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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.

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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.2007-09-03Outdoor 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.2007-09-03September 03 20072007-09-03September 03 20072007-09-03September 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 20072007-09-03A 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 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 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.2007-09-03September 03 20072007-09-03September 03 20072007-09-03