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A photograph of a homa inside a plain hall with a corrugated roof and barred windows, filled with smoke. In the foreground a square brick fire pit holds a flame, with a man in white ritual clothes beside it. A large white bull statue (Nandi) draped with garlands and a colourful cloth stands at left, with a golden trident leaning nearby. Many seated devotees in white and orange garments, some wearing garlands, sit on the floor in rows. A video camera on a tripod stands in the middle. A person in a red top sits at the bottom edge near a microphone stand. Bunting in orange and blue hangs from the ceiling.

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December 26 20072007-12-26Photo of a smoky ritual hall during a homa at a fire pit lined with white bricks. A standing priest in an orange-red garment and garland holds a golden trident and a lit flame, while seated devotees in white and orange sit before the fire. Behind them, a white bull statue with red and gold cloth and a deity murti are adorned with garlands. Brass-and-cane baskets with yellow flowers, a kalasha-style arrangement, and a cameraman with a tripod stand at left and centre. Pennants hang along the top of the wall.2007-12-26December 26 20072007-12-26A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a hall with tall windows and a hanging of orange and white bunting. A square fire pit lined with white bricks and scattered flower petals sits at the centre, with a small flame and smoke rising. A priest in an orange robe kneels at the left near offerings, brass vessels and yellow marigolds. On the right, a figure in an orange robe with a rudraksha-style mala and white flower garland holds a tall gold trident, and a man in white carries a ceremonial item. Seated devotees in white and saffron, several with flower garlands, fill the room, and a cameraman with a tripod stands behind the fire. A pale red-and-gold cloth hangs on the left.2007-12-26December 26 20072007-12-26Photograph of a large hall filled with seated devotees during a fire ritual. A square brick fire pit with white bricks and flowers sits in the foreground, with flames rising from it. A central priest in an orange-brown garment and flower garland sits behind the fire pit. Women in red and orange saris and men in white kurtas wearing marigold garlands sit among the crowd. A tall brass or gold-topped staff stands at right beside a peacock-feather fan, and a white electric fan is visible. A cameraman with a tripod films at left. Orange and white bunting hangs along the ceiling, and smoke fills the hall.2007-12-26Indoor ritual scene in a hall with a large white Nandi bull statue draped in garlands and a red cloth, set on a green-and-gold throne-like seat. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in an orange robe sits on the floor beside a small brick fire pit with offerings of flowers and fruit. Seated devotees surround the area: a man in a white kurta with a garland, a woman in a red sari, a woman in a blue salwar outfit, and a man in a checked shirt. Drummers sit at left with a drum and a brass lamp stand, and a video camera on a tripod records at right. Hazy light falls through tall windows.2007-12-26A homa fire ceremony in a large hall with white walls, windows and a row of hanging yellow-and-white banners overhead. A square fire pit built of white bricks and scattered flower petals sits at the centre, with a small flame rising from it. Seated participants wear white, cream and pink clothes and many wear white and orange garlands. In the foreground a woman in an orange top with a microphone holds a brass vessel near the fire, while a man in white and a woman in a blue salwar sit at the pit's edge. A man in a white robe with an orange cloth stands at the left, and a video camera on a tripod records the ceremony. Hazy smoke fills the air above the crowd.2007-12-26December 26 20072007-12-26A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a hall with a corrugated roof and rows of orange pennant flags overhead. A fire burns in a brick-lined square pit in the centre, with yellow and white flower petals scattered around it. Seated participants in white and orange clothes, some wearing flower garlands, sit close to the pit; a woman in a blue top and a man in a white shirt are at the left edge with a bright flame in front of them. A standing man at right wears an orange dhoti and a red sleeveless top with a white flower garland and holds a brass plate near the fire. A videographer in white stands on the left behind a camera on a tripod. Brass pots with yellow flowers sit in the lower left, and smoke hangs in the air across the hall, with many seated people behind.2007-12-26A large hall filled with seated devotees during a fire ritual. In the foreground, a brick fire pit with white-painted bricks and a burning flame sits before a row of people, with yellow and pink flower petals scattered on the bricks. Men in orange robes and white clothes and women in saris and salwar kameez, many wearing red and white flower garlands, sit on the floor with brass bowls and oil lamps. A priest in orange at left and a woman in orange at right tend the ritual items. A tripod-mounted camera stands at left, and a microphone is at right. Many more seated people fill the background under tall windows.2007-12-26December 25 20072007-12-25