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Night 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.

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Night photo of a large outdoor homa in a dusty open courtyard, with a crowd of many people seated on the ground in rows. Most wear white clothes, some in saffron-toned or yellow saris, and small brick-built fire pits with burning flames and offerings sit in front of them. Tall buildings, a row of trees and a street light fill the background, and green leaves hang in the top corner. The scene is blurred with smoke.2006-09-20Night 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.2006-09-20September 20 20062006-09-20September 20 20062006-09-20September 20 20062006-09-20September 20 20062006-09-20February 11 20072007-02-11A large outdoor homa gathering in dense smoke at dusk or dawn. Many people in white clothing sit on the ground in rows, with small fire pits glowing in front of them. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a pendant necklace kneels beside a fire, and a man in a white shirt sits at lower left. Smoke fills the scene, obscuring the background crowd.2006-09-20Night photograph of a large outdoor gathering of devotees seated on sand in rows during a homa-style ritual. Most wear white or cream clothing, with some in colourful saris and salwars. Small brick-built fire pits and altars with brass bowls, flowers, leaves and oil lamps sit in front of them. Trees and a multi-storey building stand in the background under a dark sky. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible among the seated devotees, so no appearance-based candidate is claimed.2006-09-20September 20 20062006-09-20Night 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-time outdoor homa ceremony with many participants seated on the ground before rectangular brick fire pits. Flames rise from the pits as people hold oil lamps and offering plates. A man in the foreground wears a white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha-style mala and gold-toned bangle, pouring or tending the fire. Beside him a young man wears an orange-and-white shirt holding a lit lamp, and an older man with white hair and a white dhoti sits with hands together. Women in white saris and a girl in yellow stand or sit among the rows. Hundreds of people are visible across the field in the background, many in white clothes, with more fire pits and lamps.2007-02-11