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Outdoor scene at a large open ground laid out with rows of red bricks, where many people in white clothing work. A white shrine with red pillars stands at the top left beside a crowd of spectators behind a wooden rail. In the foreground, a young girl in white with a beaded necklace walks past other participants, and a man in white kneels beside a steel pot and a Kiran refined oil tin. An elderly man with long white hair and a white beard, dressed in white, bends over the bricks at right, and a woman in an orange sari works nearby. Small white flags on poles mark the grounds.

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September 03 20072007-09-03September 03 20072007-09-03September 03 20072007-09-03September 03 20072007-09-03Outdoor ritual scene at a Sapthayagam site: rows of red brick fire-pit platforms fill a dusty ground, many holding small brass bowls, flower offerings and leaves. Many men and women stand or walk among them; a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with bare feet is at centre, a man in white shirt and dark trousers stands to the right, a woman in a yellow saree stands at left and a woman in a blue saree stands at right. Behind them a white temple with saffron flags, a ruined white building at left, trees and an umbrella-filled crowd under overcast skies. Smoke rises from the yagna area.2007-09-03Outdoor homa or yagna on bare earth: rows of men and women in white dhotis and kurtas sit cross-legged before small brick fire pits (kundas) with wood sticks, marigold petals, oil lamps and brass bowls set on banana-leaf plates. Many devotees wear rudraksha malas. Behind them a large crowd stands and watches under palm trees beside a small temple gopuram and a concrete building. No single robed figure stands out as a clear a person candidate.2007-09-03Outdoor homa or yagna ceremony on bare red earth, with many devotees in white dhotis and white clothing seated in rows behind small square brick enclosures containing wood sticks, brass vessels and offerings. A woman in a white sari with a long braid sits with hands folded in prayer in the foreground. Behind the rows, a red and white draped canopy and a stand of marigold and garland decorations line the right side, and a standing figure in white and a figure in orange robes stand near the ceremonial area. A black water tank on a metal stand and palm trees appear in the background.2006-07-11September 03 20072007-09-03A large outdoor crowd of devotees sits on the ground among rows of red bricks laid out as seating or ritual platforms, many with plates of flowers, fruit and lamps before them. Men wear white shirts and dhotis, women wear saris in blue, green, orange and pink, and a woman in a white sari stands near the left. A white temple wall and green trees frame the scene, with red-draped barricades and white and orange flags in the background. A banner-sized framed portrait is visible on the right fence, though no clear identification is possible. The gathering appears to be a sacred ceremony with offerings and sustained seated attention.2007-09-03Outdoor homa or yagna ceremony under a canopy, with many devotees seated on mats and a red carpet. Women in white and cream saris, several with orange or saffron borders and rudraksha malas, sit before small brick fire pits. They hold brass pots and ladles, and plates of flowers and fruit sit beside them. A man in a white shirt sits at left, and a figure in white stands at top right. The scene is sunlit, with trees and vehicles visible behind the canopy.2008-11-11February 11 20072007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11