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A photograph of an outdoor foundation ritual on a tree-lined street. In the foreground, a fire pit lined with white bricks holds a brass kalasha and small brass vessels, with a homa-style fire smoking at its centre. Two men in orange-saffron shawls and white clothing sit cross-legged at the pit, and a seated man in a white shirt with a rudraksha-style mala tends the ritual. Around them, a large crowd of seated devotees in white, cream, pink and blue saris and white dhotis fills the frame. Behind them stands a white van with a framed portrait of a man with white hair placed in its rear window. Several people stand near a gate, and a man in white dhoti and shirt stands at the far right.

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Outdoor photo of a ground-breaking ritual for a temple foundation: a square brick-lined pit with a fire pit and sacred ash at the centre, seated devotees in white, cream and saffron clothes around it, and a brass oil lamp and kalasha with flower garlands at the front. A standing figure in white with a white shawl and a crowd of women in saris stand and sit under trees near a parked white van. A figure in orange robes at the far right tends the fire; the scene appears to be a foundation-laying puja.2006-10-25Outdoor ritual on a dirt ground under tall trees, with a power line and a white van visible behind. A crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts and women in saris stands and sits in rows. Several men in saffron/orange shawls kneel near a coloured mat with brass lamps, a kalasha-like brass vessel, flowers, fruit and white sweets on leaf plates. Sitting women in the foreground wear cream and gold-bordered saris, one in a white sari with a long side braid and another in deep red. Smoke rises at the back. A small red sign and a building wall appear at the right. Possible in-person candidate in saffron shawl near center-right, appearance uncertain.2006-10-25October 25 20062006-10-25October 25 20062006-10-25A photograph of a homa fire ceremony in a hall with a yellow-ochre wall. Flames rise from a square fire pit lined with red bricks and decorated with yellow and orange flower petals. A man in an orange shawl with his back to the camera faces the fire. Two men in white shirts and white dhotis sit cross-legged beside it, and rows of women in saris behind them watch. A brass oil lamp stands at the right edge. The date stamp reads 25 10 2006.2006-10-25October 25 20062006-10-25October 25 20062006-10-25A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a floor-level indoor setting. A brick-enclosed fire pit burns brightly at centre, with a priest in white clothes and an orange-saffron shawl kneeling at the near side, feeding offerings and tending the flames with a long wooden stick. Around the fire lie bowls of yellow flowers and offerings, a metal vessel, and a folded white cloth. Behind the fire, about two dozen women and children in sarees of cream, yellow, pink and purple sit on mats and watch quietly. The ritual is shown in dim evening light.2006-10-25October 25 20062006-10-25October 25 20062006-10-25A blurred street photograph of a crowd of devotees moving along a roadside in front of parked cars and a tree. Many women wear saris in orange, red, pink, magenta, green and blue, with flowers in their hair, and some carry small white items. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk among them, and an elderly person sits at lower left. The image is motion-blurred and the crowd is dense. A date stamp reads 23 10 2006 at lower right.2006-10-23Outdoor photograph of a crowd gathered in a narrow dusty lane between brick and white walls, many with palms pressed together in namaskar. In the centre, an older man with grey hair, glasses and a white shirt stands with hands joined beside a man in a checked shirt, also with palms together. A woman in a yellow sari holds a toddler in a white vest. Women in cream and white saris, some with garlands or kumkum-marked foreheads, and men in white shirts stand close together. A small person in a white sari stands in front, and a hanging lamp-like decoration hangs near the upper left wall. The scene reads as a devotional gathering at a street-level ceremony.2006-10-25