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A 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.

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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.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.2007-07-22A 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.2007-11-18A 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 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. 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The setting is a sandy open ground at dusk.2007-11-18A night outdoor ritual on sandy ground, with many participants seated in rows behind square brick fire pits blazing with flames. Most seated people wear white or cream clothes, and one man in the foreground wears an orange shirt and white dhoti while tending his fire. Standing figures in white move along the edges of the rows, and a smoky haze hangs over the scene. The setting suggests a homa or yagna with fire offerings.2007-11-18A large outdoor night ritual where many rows of seated devotees tend small brick fire pits lit with flames on bare ground. Most participants wear white or light clothing, with some in red, yellow and pink saris and salwar. Smoke and haze fill the air above the rows. A few people in the foreground tend the fires, one man in white kneeling at the front right beside a child in a yellow dress. The setting appears to be a homa or yagna-style fire ceremony. A small logo appears in the upper left corner.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 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. 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