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Outdoor homa or yagna under a large open tent, with smoke filling the space. Several men in plain yellow dhotis and shawls tend small fire pits lined with white bricks, bending over flames and offerings. A tall bamboo pole with green leaves stands at centre, and a small deity murti sits on a red-and-white cloth near a fire pit at the front. Garlands of yellow flowers hang on white panels at left, and a folding red chair is visible at right. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable, so a person is none.

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January 13 20152015-01-13Under a large pink-and-white canopy decorated with red spiral motifs, a row of men in yellow dhotis hold brass bowls and plates amid rising smoke or fire-pit haze. Several bare-chested priests in yellow cloth stand beside white-curtained fire enclosures, some with flower garlands at their bases. In the foreground a man in yellow cloth and an orange shawl holds a brass plate, with a white disc pinned to his chest. Other people stand in the background among the enclosures.2015-01-12January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13A large open-sided hall filled with smoke or haze during a fire ritual. Many men sit in rows wearing saffron-orange and yellow robes, several on red-draped chairs. In the foreground, a man in yellow dhoti and orange shawl sits cross-legged beside a homa fire pit built of white bricks, with flames, brass vessels and offering dishes around it. Pink banners on wooden stands line the hall, and a tall pink-and-white sign or panel stands nearby. Some attendees in orange robes sit further back among the smoke.2015-01-13Outdoor ritual yagna under a open-sided pavilion with many separate fire pits. Rows of men in yellow dhotis and yellow shawls sit cross-legged before white brick fire altars, several with flames burning and brass vessels, flowers and red cloths set on the altars. A seated man in the foreground wears a yellow dhoti, a white lower cloth, an orange sash and a wristwatch, with tilak on his forehead. Large framed posters with temple-style arches and a portrait stand along the edges, and red-and-gold decorative structures are visible in the background. a person candidate not clearly identifiable from appearance.2015-01-13Outdoor homa ceremony on bare red earth with many small brick fire pits arranged in rows. Men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged, several in white with yellow or saffron shawls over their shoulders, some tending fires with long ladles. Plates hold bananas, white flowers, saffron-orange cloths, bundled sticks and rice-like offerings. Banana trees and palms stand behind a bamboo fence, with a crowd of seated and standing devotees in white and some women in saffron and pink saris watching. Smoke rises from the fires at left. No identifiable a person figure is visible among the participants.2010-07-24A large open-sided pavilion with a tall roof and rows of tube lights, where many people in white clothes sit on mats performing fire offerings at square white fire pits. Smoke rises through the hall. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with a red border and a blue-and-yellow badge sits behind a fire pit, extending her hand over the smoke, and another woman in white sits beside her. Another seated woman in white with a blue badge holds a pot near a pit. Many more participants sit in rows in the background, several with small oil lamps and offering plates. No identifiable a person figure is visible in the foreground, so no candidate is asserted. A homa-style fire ritual is taking place with many devotees.2006-07-17Smoky ritual scene under a large tent, with a dense crowd of priests and attendees. In the foreground a bare-chested young man with a striped turban and a sacred thread stands beside a figure bending over a square fire pit or homa trench. A man in white dhoti and an orange sash holds a brass plate with a flame. Men in orange, red and yellow dhotis and turbans crowd around, and marigold garlands line the pit edge. Strong smoke fills the air. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2015-01-13A large open-sided pavilion filled with many seated participants performing a homa, a fire offering, on the ground. Smoke rises through the centre of the frame from a fire pit in front of a woman in a white sari with a light-blue badge, holding a plate. Other participants, mostly in white clothes, sit on mats around low white tiered platforms with small oil lamps. A woman in a yellow-and-pink sari with a rudraksha mala and a man in white dhoti sit nearby. Long rows of fluorescent tubes hang from a metal roof with pillars. Several people in the background wear white. No single a person candidate is clearly visible.2006-07-17A large open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof and a long pink-draped canopy shows many devotees seated in rows on the bare ground performing a fire ritual. Most wear yellow garments and sit before small white-tiled fire pits with burning flames, offerings of fruit and flowers, and brass vessels. Tall framed pink-and-white banners stand between the rows, and smoke and sunlight stream through the hall. Several men are bare-chested and one seated man wears a white shawl. No figure can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2015-01-12January 13 20152015-01-13