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Outdoor homa or yagna on bare earth: rows of men and women in white dhotis and kurtas sit cross-legged before small brick fire pits (kundas) with wood sticks, marigold petals, oil lamps and brass bowls set on banana-leaf plates. Many devotees wear rudraksha malas. Behind them a large crowd stands and watches under palm trees beside a small temple gopuram and a concrete building. No single robed figure stands out as a clear a person candidate.

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February 11 20072007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11A 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.2010-07-24Outdoor homa or yagna on bare earth at a meditation ashram grounds. Many devotees in white clothes sit in rows behind small square brick fire pits with brass vessels, plates and offerings on the ground. A man in an orange saffron robe sits at the left foreground with his back to the camera, and another seated man in orange stands out at left-centre. Palm trees, a red-roofed building with green tin roof and a flag mark the background.2006-07-11September 03 20072007-09-03Outdoor 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 copiesOutdoor homa or yagna ceremony on bare red earth, with many devotees in white dhotis and white clothing seated in rows behind small square brick enclosures containing wood sticks, brass vessels and offerings. A woman in a white sari with a long braid sits with hands folded in prayer in the foreground. Behind the rows, a red and white draped canopy and a stand of marigold and garland decorations line the right side, and a standing figure in white and a figure in orange robes stand near the ceremonial area. A black water tank on a metal stand and palm trees appear in the background.2006-07-11Outdoor ritual gathering on bare dirt ground where many people in white clothes sit in long rows behind rectangular stacks of red bricks, each seated worshipper with brass bowls, incense sticks and small offerings in front of them. Several rows of seated participants face left, with a crowd of standing onlookers, many in white and colourful saris and dhotis, watching from the background near a vehicle and palm trees. At left, a decorated altar table holds banana leaves, fruit, flowers and a red decorated truck. Several children stand near the left side. a person is not clearly visible in this image.2007-09-03Outdoor homa ceremony on bare ground in front of a red tent with banana plants. Rows of white-clad participants sit cross-legged behind low square fire pits built from white bricks, with yellow flowers scattered on the bricks. In the foreground a seated man in white with a rudraksha mala and a blue rosette badge tends a fire, with dry sticks, herbs and a small bowl of offerings on a tray before him. Smoke rises from the pits, and a brass bowl sits on one brick altar. Other participants in white garments and lanyards sit in the background, and a standing attendant in white stands at the right.2010-07-24Large outdoor homa gathering at dusk under palm trees and string lights. Many participants, mostly in white and cream clothing, sit cross-legged on mats before small square brick fire pits (kundas) built on bare sandy ground, each containing a fire with stacked firewood, brass plates of offerings, flower petals, and bowls of yellow liquid. Several women wear yellow, orange and red saris with flowers in their hair; a few men wear white dhotis and shirts. A large screen at the back displays an image, and a purple logo is visible at upper left. Hundreds of people fill the field, with the frame showing dozens of them up close.2007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11Outdoor homa ceremony on bare red earth with rows of white-painted brick fire pits. Many men in plain white ritual clothes sit cross-legged on blue tarps, some with palms joined in prayer and some with hands held before them. Brass vessels, banana leaves, wood sticks and small offerings sit beside each pit. A pink and gold draped canopy and a tree line stand in the background, and a purple dove emblem appears at upper left. Many devotees are visible; the nearest sitters wear white with rudraksha malas. a person is not clearly visible in any appearance-based way.2006-07-11