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Outdoor photograph of a foundation-laying homa at a temple construction site. Central fire burns in a pit enclosed by white bricks on a green tarpaulin. A brass oil lamp with a flame stands at left, and a brass kalasha/vessel and a brass deity murti in an arch-shaped stand are arranged at lower right with flower garlands and fruit. A man in a white dhoti and shirt with rudraksha mala sits cross-legged at left. At right, a man in saffron-orange cloth and a white shirt holds a microphone, while another man in white kneels beside him. Seated and standing devotees in white dhotis and shirts, one woman in an orange sari, a woman in blue, and others with folded hands watch behind the ritual area. A yellow bus and trees are visible in the background.

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October 25 20062006-10-25Outdoor ritual on a dirt ground under tall trees, with a power line and a white van visible behind. A crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts and women in saris stands and sits in rows. Several men in saffron/orange shawls kneel near a coloured mat with brass lamps, a kalasha-like brass vessel, flowers, fruit and white sweets on leaf plates. Sitting women in the foreground wear cream and gold-bordered saris, one in a white sari with a long side braid and another in deep red. Smoke rises at the back. A small red sign and a building wall appear at the right. Possible in-person candidate in saffron shawl near center-right, appearance uncertain.2006-10-25Outdoor foundation-laying ritual for a temple garbha mandir, with a square pit of white bricks at center filled with burning fire. Seated on green and red mats, a priest in white dhoti and an orange-robed figure with rudraksha mala chant and tend the homa while a large crowd of devotees in white and colourful saris stands with palms pressed together. A brass oil lamp, a kalasha, a metal pot and a small deity murti with flower garlands sit on the mat in front. Trees and a street with a parked vehicle frame the scene.2006-10-25October 25 20062006-10-25October 25 20062006-10-25A photograph of an outdoor foundation ritual on a tree-lined street. In the foreground, a fire pit lined with white bricks holds a brass kalasha and small brass vessels, with a homa-style fire smoking at its centre. Two men in orange-saffron shawls and white clothing sit cross-legged at the pit, and a seated man in a white shirt with a rudraksha-style mala tends the ritual. Around them, a large crowd of seated devotees in white, cream, pink and blue saris and white dhotis fills the frame. Behind them stands a white van with a framed portrait of a man with white hair placed in its rear window. Several people stand near a gate, and a man in white dhoti and shirt stands at the far right.2006-10-25October 25 20062006-10-25Outdoor homa or yagna ceremony under a corrugated roof beside palm trees. A small fire burns in a central fire pit on a tiered platform decorated with pink and red flower garlands, fruits and bananas. Several priests sit cross-legged in front of it: one in a blue turban and purple-trimmed cloth with bare chest and tilak, another in white with orange cloth, and another bare-chested with rudraksha beads, speaking into a microphone. Seated devotees in white and light clothing watch from rows of plastic chairs. Kalasha pots decorated with flowers and leaves are arranged on the floor in front, and a painted kolam rangoli is visible on the ground. A red van with framed images stands behind the gathering.2015-08-31October 25 20062006-10-25October 25 20062006-10-25Outdoors under a red tent canopy with banana plants, several men in white dhotis and white shirts sit on mats before brick fire pits. Flames burn in the pits, decorated with yellow flower petals, while the seated men pour offerings and hold ladles and brass bowls over the fire. Plates of fruit, leaves and flowers rest nearby. Behind them, a row of seated devotees, including women in saris, watches the homa. The scene is a fire ritual conducted by priests in white.2010-07-24Outdoor photo of a roadside ratha procession halt beneath a thatched canopy on grass and dirt. A golden ratha or float carries a gilded deity murti pair under a red canopy, with a folding ramp at its front. Several white-clad priests in white dhotis stand near the float and a worktable with brass vessels. Rows of white plastic chairs hold seated devotees, mostly women in saffron, orange, red and pink saris, some with flowers in their hair. Two framed portraits hang on the float and a third sits on its base; their subjects are not identifiable from appearance, so no identity is asserted. Piles of bricks and a blue wall sit behind.2006-10-28