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Outdoor evening homa scene with a long row of devotees seated on the ground behind rows of white brick fire pits decorated with marigold and red flowers and small kindling sticks. A boy in a blue striped shirt in the foreground stares at the camera beside a woman in a pink-and-green sari, while a woman in a white blouse with green trim and a pale blue dhoti-style cloth tends the fire, with girls wearing orange flowers in their hair nearby. Large crowds fill the background under strings of lights and a red-and-gold banner portrait. A brass lota and small offerings sit among the bricks.

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Outdoor evening gathering of many devotees seated in long rows on sand, facing a central aisle, before small brick-built fire pits (homa kundas) with brass plates of offerings, flower garlands, fruit and oil lamps. Most attendees wear white, pink, teal, green and cream clothes; many women have flowers in their hair. Tall lamp posts light the scene, strings of decorative lights and marigold-style festoons hang above, and a large screen at the back shows a picture. Palm trees and a flag line the background. Several figures in white dhotis stand near the front and sides. The setting resembles a large communal puja or sacred meal event; the exact ritual is not clearly legible.2007-02-11September 03 20072007-09-03September 03 20072007-09-03Night photograph of a large outdoor gathering of devotees performing fire rituals on sandy ground. Hundreds of people sit in rows behind small brick-built fire pits, each with a burning flame, offering plates, steel bowls and flower garlands in front of them. Many women wear white and cream saris with coloured borders, one in a green sari and another in red and white. Men wear white shirts and dhotis. Smoke and haze hang over the crowd, lit by warm flame light and a distant spotlight. A foreground woman in a red blouse and white bordered sari sits with an offering plate. The scene suggests a homa or fire ritual performed collectively.2007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11