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Night outdoor ritual homa at a fire pit on grass. At right, a man in a red-orange robe with a rudraksha-style mala stands with hands joined in prayer beside the glowing fire. A row of devotees in white and cream clothing with red shawls stand with hands folded in namaste along a mat. Coconuts with red cloth and leaves sit in the foreground, with brass oil lamps and vessels near the fire. Bright lights and dark trees form the background.

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Night outdoor ritual on grass beside a small fire pit, where flames burn in a rectangular brick hearth with offerings in brass vessels at lower right. A woman in a red-brown robe with a rudraksha-style bead mala stands in prayer with palms pressed together, facing the fire. Behind her, a row of devotees in white and red-bordered garments stand with hands folded, some holding flowers. At left, a large conical kalasha-like object draped in orange cloth with coconuts and leaves sits in the foreground. A decorated silver palanquin or throne with an ornate canopy stands at the right edge.2014-07-24July 24 20142014-07-24Night outdoor fire ritual on grass: a brick-lined fire pit burns brightly in the foreground beside brass bowls and small oil lamps. A woman in a red-orange sari with a beaded necklace holds a tray with offerings. To the right, a man in white with a white turban and a red-and-gold striped white dhoti stands with a ritual vessel. Behind, a line of about 20 devotees in white kurtas and dhotis and red shawls stands with palms pressed together. A bright floodlight and street lamps light the scene. This appears to be a homa or yagna.2014-07-24Night outdoor ritual photograph beside a square fire pit with a bright flame on grass. A priest in a white dhoti and white headcloth with a bare upper body pours from a silver vessel into the fire, while a woman in red garments and a rudraksha mala assists beside him. A crowd of devotees stands in a semicircle in white and red-trimmed shawls, many with palms pressed together in namaskar. Offerings and brass vessels sit near the fire, with a street lamp and building lights behind.2014-07-24Night outdoor ritual on a lawn lit by floodlights. A fire burns in a rectangular brazier at lower right, where a priest bent forward in white dhoti and red shawl tends the flame; another priest with a shaved head and red-and-white sash sits behind. In the centre a woman in a red sari and rudraksha-style mala stands with hands folded. A row of about a dozen devotees in white clothes with red shawls stands along the left with palms pressed together. Behind, a silver ornate peetha or small shrine holds a deity murti under a white umbrella, and a man in white stands at the back. Fire pit with homa-style offerings.2014-07-24Night outdoor ritual on a grassy lawn lit by a bright floodlight. A large crowd of devotees in white and red-brown shawls stands in rows, hands pressed in namaskar, many with heads bowed. In the foreground a figure in a white and striped sari kneels at a fire pit, tending a flame with ritual offerings, brass vessels and bundles arranged on a cloth beside it. Nearby a woman in a red sari with a beaded necklace stands with folded hands beside a decorated canopy and a small illuminated structure. This appears to be a homa or fire ritual performed outdoors at night.2014-07-24July 24 20142014-07-24Night outdoor ritual on a grassy lawn lit by a bright floodlight. A priest in a white dhoti with a bare upper body and a white head wrap stands at right holding a lit lamp aarti plate, while a woman in a red sari and a marigold garland holds a similar plate beside him. A fire burns in a square fire pit with brass vessels and small oil lamps arranged on the grass; a deity murti decorated with a red cloth and green leaves sits on a table at left. Devotees in white and red clothing, some kneeling with hands folded, gather in the background, and a man in a saffron-and-white robe stands at far right near a decorated canopy.2014-07-24July 24 20142014-07-24July 24 20142014-07-24July 24 20142014-07-24Night outdoor ritual at a fire pit: a standing man in a rust-red dhoti and saffron-orange shawl with a rudraksha-style mala holds a lit oil lamp aloft to the left. Seated devotees in white clothes with red waist cloths and orange-red shawls sit with palms pressed together before a stone fire pit with a burning flame and brass offering vessels. A shaven-headed priest in saffron with white horizontal markings kneels at the right foreground. Behind them, a golden-framed deity murti is seen in shadow, with a sanctum and plants nearby; more devotees sit in rows.2013-04-01