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Outdoor fire ritual with devotees seated on the ground at a clay fire pit where flames are visible at lower left. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits with palms pressed together in anjali, wearing a gold wristwatch and a yellow cloth over his shoulder. A young woman in a yellow top with jasmine flowers in her hair has her hands over the fire, and a girl in a pink dress with white dots sits with hands folded behind him. Other devotees in white clothing sit nearby, a brass bowl and small brass lamps sit beside the pit, and a pink floral offering rests on a tray. Smoke fills the background of this sacred yajna scene.

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A photograph of a fire ritual with devotees seated on the ground in white clothing. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a yellow rosette badge sits at a low brick fire pit where flames are burning, hands joined in prayer. Beside him, a younger boy with glasses and a garland presses his palms together, and a brass vessel with a ladle rests on the ground. Behind them, many men and women in white and pale clothing sit in rows under a white canopy, several with hands folded, amid smoke. Wooden poles wrapped with green leaves frame the scene.2006-07-17Crowded outdoor homa ceremony with many devotees seated on the ground around low brick fire pits (kundas) with flames and smoke. Several participants wear white ritual clothes with garlands of white and red flowers; a man in white with a red-and-white garland sits in the centre-front, a woman in a red sari with floral garland performs offerings beside him, and a young girl in a pink-and-maroon sari with beaded necklace sits with palms pressed together. Brass vessels, oil lamps, plates of fruit and flower offerings sit near the fires. Background shows a large standing crowd, including a man in a saffron-trimmed shawl and people in yellow and blue saris.2006-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26Outdoor group ritual with many seated devotees in rows on a bare ground, most in white dhotis and shirts with gold-bordered dhotis, palms pressed together in anjali. A woman in the foreground wears a red and gold-bordered silk sari with a red bindi and gold bangles, eyes closed. Beside her a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with gold border sits cross-legged. A woman in the centre wears a golden-bordered sari with a blue blouse and gold necklace. Brass bowls and a small brass vessel sit on the ground among white bricks. A man in the upper left has vibhuti or tilak on his forehead. Concrete pillars and stone bases stand in the background.2006-12-26Photograph of a homa fire ritual in a courtyard at night with a crowd of devotees seated on mats. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha-style mala sits at the right, hands folded before a fire pit of stacked red-brick kundas with flames rising at the centre, with a microphone stand nearby. Opposite him a man in grey trousers and white shirt sits at the fire, and a kalasha-type brass vessel and bowls with flower petals and marigolds lie on the mat. Behind them, men and women in white and coloured saris sit with palms pressed together, including a toddler in the middle, and a worn plastered wall forms the backdrop. Several people are seated in the foreground at left, all with hands folded in prayer. a person's appearance is not clearly visible.May 12 20132013-05-12Outdoor homa at a large open-air pandal, smoke drifting through the scene. Many devotees in white ritual clothes sit on the sandy ground in rows, several with folded hands. A woman in an orange saree sits centre-left holding a brass bowl, and a man in white with a rudraksha mala sits at the front left. Small fire pits with offerings are visible in front of the seated crowd, and a stone fire altar sits in the lower foreground. A banner with text and palm fronds frame the top. The seated crowd is large, with many more people blurred in the background.2006-07-17December 26 20062006-12-26A fire ritual in an open-air setting: a white-and-stone square fire pit with bright orange flames burning on the left, with a brass ladle resting nearby and small brass oil lamps beside it. A young girl in a white sari with gold border and a rudraksha-style bead necklace sits with palms pressed together in prayer. Beside her, a man in a white shirt with rudraksha mala beads sits with eyes closed and hands folded. Behind them, several seated devotees in colourful saris and shirts watch, and terracotta pots with coconuts and green leaves stand as ritual offerings near a wooden pole and red cloth on the ground.2006-09-29December 26 20062006-12-26July 17 20062006-07-17A photograph of a homa fire ritual held on a plain floor inside a simple hall at night. A woman in white with a gold-bordered sari and black beaded necklace sits at right, pouring ghee from a brass vessel into a brick-lined fire pit where flames rise. Brass pots, a small lamp and a brass dish sit on a white cloth to her right. On the left, a man in white with a dark mala and folded hands sits in prayer. Behind them, other seated devotees in white and light clothing watch, and a woman in white holds a small child. Rows of small clay dishes with offerings are arranged on white cloths beside the fire.2009-10-10