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A photograph inside a pink-walled hall with a tented ceiling and colourful hanging decorations. In the foreground, a large white altar is laid with rows of white sweets topped with petals, a small fire burns at the centre, and steel bowls, plates and flowers sit in front. Seated at the right, a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a second man in white hold ritual items during a fire ceremony. Rows of seated people in white clothes fill the floor, and deity murtis are arranged on decorated platforms at the back. This appears to be a homa or puja with offerings.

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December 24 20092009-12-24A homa ritual in a hall decorated with orange and purple bunting. A priest in orange robes and a flower garland sits at the front, behind a white brick fire pit ringed with yellow flowers, next to a microphone stand. Seated devotees in white and orange clothing fill the floor, with some holding small children, and a few standing figures in white stand near the back. A brass oil lamp sits in the foreground.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A wide photograph of a large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees, many in white clothing, facing a raised white stage. On the stage, a figure in orange robes sits before a fire pit with a visible flame, surrounded by trays of fruit, flowers and offerings, and a row of small white packaged items. Other robed attendants in orange and white stand nearby. White draped fabric and hanging decorations line the ceiling, with screens mounted high on the walls. The scene suggests a homa or puja ritual in progress.2009-12-24Indoor photo of a ritual homa in a plain whitewashed hall with a corrugated roof and barred windows. A square brick fire pit with offerings sits on the floor, with a tiered red-draped stepped platform holding a golden kalasha on the left. A man in an orange robe sits cross-legged at the fire pit, with a man in white kneeling opposite him. Around them, a large group of children and young people in white clothes, some with orange shawls, sit on the floor in rows. A standing figure in orange stands near the back wall, and a few other people in white stand at the far right.2007-08-26December 25 20072007-12-25A photograph of a homa being performed in a large, bare hall with white walls, barred windows and a corrugated metal roof. In the foreground a white stone fire pit with orange flower offerings sits in front of a wooden tray holding brass vessels, a covered dish and small lamps. A seated man in an orange robe with a shaved head and a saffron shawl sits behind the pit, and a younger person in white with an orange sash sits with hands folded in prayer beside him. Rows of seated people in white clothes and orange shawls, mostly children and young adults, fill the floor, and a few standing figures in white and orange stand near the back wall beside a wooden cart.2007-08-26A homa is performed in a whitewashed hall with a square fire pit built of white bricks and strewn with yellow flowers, bearing offerings of fruit, grains and bowls. At centre a young man in orange robes and a white flower garland kneels behind the pit, holding a ladle, while a microphone stands before him. Around him sit brahmacharis and devotees in orange shawls over white clothes, and a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl kneels with folded hands at right. A brass oil lamp stands on the right edge. Behind, a seated crowd, including a man holding a baby, watches; a cameraman films from the right. Orange curtains and a ceremonial staff hang in the background.2007-12-25A photo of a homa in a white-walled hall decorated with coloured paper streamers and orange banners. In the foreground, a white-brick fire pit strewn with yellow flowers holds offerings; brass lamps and fruit plates sit nearby. A seated man in orange robes and a white flower garland, with a microphone stand before him, leads the ritual while others in white and orange sit on mats, some with palms joined. An orange curtain and hanging ritual implements frame the doorway at right. Around 30 people are visible, including a standing figure in white at the back and a small child held by a seated devotee.2007-12-25A homa being performed at a brick fire pit in an open hall with white walls, orange and red drapes, and a ceiling fan. Seated on mats, a central figure in an orange shawl and white garment wears a white garland and sits behind a flame rising from the brick altar. Around the pit, assistants in white dhotis and orange shawls tend the fire; one holds a peacock-feather fan and another a long ceremonial staff. Offerings of fruit, flowers, a plate of sweets and yellow flowers on the bricks surround the fire. Seated youths in orange shawls watch from the sides, and a standing attendant in white and a metal bell hang nearby.2007-12-25A photo of a homa in progress inside a whitewashed hall with orange pennant bunting and a hanging string of coloured flags. At the centre, a man with long dark hair, a white flower garland and an orange shawl pours offerings toward a square fire pit built of white bricks and dotted with yellow flowers. Seated devotees in white and orange-shawled participants surround the pit on a mat, and brass oil lamps and a kalasha sit at the right foreground. A standing man in white stands near a tall brass ritual pole on the right, and a seated crowd fills the back with a few children visible.2007-12-25December 24 20092009-12-24