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Photograph of several rectangular brick fire pits, lined up in rows, with bright orange flames rising from them in a hazy, smoky outdoor setting. A small brass or copper vessel sits beside one pit, and a metal stand is visible at its edge, consistent with a homa or yagna fire ritual. Bare-armed arms in dark sleeves reach toward the nearest fire at the right edge, but no faces or full figures are visible. Blurred white-clad figures stand in the background. Dusty ground and a faint purple logo appear in the lower left corner.

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June 19 20142014-06-19June 29 20142014-06-29 +2 copiesA row of rectangular brick fire pits built on bare earth, each holding a burning fire of flames and glowing embers, with scattered green leaves and sticks laid across them. Seated participants in white and light clothing sit behind the fires, some holding brass vessels and offerings, with a small brass bell and lamp near the front pit. This looks like a homa or yagna ritual performed in a line of fire pits. The people are partly out of focus and only some are fully visible, so the count is approximate.2014-06-29June 19 20142014-06-19June 29 20142014-06-29Several white-brick homa fire pits blaze in the foreground and background, with flames rising from the central pit. A small brass bell with a handle and a copper bowl with green leaves sit beside the fire on the brick ledge. No people are visible; the scene shows Vedic fire ritual setup during a homa.2014-06-29 +2 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29A row of fire pits built from brick and whitewashed stone blocks, with flames rising from each on a dusty ground in a ritual setting. Several participants in white clothing sit cross-legged along the line, tending the fires. On the right, a person in white and a red-orange garment feeds offerings into a fire, and a small brass bowl sits beside a pit. Smoke hangs in the air, consistent with a homa or yagna ritual. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2014-06-29 +1 copiesOutdoor homa at dusk on reddish earth, with rows of small square brick fire pits burning in a long line. Men in white dhotis and orange shawls sit cross-legged on green and blue mats, feeding sticks into the flames from brass plates and stirring with long wooden ladles. Brass bowls, a copper vessel and a small brass spoon sit beside the fires. Several rows of similar participants continue into the background, and a purple emblem with a white bird appears at upper left.A homa fire burns inside a square pit built from whitewashed bricks set on bare ground, with flames rising from the centre. Yellow marigold flowers are scattered over the bricks and pit edge, and a thin twine or grass cord is strung across the top. A brass ladle with a long handle rests on the left side, with a brass bowl and a long-handled spoon nearby. Behind, on a low platform, there are a steel plate of dried herbs or grains, a red cloth bundle and a brass vessel with flowers. Floor mats in red and white stripes lie at the upper right, and a person in white clothing sits at the top edge, partly visible.2010-07-24A row of square brick fire pits on bare reddish-brown earth, each lined with cement-grey bricks and burning with open flames. Beside the pits sit brass bowls, a copper vessel with a handle, a large brass plate holding ash and small sticks, and folded green and blue cloths laid on the ground. The arrangement suggests a homa fire ritual setup. No people are visible in the frame.Outdoors on bare reddish earth at dusk, rows of men in white kurtas and white dhotis with orange saffron shawls sit on blue mats performing a homa. Each participant tends a small fire built inside a square pit of white bricks, feeding sticks into the flames with a ladle or spoon from a brass bowl. Brass vessels and piles of wood sticks lie beside the pits. At the far right, a framed portrait stands on a white-draped table with a red cloth and offerings, and another man in white sits near it. Smoke rises across the background trees.