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Outdoor homa ground where rows of small brick fire pits, each with a brass or clay bowl and scattered flower petals, fill the foreground. Many devotees stand and sit among them, a woman in an orange sari kneels at left and a woman in a red salwar kameez stands near centre. Men wear white shirts and dhotis, one holding a blue bag. Behind them is a white shrine-like structure with a small flag, a ruined whitewashed wall at left, trees and umbrellas under overcast sky. No individual is clearly identifiable as the a person from appearance.

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Outdoor 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.2007-09-03September 03 20072007-09-03September 03 20072007-09-03Outdoor ritual field where many devotees stand in rows among rows of stacked red brick altars or fire pits, each with small brass lamps or bowls and yellow flower petals. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and grey trousers holds a blue folder and stands with hands folded, while a woman in a green saree with a white border stands with hands clasped beside a man in a checked shirt. Other women wear purple, maroon and black sarees, and some men wear white dhotis or white shirts. Behind them, a crowd fills the grounds under umbrellas, with saffron flags, a white temple gateway at left, and trees and multi-storey buildings beyond. Some lamps and offerings sit on the bricks as part of a homa or yagna setup.2007-09-03September 03 20072007-09-03September 03 20072007-09-03September 03 20072007-09-03September 03 20072007-09-03Outdoor photograph of a homa or yagna ground at a Sapthayagam ritual site: many rectangular brick fire pits arranged on bare earth, each with a small brass bowl and scattered offerings, flowers, and leaves. A long crowd of devotees stands behind a wooden bamboo rail at the back, many women in sarees and salwar kameez in orange, green, red, and maroon, with children and men in white shirts. Saffron and white flags and a white-clad attendant walk along the rail on the right. Trees and a parked white van are visible beyond. The page's excerpt mentions Sapthayagam at Hosur and a free medical camp and annadaan, but no a person figure is clearly visible here.2007-09-03Outdoor homa ground with rows of small brick fire pits, each holding dry wood sticks, brass oil lamps and yellow flowers. Many devotees stand in rows among the pits, mostly women in colourful saris including blue, purple, orange and white, with a few men in white shirts and a man in a checked shirt and brown trousers at centre. Apartment blocks and trees stand behind, with banners and flags beyond the crowd.2007-09-03Outdoor ritual gathering on bare earth where many devotees sit in long rows on the ground beside small brick enclosures built as fire pits, each holding stacked firewood and small offering plates of fruit and flowers. Men in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris, a woman in red in the foreground, and a woman in blue all sit cross-legged and attentive. Behind them, red draped fabric backdrops and banners bearing portrait images line the grounds, with a few people standing near the stage area. This appears to be a homa or yagna style fire ritual, with no clearly identifiable a person figure visible in the frame.2007-09-03September 03 20072007-09-03