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Outdoor 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.

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A 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 night-time outdoor ritual on bare sandy ground, with small fire pits built from rows of red bricks. Several seated people sit behind small flames, some with smoke rising around them. Most wear white or light shirts and dhotis or lungis; one young man in the foreground wears a striped shirt and sits before a fire. A man in the centre-right wears a white shirt and smiles. Other people stand or sit in the background among more brick fire pits. Offerings and plastic bags lie near the fires, and a purple decorative backdrop stands at the left. This appears to be a homa or yagna performed by many participants, with no visible a person candidate.2007-11-18A large outdoor ritual at dusk with many participants seated on the ground in rows before small square brick fire pits. Flames rise from each pit, and smoke drifts through the scene. Most men wear white shirts and white or light trousers, with some in pale pink or yellow clothing; several women wear saris, including one in pink. Each seated participant tends a fire with offerings and ritual implements, and small metal cups and bowls sit on the ground beside them. This appears to be a homa or yagna performed in fire pits. a person is not clearly visible in this photograph.2007-07-22Outdoor 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.2007-11-18A night photograph of a large outdoor homa in progress on bare ground, with rows of small square fire pits glowing orange and smoke drifting through the air. Many participants sit cross-legged in lines behind the fire pits, many in white or pale clothing, some in pink, green and maroon saris and kurtas. Small plates of offerings sit beside several fires. A blue-tinted haze and a faint purple logo appear at upper left. A and is printed across the lower centre2007-11-18A 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.2007-11-18Outdoor 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.2007-11-18A 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.2007-11-18A large outdoor gathering of many seated participants at night, each sitting before a small square brick fire pit with burning flames and smoke rising through the air. Most wear white or light clothing, while some wear saffron, orange, blue and multicoloured saris and salwar. A few men in white dhotis and striped shirts tend the fires and hold offerings, and a woman in an orange sari sits near the centre. Small brass bowls and oil lamps rest on the brick enclosures, and a plastic bag and plate lie on the sand. Behind them a purple and white emblem banner hangs on a pole. This appears to be a homa or yagna ritual with fire offerings.2007-11-18Outdoors 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.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.2007-11-18Outdoor 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.2007-11-18