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Evening outdoor homa at a fire pit built from bricks on a dirt ground. Several devotees in plain white clothes sit and kneel around the flames, and a woman in white and yellow sits at the front with brass vessels and a small lamp on a low wooden stand. A man in a white turban and white garments stands at the right, and a bare-headed man in white stands in the foreground. Behind them, a crowd of onlookers in white and checked shirts stands and sits near a building with trees and lit windows.

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September 20 20062006-09-20Night outdoor ritual in which many devotees sit on the ground before small square brick fire pits, each with a burning fire and offerings in brass plates. Most wear white dhotis and shirts, and several have rudraksha malas around their necks. A woman in an orange-yellow sari sits at the left. Smoke rises through the scene, and a large banner behind shows a painted portrait of a saint and an image of a woman in orange with a mala. A string of coloured lights hangs above. A homa or yagna is being performed. No individual has been identified as a person, and no candidate appears in the scene.2014-06-29Night outdoor homa in an open dirt ground at an ashram-style compound. Many devotees, mostly in white clothes, sit cross-legged on the earth in rows before small brick fire pits (kundas) holding offerings, flowers, and oil lamps. A woman in the foreground in white with a bench beside her tends a pit. Trees and a building are dimly lit behind the crowd, with a parked car visible near the back.2006-09-20Night outdoor fire ritual on a sandy open ground in Chennai, with many hundreds of seated participants in white clothes performing homa. Small fire pits burn in front of each group, with offerings and brass vessels arranged on low brick platforms, and smoke drifts through the scene. Men and women in white dhotis and saris sit in rows, several wearing rudraksha malas. A multi-storey building and parked vehicles stand in the background under a dim sky. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2006-09-20September 20 20062006-09-20Night outdoor homa or yagna in progress on bare sandy ground, with many devotees seated in rows around small brick fire pits. Flames rise from several square fire pits, and smoke fills the dim air. Most participants wear white or pale clothing, with women in white saris, yellow and pink saris, and men in white shirts and dhotis. Some sit with offering plates of flowers and fruit beside them. A few children are visible among the seated crowd. Trees and a low building form the dark background, with a parked vehicle at right. a person is not clearly identifiable in this image.2006-09-20June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesDevotees in white clothing perform a homa at a row of brick fire pits, with flames rising from several of them under a striped red-and-white tent. In the foreground a woman with grey-streaked hair in a white sari with a gold border holds a green leaf over the fire, beside a small brass bowl and a brass vessel. Behind her a man in white shirt and dhoti and a younger woman in a white top sit cross-legged tending the fires, while many more people in white and colourful saris sit in the smoky background.2014-06-29 +1 copiesA photograph of men in white ritual clothes tending a homa fire pit at night. A man in a white shirt and dhoti pours liquid from a metal pot into a brick-lined square pit where wood logs are burning. Nearby, a man in white stands with his hands held together, another in white watches, and a man in white glances at the fire. At far right, a man in an orange shawl over white clothes stands with hands folded. The ground around the pit is decorated with white and red kolam-style patterns, and a lit lamp stands near the edge. Tables and a covered hall are visible in the background.2006-12-17Night outdoor fire ritual with many devotees in white clothes seated in rows on the ground before small red-brown trays holding burning fire pits and offering bowls. Women wear white saris with gold borders and white head cloths; some wear blue or orange shawls and beaded necklaces. A white ornamental structure and a tall decorated pillar stand behind them, and a decorated yellow vehicle with painted deity images and a portrait panel sits at the right. This appears to be a homa or fire offering. Roughly fifty people are visible.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30July 13 20132013-07-13