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Several devotees sit cross-legged on a grey floor for a homa fire ceremony in a plain whitewashed hall. Red brick fire pits with white markings hold a small flame and offerings of leaves and flowers. Most wear yellow marigold garlands; the central man wears all-white dhoti and shirt, and a man at right wears a cream dhoti and shirt with gold bangle. A woman in a red-and-gold sari and a woman in a dark blouse sit nearby, and a woman in a yellow sari sits at the far right. A banana plant stands behind the group. No clearly identifiable a person is present in this scene.

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A photograph of a Vedic homa ceremony with couples seated on the ground before red fire pits. Four prominent people wear yellow marigold garlands: a woman in a red-bordered sari at left, a man in white dhoti and kurta offering from a brass bowl, a woman in an orange-and-red sari with a red bindi, and a man in white shirt and dhoti at right. Behind them stands another person in white with a tilak. A red fire tray marked with white symbols and the letters B11 holds a flame, and a second fire tray sits at the bottom right. Brass vessels and offerings rest on the ground. Four to six people are visible, all participating in the homa rather than presenting from a stage.2009-12-26December 26 20092009-12-26A photograph of a covered ritual hall where many seated people in white and yellow clothes, many with yellow and white garlands, take part in a fire ritual; smoke rises from a fire pit on the left. Banana plants and hanging decorations with yellow leaves and colourful cloth fill the space. 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