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Outdoor ritual scene at a homa fire pit. A young man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange-saffron shawl sits cross-legged behind a black fire pit bordered with yellow and pink flower petals, holding a small brass lamp whose flame rises from it. A microphone stands beside him. Behind the altar, a brass bowl and metal vessels sit near plastic bags and an ornate carved wooden structure. To the left, a figure in grey robes stands near the edge of the frame. In the background on grass, a few people in white and orange clothing stand and sit near a parked scooter. The scene is a fire ritual in an open-air setting.

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Outdoor ritual scene at a fire altar. A young man in a white shirt and checked lungi, with an orange shawl over his shoulders and a microphone in front of him, sits cross-legged and holds a small brass lamp with a burning flame over a smoking fire pit edged with yellow and red flower garlands. Behind him stands an ornately carved golden chariot or palanquin, with a brass vessel and banners nearby. Several people in white garments walk on the grass beyond, and a scooter is parked on the left. Yellow marigolds and red petals decorate the altar.2008-11-11A photograph of an outdoor fire ritual under a corrugated tin shelter. A seated man in white clothing with an orange shawl and a red-and-white striped dhoti holds a flaming lamp or kalasha aloft with both hands while speaking into a microphone on a stand. In front of him is a tiered earthen fire altar decorated with yellow marigolds and pink flower petals. 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In the foreground, a figure in an orange shawl sits with a rudraksha-style mala and offering trays. A central young man in white clothes and an orange shawl sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in prayer before a fire pit with a bright flame in a silver vessel, which appears to be a homa or fire ritual. Garlands of orange and red flowers, brass lamps, a silver puja setup, and white-clad participants seated on mats in the background surround the altar. Other people in white and an orange-robed attendant sit at the sides, with a microphone stand at left.2006-09-29A photograph of an outdoor homa or yagna under a tarpaulin canopy. A fire pit lined with marigold and flower garlands sits in the foreground, with flames rising from a metal vessel held by a man seated on a wooden chair with a carved back. He wears a white dhoti with a red-and-white checked lower cloth and an orange shawl, and is speaking into a microphone on a stand while holding a ritual lamp. Behind him a man in white stands with hands together. Seated devotees in white clothes with orange shawls sit along the left, several with brass vessels in front of them. Brass pots and a metal kalasha are on a blue cloth at right. Bamboo poles and trees surround the open-air setting.2008-11-11Outdoor photo under a tarpaulin-roofed open pavilion of bamboo poles. In the foreground, a brick-and-mud homa fire pit with tiered steps is decorated with yellow marigolds and pink flower garlands, with a small fire burning at the top. Seated behind it, a row of young men in white dhotis and orange shawls perform the ritual, some holding burning oil lamps or offering vessels. At the centre, a man in white clothes and an orange shawl sits on a low seat before a microphone, with a brass kalasha-style pot and flower garlands beside him. Other men in white stand and walk in the background among trees and parked vehicles. A large brass container with yellow flowers sits in the lower right.2008-11-11October 10 20172017-10-10 +2 copiesOutdoor fire ritual at a homa pit built of white bricks and decorated with yellow and orange marigold petals. Two young men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged at the fire. The man on the right, wearing a yellow shawl and a small lapel microphone, holds a ladle over the flames. The man beside him wears a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala. A brass bowl sits at the left edge of the pit. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white and blue sits and watches, including women in white and a woman in a blue sari. No one in the image is clearly identifiable as a person; the visible participants appear to be ritual assistants or devotees.2010-07-24Outdoor ritual photograph at a temple-related ceremony under a tarpaulin canopy. A seated man in a white shirt, white dhoti with a red-and-white checked lower cloth, and an orange shawl blows a conch-shaped horn into a microphone stand. Brass bells, a brass lamp, flower garlands, and offerings in plastic bags and baskets lie on a blue cloth in front. A flaming oil lamp or fire dish rises behind him. A woman in a cream sari stands at left and a man in white stands beside the seated man. Behind them a decorated golden palanquin or ratha displays framed photographs and Tamil text on dark panels, with garlanded white-clad figures at upper right.2008-11-11A photograph of an outdoor homa fire ritual. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes, bare-shouldered with a white tilak on his forehead, sits cross-legged on a blue cloth at the edge of a square fire pit built from white bricks. Flames rise from the pit, and marigold petals are scattered over the bricks. He leans forward to pour from a small brass vessel into a bowl. Behind him, a second man in white with dark hair holds a metal rod. A brass plate of flowers and offerings lies in front, and a large banyan tree with aerial roots stands in the background.2006-09-21A photograph of an outdoor homa at an open-air shrine against a rocky hillside. A man seated at left, wearing a white dhoti and an orange shawl, plays a small brass hand cymbal and speaks into a microphone. Before him a fire burns in a stone fire pit decorated with yellow and red flower petals. Behind the fire stand two bronze deity murtis adorned with white garlands, and a framed portrait with a red garland sits on a raised shrine topped by a decorative canopy. A tall tiered brass oil lamp stands at right, and brass vessels and flowers lie on the ground.2008-11-11September 21 20062006-09-21