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September 30 20072007-09-30September 30 20072007-09-30Devotees 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.2007-09-30December 26 20062006-12-26A seated group of devotees performs a puja inside a hall with a mat-covered floor. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron dhoti and rudraksha mala sits with hands joined, beside a man in white dhoti with gold border and tilak who offers from a brass plate near small oil lamps and kumkum-marked dishes. At the right, a man in white with forehead markings holds a brass plate of offerings. Rows of men and women in white and light clothing sit behind them, some with folded hands. A red-covered book and small brass lamps sit on the floor. No person clearly matches the appearance cues for a person.2012-05-31 +1 copiesA 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.2007-09-30A 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.2007-09-30A photograph of a large seated puja in a tiled hall with rows of participants on mats. Many men in white dhotis and white shawls with gold-bordered edges sit cross-legged, several with white and red forehead markings. Each sits before a brass plate with flower petals, small brass cups and lamps on red or dark cloth. A younger man in front right, wearing a white dhoti and a rudraksha mala, sits before a laptop. Behind them, women in saffron, yellow and red saris and other seated participants fill the back of the hall. Some people in orange and white attire are seated along the left side.2011-07-29Photograph of a homa fire ritual in a courtyard at night with a crowd of devotees seated on mats. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha-style mala sits at the right, hands folded before a fire pit of stacked red-brick kundas with flames rising at the centre, with a microphone stand nearby. Opposite him a man in grey trousers and white shirt sits at the fire, and a kalasha-type brass vessel and bowls with flower petals and marigolds lie on the mat. Behind them, men and women in white and coloured saris sit with palms pressed together, including a toddler in the middle, and a worn plastered wall forms the backdrop. Several people are seated in the foreground at left, all with hands folded in prayer. a person's appearance is not clearly visible.February 11 20072007-02-11September 05 20172017-09-05 +1 copies2003 - Homa and puja at a devotee's home in Tiruppur