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Outdoor ritual gathering on bare dirt ground where many people in white clothes sit in long rows behind rectangular stacks of red bricks, each seated worshipper with brass bowls, incense sticks and small offerings in front of them. Several rows of seated participants face left, with a crowd of standing onlookers, many in white and colourful saris and dhotis, watching from the background near a vehicle and palm trees. At left, a decorated altar table holds banana leaves, fruit, flowers and a red decorated truck. Several children stand near the left side. a person is not clearly visible in this image.

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Outdoor homa or yagna on bare earth: rows of men and women in white dhotis and kurtas sit cross-legged before small brick fire pits (kundas) with wood sticks, marigold petals, oil lamps and brass bowls set on banana-leaf plates. Many devotees wear rudraksha malas. Behind them a large crowd stands and watches under palm trees beside a small temple gopuram and a concrete building. No single robed figure stands out as a clear a person candidate.2007-09-03Outdoor homa ceremony on bare earth under a red-draped pandal. Several rows of seated devotees in white clothes perform fire rituals at brick-built fire pits, with flames rising from the nearest pit. A man in the foreground wears a dark rudraksha mala and gold bracelet, holds a ladle and reads from a printed sheet. Brass vessels, marigold petals, a silver tray and a red offering packet sit on the bricks. Behind them a crowd of people in white and saris watches, and a green truck is parked at the right.2010-07-24July 11 20062006-07-11Outdoor homa ceremony on bare ground under a white tent with red and gold drapery. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts sit on low mats and raised wooden platforms before square brick fire pits holding small flames; one kneeling priest in the foreground has palms pressed together. Brass plates hold offerings of dried leaves, flowers, red fruit and dry sticks. Behind them a tiered pyramid of brass kalashas stands beside a framed portrait with garlands. Spectators in white and light clothing sit on the ground at the left. No identifiable a person figure is visible among the seated priests.2010-07-24Outdoor homa ceremony on a dirt ground under a white tent with red and white draped fabric. In the foreground, a white-brick fire pit holds smoking ash and a metal ladle, with yellow marigold petals scattered around it. Men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged on woven mats, several wearing yellow shawls; one at right sits with hands joined in prayer. Brick platforms hold offering trays with fruit, coconuts and flowers. A framed portrait with a garland sits at upper right. Behind, a crowd of devotees sits on the ground and a truck and banana plants are visible beyond a red fence.2010-07-24September 03 20072007-09-03Outdoor homa ceremony under a white and red tented pavilion with banana leaves and strings of mango leaves overhead. Several devotees in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged on mats before small square brick fire pits holding burning embers, with brass bowls, leaves, flowers and offering plates around them. A man in white with a yellow shawl stands at the raised platform holding a lit flame, and a tiered pyramid of brass kalashas stands to the right. Behind the platform a framed portrait with marigold garlands hangs on an orange panel. Several more people stand and sit in the background, and a truck is parked beside the red tent.2010-07-24Outdoor homa ceremony on bare ground with several rows of white brick fire pits, flames rising from the nearest one. Priests in white dhotis and kurtas sit on mats and low white platforms, holding ladles, brass pots and bowls of offerings; the foreground priest wears a rudraksha-style mala and gold bangles. Marigold petals and orange cloth lie among the altars. Behind them a large audience in white sits beneath a red-draped pavilion with banana leaves and a parked truck. No candidate for a person is clearly visible in the foreground; the scene is a group fire ritual.2010-07-24Outdoor homa or yagna on bare earth at a meditation ashram grounds. Many devotees in white clothes sit in rows behind small square brick fire pits with brass vessels, plates and offerings on the ground. A man in an orange saffron robe sits at the left foreground with his back to the camera, and another seated man in orange stands out at left-centre. Palm trees, a red-roofed building with green tin roof and a flag mark the background.2006-07-11A large outdoor gathering of devotees sits in rows on bare ground, each person seated behind a small square enclosure of red bricks containing wood sticks and a brass dish. Many wear white dhotis and shirts, while women wear saris in orange, red, pink and yellow. Two children in the foreground, a boy in a checked shirt and a girl in a dark dress with floral print, are tending their brick fire pit. An older man in white sits centrally feeding sticks into his brick enclosure. Palm trees, white buildings and a saffron flag on a pole sit in the background. The scene resembles a homa or yagna ritual performed in a field.2007-11-18Outdoor homa or yagna ceremony on bare red earth, with many devotees in white dhotis and white clothing seated in rows behind small square brick enclosures containing wood sticks, brass vessels and offerings. A woman in a white sari with a long braid sits with hands folded in prayer in the foreground. Behind the rows, a red and white draped canopy and a stand of marigold and garland decorations line the right side, and a standing figure in white and a figure in orange robes stand near the ceremonial area. A black water tank on a metal stand and palm trees appear in the background.2006-07-11September 03 20072007-09-03