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Outdoor homa ceremony at a brick-lined fire pit on bare ground. A man in white kurta and white dhoti sits cross-legged with a garland of white flowers and red roses, feeding offerings into the fire. A woman in a turquoise sari with a pink blouse and a white and red flower garland sits beside him, holding a ladle over the flames. Behind them, other devotees in white clothing and a woman in a yellow sari sit on the ground near brass plates and bowls of offerings. Oil lamps and a blue bowl are placed nearby.

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December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26Outdoor homa ceremony on bare ground beside a brick-built fire pit with a bright flame and burning wood. Seated participants in white dhotis and shirts and in red, orange and green silk saris wear white and red flower garlands. A woman in the foreground in a red sari with gold border and gold bangles sits with folded hands, while a bald older man in white garlanded clothing sits beside her. Brass pots, plates of yellow flowers, bowls of offerings and a ladle lie on the brick surround. Several other devotees are seated in the background.2006-12-26Devotees in white ritual clothes sit on the ground around a brick-lined fire pit where a flame burns, with smoke rising. Offerings are arranged on brass plates, including a plate of flowers and fruit, and a brass ladle rests on the brick edge. A middle-aged man in white with spectacles and a shawl sits beside a woman in a white sari with a gold border and jasmine garland, both seated near the fire. A man at left in sunglasses and a rudraksha-style mala wears white, and other people wear white with flower garlands, some in red. The setting appears to be an open-air homa or yagna.2006-12-26Outdoor homa ritual with several couples seated on the ground around small brick-lined fire pits with open flames. The foreground man wears white dhoti and shirt with a white and red flower garland and works at the fire, beside a woman in a red blouse and red-and-white checked sari wearing a white and red garland. Other participants in white clothes, garlands and a woman in orange sari sit around the fire pits, with brass vessels, plates of offerings and a small brass lamp in front. A crowd of onlookers stands behind in white, pink and saffron garments.2006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26Seated devotees perform a fire ritual outdoors on a concrete floor. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a white and red flower garland sits beside a fire pit, feeding offerings into small flames. Beside him a woman in a red and gold sari wears a white jasmine garland with red flowers and a rudraksha-style necklace, hands folded in her lap. Behind them, other devotees in white, green and maroon clothing, several wearing flower garlands, sit cross-legged with brass bowls, plates of flowers and offerings nearby. This appears to be a homa or yagna with a visible fire pit and offerings.2006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26A photograph of a couple seated on the ground at an outdoor ritual site with unfinished concrete and stacked bricks behind them. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a gold border, wearing a garland of white flowers and red roses, holds hands with a woman in a red and gold sari, also garlanded, with a red bindi and a dark beaded necklace. Behind them, other seated participants wear white and garlands, and brass plates and flower offerings lie on the ground. The scene suggests a couples' ritual gathering.2006-12-26