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A photograph of a homa or yajna in an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof. A large, dark, unlit fire pit sits on a low brick platform decorated with a white flower garland and pink petals, with woven mats laid out in front. A large black-draped backdrop behind it bears a sepia portrait of a smiling man wearing a golden-yellow turban and saffron-toned robes with a rudraksha-style mala. A woman in a green sari with an orange blouse leans over the pit offering something, while a woman in a peach sari with a pendant stands at the right edge and devotees in white and checked shirts crowd the background. Leafy decorations hang from the roof beams.

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July 17 20062006-07-17A photograph of an outdoor fire-offering ritual under a open-sided tent. Thick white smoke rises from a long wooden fire pit with a low platform, decorated with white and pink flowers, where a homa is being performed. Behind it hangs a large dark backdrop bearing a golden-toned depiction of a smiling figure in an orange-brown wrap with a turban and a long bead garland, a portrait rather than a living person. Several women in saris and salwars, one in a green sari and another in a pink sari, stand and watch near the fire pit. Men in white dhotis and shirts move around the tent, and a man in a blue-grey shirt stands at right. Strings of green leaves and marigold garlands hang from the roof beams, with red cloth and a red tarpaulin behind them.2006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17A photograph of a homa fire pit, a rectangular brick-and-clay yajna altar decorated with white jasmine garlands, pink and white flowers and scattered red petals, with smoke rising from it. An elderly man with white hair and glasses, wearing a white shirt and white dhoti, leans over the altar with his hands joined and extended toward the fire. Behind him a standing crowd of about fifteen people watches: women in sarees including a yellow one and a red-bordered one, men in white shirts, a man in a striped shirt, and a woman holding a small child. A dark draped backdrop and a red cloth hang behind them. A row of mats covers the floor. No figure in the scene is clearly identifiable as a specific person.2006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17Outdoor ritual scene under a canopy with palm fronds and a purple cloth backdrop. In the foreground a woman in a yellow sari bends over a square fire pit lined with flower petals and white jasmine garlands, hands folded in reverence. Behind her, several men and women stand in a line; a man in a white shirt and dark glasses, a man in a white shirt with folded hands, and a woman in a patterned sari look toward the pit. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt, a woman in a white sari, and a woman in an orange sari stand nearby, while another person bends over the pit at the lower right. A framed deity picture hangs at the back.2006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17