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July 09 20122012-07-09July 21 20122012-07-21July 09 20122012-07-09A homa fire ritual in progress on an orange cloth. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in orange robes with a white tilak and beaded necklaces sits cross-legged, pouring liquid from a small vessel into a bowl over the fire. A rectangular metal fire tray holds stacked wood, and brass bowls with offerings such as grains, ghee and banana leaves surround him. Behind him, a seated group of about twenty devotees in orange shawls and white clothes press their palms together in prayer, some with eyes closed. Woven mats cover the floor and a red-draped table with stacked cloth is at the upper left.2012-07-14July 21 20122012-07-21A large indoor courtyard gathering of devotees seated on orange and colourful mats for a ritual. At the centre, a man with a shaved head wearing orange robes sits cross-legged before a small fire pit and a row of brass and silver puja vessels, with plates of offerings arranged on the floor. Beside him stands a deity murti decorated with a flower garland. Many attendees wear orange shawls, and several people in white clothing sit along the left side. A seated figure on the right faces a man in white at a table, and a golden throne-like seat is visible at the far right. Soft light falls through open doorways onto the crowd.2012-07-21A homa ceremony in a hall with a gilded throne-like seat with red cushions at the back. In the foreground a priest in orange robes and a shaved head sits cross-legged before a square fire pit with dried sticks, a metal kalasha and brass vessels holding rice, bananas, sweets and flowers. A young woman in an orange sari with red border sits with hands folded at left. Behind them devotees in orange, white and red saris and kurtas sit in rows with garlands and palms pressed together. A man in white dhoti stands at right beside a camera on a tripod, and a pot of apples and bananas sits on a tray. The priest does not show qualifying presentation cues for a person.2012-07-09December 26 20082008-12-26A seated group of devotees in orange shawls sits on a red-floored platform during a fire ritual. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes faces the group beside a metal fire pit holding wooden sticks, with a white flower garland and marigolds at the lower right. Behind him, a man in a white kurta wears an orange shawl with eyes closed, next to a woman in a green patterned top and a young man in white with an orange shawl. Others in orange shawls and white clothes sit along a beige wall behind them, several with hands folded in meditation.2012-07-21July 21 20132013-07-21July 21 20122012-07-21September 25 20132013-09-25