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A photograph of a fire ritual with devotees seated on the ground in white clothing. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a yellow rosette badge sits at a low brick fire pit where flames are burning, hands joined in prayer. Beside him, a younger boy with glasses and a garland presses his palms together, and a brass vessel with a ladle rests on the ground. Behind them, many men and women in white and pale clothing sit in rows under a white canopy, several with hands folded, amid smoke. Wooden poles wrapped with green leaves frame the scene.

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Outdoor homa at a large open-air pandal, smoke drifting through the scene. Many devotees in white ritual clothes sit on the sandy ground in rows, several with folded hands. A woman in an orange saree sits centre-left holding a brass bowl, and a man in white with a rudraksha mala sits at the front left. Small fire pits with offerings are visible in front of the seated crowd, and a stone fire altar sits in the lower foreground. A banner with text and palm fronds frame the top. The seated crowd is large, with many more people blurred in the background.2006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17Outdoor fire ritual with devotees seated on the ground at a clay fire pit where flames are visible at lower left. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits with palms pressed together in anjali, wearing a gold wristwatch and a yellow cloth over his shoulder. A young woman in a yellow top with jasmine flowers in her hair has her hands over the fire, and a girl in a pink dress with white dots sits with hands folded behind him. Other devotees in white clothing sit nearby, a brass bowl and small brass lamps sit beside the pit, and a pink floral offering rests on a tray. Smoke fills the background of this sacred yajna scene.2006-07-17Outdoor homa or yagna in a open-sided pavilion with a palm tree and draped red and pink cloth backdrop. Rows of white-painted bricks form fire pits, with small flames and smoke rising from them. Several people in white clothing sit cross-legged at the pits, one man in a white shirt and white dhoti tending a fire with a brass ladle-like vessel and wooden stick. On the left, a woman in a white sari with a red border and a white forehead mark sits beside a flaming dish and fruit offerings on a woven mat. Many more people in white are seated in the background among the smoke.2006-12-29December 26 20082008-12-26A large open-sided pavilion filled with many seated participants performing a homa, a fire offering, on the ground. Smoke rises through the centre of the frame from a fire pit in front of a woman in a white sari with a light-blue badge, holding a plate. Other participants, mostly in white clothes, sit on mats around low white tiered platforms with small oil lamps. A woman in a yellow-and-pink sari with a rudraksha mala and a man in white dhoti sit nearby. Long rows of fluorescent tubes hang from a metal roof with pillars. Several people in the background wear white. No single a person candidate is clearly visible.2006-07-17December 26 20062006-12-26A photograph of a homa or yagna outdoors under a tented pavilion with a corrugated roof and wooden poles. Devotees sit in rows on the ground in white and orange clothing, many holding brass ladles or vessels. Rows of unmortared bricks form a fire pit, decorated with yellow flowers and petals. A man in the left foreground wears white dhoti and shirt, a rudraksha mala and a red tilak. Women wear white saris with gold borders, orange and red saris, and orange shawls over their shoulders. Several children sit among the adults. Trees and a motorcycle are visible in the background.2008-11-11Outdoor fire ritual under a open pavilion with palm fronds and a blue backdrop, where many devotees in white clothes sit on the sand-covered ground around small stone fire pits. A man in front left wears an orange cloth over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala, and a woman in a light blue sari with a gold border sits with hands folded near a fire pit with flames. Several women wear white saris with gold borders, and a few men wear white kurtas with mala beads. Brass vessels, a water bottle and offering dishes sit on the pits. A small figure with a visible crown-like headdress is seen at the far upper stage, but the appearance is too uncertain to attribute. Participants appear to be attending a homa/yagna with fire offerings.2006-07-17Crowded outdoor homa ceremony with many devotees seated on the ground around low brick fire pits (kundas) with flames and smoke. Several participants wear white ritual clothes with garlands of white and red flowers; a man in white with a red-and-white garland sits in the centre-front, a woman in a red sari with floral garland performs offerings beside him, and a young girl in a pink-and-maroon sari with beaded necklace sits with palms pressed together. Brass vessels, oil lamps, plates of fruit and flower offerings sit near the fires. Background shows a large standing crowd, including a man in a saffron-trimmed shawl and people in yellow and blue saris.2006-12-26July 17 20062006-07-17