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Outdoor homa at a large open-air gathering. A fire blazes on a tiered brick altar edged with yellow-marigold garlands, with smoke rising. Several priests in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls sit at the fire, one wearing a bright orange turban and rudraksha malas. A brass oil lamp stands on the red-carpeted ground in front. Seated women in colourful saris and shawls and some men fill the foreground, with a crowd beyond. A cameraman films from a tripod on the right beside a metal lighting truss, and a standing man in white ritual clothing is at the far right. Smoke and a tent backdrop fill the background.

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December 12 20172017-12-12Large outdoor gathering on a sunny open ground during a ritual event, with a dense crowd of many hundreds of people filling the foreground and midground. Many wear saffron-orange and red clothing, while some wear white dhotis and kurtas. Stage lighting rigs on a metal truss stand at left, with a white tented pavilion and trees behind. In the foreground at left, brass plates and lamps sit beside bundles of incense sticks and a fire-related setup near a red carpet. Many people raise hands or hold up phones, and photographers with tripods and cameras work along the crowd edge. No identifiable individual can be singled out as a particular person.2017-12-12Outdoor homa ceremony at a large open-air gathering. A tall fire blazes on a platform of stacked yellow bricks strewn with flower petals, with smoke rising. Beside the fire, a man in a white sleeveless top operates a camera on a tripod. Behind the fire, many seated women in saffron, red, pink and purple saris and shawls sit on mats under white canopies and blue tarpaulin, with a tent frame and distant buildings in the background. Some women wear gold necklaces and bindis.2017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12Night photograph of a homa fire ceremony with rising smoke above a large square fire pit lined with gold-edged white border. A figure with long dark hair, a red tilak on the forehead, orange robes and a layered garland sits on a silver-and-white chair behind the pit; the appearance is consistent with a person presiding, though the face is not clearly distinguishable. Around him, rows of seated devotees in saffron and orange robes with gold borders, many with rudraksha malas, press their palms together in prayer. Women in orange saris with gold borders and beaded necklaces kneel near the front, and a man in a white shirt stands at the back. Ceremonial brass vessels sit along the pit edge, and a small fan and coloured string lights appear in the background.2013-03-10October 27 20142014-10-27October 27 20142014-10-27August 31 20172017-08-31February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesOctober 10 20162016-10-10