A large group of devotees sits cross-legged on mats in a bright hall during a fire ritual. Red rectangular fire trays with burning flames are set in rows across the floor. Many participants wear white clothing, while some women wear orange, saffron and green or yellow saris, with flower garlands around their necks. Framed portraits and images hang on the white wall behind them, and a faint haze of smoke drifts through the light. Several people tend the fires and offerings.