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A photograph of a homa fire ceremony under an open pavilion with stone pillars. Seated devotees on the ground wear white and colourful sarees and kurtas, many with white jasmine and red rose garlands. Small fire pits with flames and brass vessels with offerings sit in front of them. Standing participants in white and blue behind the seated rows watch and fold their hands. Construction bricks, sand piles and a ladder are visible at the back of the site.

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December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26A photograph of a crowded outdoor ritual under a open-sided shelter with a concrete floor. Seated devotees wear white and cream clothing and garlands of white flowers with red beads. In the foreground a woman in a red sari and a man in white dhoti and shirt hold a small flame over a brass tray of offerings. Behind them a woman in cream sari and a man in white kurta sit with garlands, while others stand around the edges, including a man in a white shirt at the upper right. Scattered flower petals and brass plates lie on the ground, with stacked white bricks at the right side.2006-12-26Outdoor ritual gathering under a corrugated metal roof, with many seated devotees in white clothing wearing garlands of white jasmine and red flowers. Two large decorated arches with green, red and yellow scalloped borders frame a deity murti on a raised platform at the back, draped with garlands. Devotees sit on the ground in rows with brass plates, oil lamps and offerings in front of them, some holding small items in their hands while performing a puja or similar ritual. A few women wear pink, yellow and red saris, and the sky and trees are visible through the open sides of the pavilion.2006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26 +1 copiesOutdoor homa ritual with several couples seated on the ground around small brick-lined fire pits with open flames. The foreground man wears white dhoti and shirt with a white and red flower garland and works at the fire, beside a woman in a red blouse and red-and-white checked sari wearing a white and red garland. Other participants in white clothes, garlands and a woman in orange sari sit around the fire pits, with brass vessels, plates of offerings and a small brass lamp in front. A crowd of onlookers stands behind in white, pink and saffron garments.2006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26A photograph of a large open-air ritual gathering under a tin-roofed pavilion with steel pillars, filled with smoke or haze. Seated devotees in front, many with palms pressed together in prayer, wear white and garlands of white flowers with red roses. A woman in the centre wears a red saree and a red-and-white garland with a red bindi, and a woman beside her wears a teal saree. A man at the lower left wears a white dhoti and a white-and-red garland. Brass plates with flowers, a small oil lamp and offerings sit on the floor, and a homa or fire area is visible at the lower right. Standing crowds in white clothes fill the background.2006-12-26Night 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.2007-02-11A 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.2007-09-30