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A photograph of a homa being performed indoors at night. A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes and a patterned conical cap kneels behind a white brick fire altar holding a flaming ladle over the fire. Two seated assistants in white dhotis sit nearby, a young boy in a navy shirt watches, and a woman in white with an orange shawl sits at the right with hands folded. Rows of brass lamps sit on a mat at left, and a tiered shelf of small painted deity figures glows with lights at right. A striped mat covers the floor, and offerings and flower petals decorate the altar.

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October 18 20072007-10-18October 15 20072007-10-15A photograph of a homa or yagna at a white brick fire pit with a small flame and burning wood inside. A young man in saffron-orange robes, wearing a tall ornate blue and gold cap, a gold necklace and a white tilak, pours an offering from a metal vessel into the fire. Around him, about six boys and young men in white dhotis and shawls sit on the floor with brass plates, fruit and a flower. A laptop sits on a wooden table in the background, and a woman in a pink-and-white sari sits at the left edge.2007-10-14A photograph of a fire ritual, a homa, in a hall. At the centre, a priest in saffron-orange robes and a tall patterned cap sits behind a square fire pit of white bricks, feeding a flame with an offering from a metal ladle. Beside him, a young assistant in white clothes sits cross-legged near brass oil lamps, a bowl and pink lotus flowers. On the right, a woman in a white top and yellow sari with an orange shawl sits behind a brass lamp. Behind them, a shelf display holds rows of small painted clay figurines, and red clay animal figures stand near a green garland-decorated base. Strings of lights run along the back.2007-10-16A seated priest in orange robes and an ornate patterned conical headdress performs a homa at a white-brick fire pit, holding an offering over lit flames while a ladle and brass pots rest nearby. Pink flowers and a basket of roses lie at the left edge. Behind the fire, a woman in white sits on the floor near a small deity figure and kalasha-like vessel, with a blue bench and rows of small clay and wooden figurines on shelves in the background.2007-10-15October 17 20072007-10-17A homa or yagna being performed indoors on a woven mat floor. A seated man in orange robes and a patterned conical headpiece sits behind a white brick fire altar built in tiers, holding a ladle-like ritual implement over it. Two boys in white clothes sit at the left edge, one with a white tilak on the forehead, and a bare-chested child sits in the background before a deity murti decorated with garlands. Brass bowls, a kalasha-style vessel and offerings line the altar base, with shelves of small clay figurines and framed portraits along the walls and an orange-and-white flag on a pole.2007-10-12A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a hall. A brick-built fire pit, layered in white bricks with yellow flowers scattered on top, holds a burning flame. A young man in an orange robe and a patterned cylindrical cap sits at the pit, feeding offerings into it. Behind him, a woman in white with an orange shawl kneels beside a small brass oil lamp, and a tiered shelf of painted clay figures and lit strands lines the back wall. Brass plates, pink lotus flowers and a metal vessel sit around the pit, with a second figure in white at the left edge. Ritual fire, offerings and clay figurines suggest a homa with festive decoration.2007-10-16October 16 20072007-10-16A homa fire pit built of white brick-like blocks, with burning wood and orange flames at its centre, decorated with small yellow and red flowers. A man in orange robes and a tall patterned conical headdress stands at right, holding a silver vessel and an offering over the fire. Behind him, a row of young boys in white clothes sit cross-legged on mats, some holding ritual items. Brass pots line the floor at left, a brass lamp and small deity murti and fruit offerings sit on the right, and a laptop is visible at far left.2007-10-15October 14 20072007-10-14October 14 20072007-10-14