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A woman in a white sari with a gold border stands at left holding a multi-wick brass oil lamp (aarti) with flames lit. In front of her is a fire pit built of stacked yellow bricks with a small flame and burning embers. To the right, a decorated structure draped in a blue cloth and covered with flower garlands sits beside a brass lamp stand and metal plates of flowers. Behind is a pale blue-grey wall with an open doorway and a night setting, lit by a tube light.

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A photograph of a homa at a ritual site. A woman in white clothes with a yellow border sits at left, holding a brass plate and wooden ladle beside a steel pot over a flaming fire. Yellow-painted brick fire altar is decorated with white marks and flowers. At right, a woman in white with gold bangles sits with palms pressed together in prayer. Behind the fire, a portrait of a long-haired man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala is garlanded with marigolds and pink roses, with a blue and gold draped platform of flowers beneath it, and a brass plate of kumkum at the back. The portrait is a printed picture, not a live person.2006 - Kailasa India Sangha ActivitiesDecember 15 20052005-12-15September 15 20112011-09-152008 - Kailasa India Sangha ActivitiesA night-time homa at an outdoor brick fire pit lined with white kolam dots and marigold petals. A standing man in a white dhoti with gold borders and a white turban places a hand over the blazing fire, while a younger man in white robes holds a steel tray of dried sticks and kindling. Brass oil lamps (kuthuvilakku) burn on tall stands on the left and centre, and rows of small steel plates hold herbs, grains and powdered offerings arranged on the ground in front of the pit. A brass bell sits on the right edge. Background shows a plain wall and corrugated roof. Ritual fire and offerings are visible; no specific programme is shown.2005-11-27A woman in a white sari with a gold border and a red shawl sits cross-legged before a fire pit during a homa. She holds a steel plate and pours offering into the flames, which rise from brick-lined fire pit ringed with fruits, flowers and coconuts. Behind her a deity murti stands in a decorated shrine niche with garlands and a kalasha. A second woman in a patterned top is partly visible at the lower right. A microphone stand stands beside the homa area. Smoke fills the hall.2011-10-26A homa is performed in a temple hall with a white brick fire pit blazing at centre. A man in white dhoti and white shirt with a dark-trimmed edge leans over the fire, tending it with his hand. Brass oil lamps stand around the pit. Brass plates hold fruit, sweets, flowers and rice in front. Behind, dark-skinned deity murti statues in ornate dress and gold prabhavali stand beside a framed photo garlanded with red and white flowers, labelled on the sign of the event by no caption visible. Other people in white sit at the left edge.December 23 20062006-12-23April 21 20122012-04-21A photograph of a small room during a puja. Two women in white saris with gold borders sit on the floor; the woman on the right holds a lit oil lamp with a tall flame in one hand and a metal vessel in the other, and wears a rudraksha mala. The woman in the centre sits with palms pressed together in prayer. Pink and white flower petals are scattered over a yellow-tiered altar of stacked bricks, with a silver cup, brass bowls and a large arrangement of yellow and pink flowers in the foreground. A woman in the lower left corner has her hands folded in prayer. On the wall above is a framed printed portrait of a figure in a white turban and saffron robe, with a rudraksha mala, garlanded with flowers; its visible face and appearance are too small and indistinct for a confident identification. A brass oil lamp stands at the left edge.December 21 20102010-12-21