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Outdoor ritual ground with rows of small square brick fire pits, each holding stacked dry sticks, a brass bowl and a brass plate on a woven mat. Two men in plain white clothes bend over pits, one pouring from a white sack. Behind them hang red and orange patterned cloth screens, a flagpole, a saffron flag, loudspeakers and a banner with a portrait. Several other men stand at the right edge. This appears to be a homa or yagna setup.

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Outdoor ritual field filled with rows of small square brick fire pits, each holding stacked firewood, a brass bowl and a white plate with a lit oil lamp or offering on a woven mat. A man in white dhoti and shirt bends over a pit at left, while other people in white and some in red or orange saris and white clothes walk among the pits, some carrying trays or vessels. A white sack and a flag on a pole appear in the background, with a tree, houses and a red-draped structure behind. Several people are visible, including children at right.2007-09-03September 03 20072007-09-03Outdoors on bare earth, a row of small brick fire pits (homa kundas) is arranged on woven mats, each holding stacked dry wood sticks, a brass bowl, a small oil lamp, and offerings such as white cloth bundles, flowers and red fruit. Several people dressed in white stand among the pits: a man in white shirt and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala holds an offering packet, a woman in white sari carries a striped cloth bundle, and others in white saris walk in the background near a decorated altar with brass kalashas and garlands. Red and patterned banners hang behind. This shows a homa/yagna ritual setup.2007-09-03September 03 20072007-09-03September 03 20072007-09-03September 03 20072007-09-03A large open dirt ground is covered with hundreds of small brick fire pits arranged in tidy rows, each holding a small pile of burnt offerings with flower petals or garlands and a woven mat placed beside it. Several men in white clothes walk between the rows, and one bends low near a pit. Trees, low buildings, a utility pole and a spectators' area frame the field.2007-11-18September 03 20072007-09-03Outdoor homa ceremony on bare red earth with many men in white dhotis and white shirts seated in long rows on mats, each before a small square brick fire pit with a lit flame and brass offering vessels. Behind them a long red and white draped canopy stretches across the field, with garlanded decorative panels and small umbrella-style canopies at the far end, and a black water tank on a metal stand stands among trees under an overcast sky.2006-07-11July 11 20062006-07-11Outdoor fire ritual on bare earth, with a row of rectangular brick fire pits lit by small flames. Men in white dhotis and white kurtas sit cross-legged on mats in front of the pits, performing a homa; the foreground man in the front-centre holds a brass ladle over a fire with a metal plate of offerings nearby. Other participants sit behind, many wearing white with saffron-coloured shawls or small badges, and plates of fruit, flowers and offerings sit at the pits. Banana plants, a red tent, and a blue tarpaulin frame the background, with a crowd of onlookers standing beyond. A purple logo sits in the upper left corner.2010-07-24 +2 copiesA photograph of an outdoor homa ceremony on bare ground. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged behind rows of white brick fire pits, feeding offerings into small flames with long ladles and spoons. Smoke rises from the pits. Metal plates hold leaves, herbs, and bundled wood, and a long cloth-covered table on the right displays bananas, fruit, and red-and-orange cloth offerings. Behind them, rows of seated devotees in white, several women in colourful saris, and a few bright orange and red garments fill the background. Chalk kolam-style patterns mark the ground, with scattered flower petals near the fire pits.2010-07-24