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A large hall filled with seated devotees during a fire ritual. Rows of people in white dhotis and kurtas, and women in sarees, sit on the floor before small square brick fire pits with burning flames and brass vessels of offerings. A shirtless man in a white dhoti sits near the center, and a woman in a green blouse and peach saree sits in the foreground with hands joined. Smoke hangs in the hazy air. Fire offerings, a homa or yagna, are being performed. No identifiable a person is clearly visible.

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A smoky indoor homa ritual with many seated devotees in white and pastel clothing. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shirt sits with hands folded, beside a bare-chested priest with a white shawl over his shoulder. A woman in a peach sari with green border sits near the front. Several small square fire pits with burning flames and scattered yellow flowers line the floor, and a brass vessel stands nearby.2007-09-30A dim indoor hall with a homa in progress: rows of devotees sit on mats before several small square fire pits built from white bricks, each with a burning flame, brass vessels, and yellow flowers scattered around. In the foreground a bare-chested man in white dhoti and shawl sits at the front, while a woman in a white sari sits beside him, both facing the fire. Many more participants fill the background, some in green, pink and orange saris. At the far right edge, a man in white clothing sits near the wall, apparently overseeing the ritual, with no distinctive visible cues to identify him.2007-09-30Devotees sit cross-legged on the floor of a dim hall performing a homa fire ritual. At the centre, a square fire pit built from white bricks holds burning sticks and flames, decorated with yellow flower petals. A woman in a peach and green sari leans over the fire, while a man in white clothes beside her tends it. On the left, a woman in a brown embroidered sari holds a small plate of offerings, and a man in white with glasses sits near the fire. Behind them, more participants in white and green clothes sit in rows, with a brass bowl and flowers on the floor and a red cloth at the right edge. Smoke hangs in the air and a crowd fills the background.2007-09-30September 30 20072007-09-30Night 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.2007-02-11December 26 20062006-12-26February 11 20072007-02-11December 26 20062006-12-26Evening homa ritual inside a canopied tent with a brick fire pit emitting white smoke. A priest with bare upper body and white dhoti, wearing a red bead necklace, fans smoke toward the fire with a wide woven fan while others in white dhotis sit around the pit. Brass bowls, a mic on a stand and offerings of flowers and red cloth sit near the pit. Behind them a large seated audience in white and orange-brown shawls sits on striped mats, with several cameras on tripods at the back. A visible purple tint covers the scene. A small logo appears at top left; no a person candidate is clearly identifiable in the seated group.2015-07-16September 03 20072007-09-03December 26 20082008-12-26 +1 copiesDevotees in white ritual clothes sit on the ground around a brick-lined fire pit where a flame burns, with smoke rising. Offerings are arranged on brass plates, including a plate of flowers and fruit, and a brass ladle rests on the brick edge. A middle-aged man in white with spectacles and a shawl sits beside a woman in a white sari with a gold border and jasmine garland, both seated near the fire. A man at left in sunglasses and a rudraksha-style mala wears white, and other people wear white with flower garlands, some in red. The setting appears to be an open-air homa or yagna.2006-12-26