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Outdoor ritual setup on bare earth in a courtyard. Four square fire pits are lined with yellow-painted bricks and hold dried twigs and kindling, with metal bowls of fruit and offerings at their edges. A tall brass oil lamp stands at the centre front, with a brass puja vessel beside it. The foreground sits on a striped green, pink and yellow cloth with a white folded cushion, a plate of fruit and a small brass bell. Behind, a white draped canopy and a yellow van are visible, with a few people in white clothes at the far right and a tree at the back. No person is seated in the foreground. This appears to be a homa or yagna preparation area.

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An outdoor courtyard set up for a homa or yagna. Several rectangular fire pits built from stacked yellow bricks sit in rows on bare earth. Each pit holds offerings, small plates and bowls. In the foreground a green and red striped mat, with a white cloth folded on it, sits before a brass oil lamp, brass vessels and a plate with fruit. Large white and red lotus-patterned rangoli designs decorate the ground. Behind, a white draped canopy stands beside a parked yellow truck. Two people in white clothes are visible at the right edge, tending the setup. No one else is visible.2006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30Outdoor courtyard in front of a white-walled building with a tiled porch, palm trees behind. Several rectangular yellow-brick fire pits stand on sandy ground, each holding dry sticks, offerings and small bowls, with decorative white kolam designs drawn on the ground. Three men in white dhotis and shirts stand near the pits, one bending to work, with a yellow van and scooter parked beside the wall. A brass oil lamp stands at right on a striped mat with a tray of flowers. This is a homa fire-pit setup being prepared.2006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30September 03 20072007-09-03A row of rectangular brick fire pits, several built up in stacked brick, sits on striped woven mats laid over grass under a shaded canopy. Each pit has a brass vessel and brass ladle or spoon set beside it, with brass plates, small brass cups, and kumkum or orange-cloth offerings. Some plates hold white, yellow and pink flower petals and offerings. A dark bag rests at upper left and a standing person in grey clothing appears at the top right edge, partly cut off. No ritual participants are seated at the pits in the frame, and no one is visible at the front of the arrangement.2008-11-11A photograph of a homa (fire ritual) set-up on a bare floor. Several brick fire pits are arranged with dry wood logs, a brass pot of mango pieces, banana leaves, marigold garlands, bowls of flower petals and fruit, a brass oil lamp, a bundle of green leaves in a decorated pot, and a yellow kalasha-like cone. Striped cloth mats are spread around, and a partially visible person in white dhoti and striped shawl stands at the upper right edge. No identifiable ceremonial figure is clearly shown, so the a person field is unsure.2016-12-23A tented outdoor ritual space with rows of low brick fire pits, each rectangular brick enclosure set on striped woven mats in red, green and purple. Brass plates, bowls, spoons and small brass vessels sit beside each pit, with orange marigold flowers, white and red flower petals, and white offering items placed on plates. Dark wooden-handled ladles or spoons rest across some pits. At the top right, a figure in a long dark robe stands near the tent pole. A black bag sits at the left edge. Green grass lies beyond the tent edge. The scene appears to be prepared for a homa or yagna with offerings.2008-11-11July 30 20062006-07-30Outdoor ritual homa in a sandy courtyard beside a white building with a lattice-screen wall and trees. Two square brick fire pits burn with wood flames; the larger one in front is lit. A woman in a white sari with a gold border and a white head wrap, wearing gold necklaces, holds a silver plate and stands on a striped green-and-maroon mat beside a brass oil lamp. Opposite, a man in a white dhoti and shirt crouches to tend the fire pit, with a red-and-white offering plate nearby. A man in an orange-saffron shawl and white dhoti stands behind the pit, and a figure in white stands further back. Motorcycles are parked along the right side. Kolam designs decorate the ground. Mainly ritual setting with ordinary Indian attire and yagna fire.2006-07-30A photograph of an open-air homa or yagna setup under a shelter of trees and a canopy. Rows of unfired brick fire pits stand on woven mats in striped green, red and blue. Brass bowls, ladles, spoons, small brass lamps and kalasha-style vessels sit on each pit and on brass plates. Orange cloths are folded on several plates, and flower petals and fruit sit in small offering plates. No people are visible in the frame apart from a partial arm at the right edge and a pair of legs at the top left.2008-11-11October 16 20162016-10-16