outdoor night gathering of hundreds of seated participants on sandy ground, each seated before a small brick-lined fire pit with flickering flames, a ritual fire setting. Smoke drifts through the scene under bright floodlights, and a blue and white circular logo appears in the upper left. Most attendees wear white or light-coloured shirts and dhotis or saris, with some in orange and green. Many sit cross-legged with hands resting on their knees in a meditative posture. Crowd size is in the hundreds; no single figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2007-11-18A large outdoor night gathering of many devotees seated in rows on sand, each before a small brick-lined fire pit with a flickering flame and offerings, amid rising smoke and haze. Most wear white or light traditional clothing; several women wear saris, including one in a yellow sari near the centre. A girl in a dark top sits in the foreground by a fire pit. A white plastic chair stands among the rows at the centre, but no clearly identifiable central figure is seated in it. The scene suggests a collective fire ritual with lamps and small homa-style fire pits.2007-11-18Outdoor night ritual with a large crowd seated on the ground in rows, each person before a small square brick fire pit with a lit flame and brass vessels. Most wear white or cream clothes, with a woman in a deep blue sari and another in a yellow-brown sari near the front. A man in white kurta in the foreground sits with palms pressed together in prayer, and a smoky haze fills the air. The scene resembles a homa or yagna with individual fire offerings. A small purple emblem with a white bird appears in the upper left corner. No one is identified as a person.2007-11-18A photograph of a large outdoor fire ritual at dusk with hundreds of participants seated on the ground before individual brick-lined fire pits. Flames rise from many square pits and smoke hangs over the crowd. In the foreground a woman in a red and black sari with gold jewellery and red bangles feeds sticks into a fire, and beside her a young girl in a patterned top sits watching. Nearby a woman in a maroon sari sits with a brass plate and bowl. Many men in white shirts and white dhotis sit on the ground, several wearing lanyards, tending small fires and holding ritual items. Scattered wooden sticks, red cloth and brass vessels lie around the pits. The scene reads as a homa or yagna performed by a large gathering.2007-07-22