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A photograph of a homa being performed in a hall with a white-brick fire pit decorated with yellow flowers. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and a white floral garland, sits cross-legged at the pit, extending his hand over offerings of fruit, grains, a green cloth bundle and sticks. A microphone stands beside him. Behind him are seated devotees: men and women in white clothes, several young men in orange shawls, a woman in a green sari, and small children, with cushions and a white-draped table at the back. Roughly two dozen people are visible.

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December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A homa ritual at a square fire pit lined with white brick and decorated with yellow flowers. A man in an orange shawl and a white garland sits at the front, feeding offerings into the pit with his hands, with a handheld microphone clipped near him. Around him, seated devotees in white clothes and orange shawls, some wearing rudraksha malas, chant and watch on mats. Trays of flowers, fruit, bowls and dry wood sit on the floor, and a bright orange-yellow hanging cloth glows in the background. Whether the central figure is a person cannot be established from appearance alone, so he is described by role only.2007-12-25A homa ritual at an indoor ashram hall. A man in orange robes with long dark hair and a white flower garland is seated at a brick fire altar stacked in white bricks and scattered with yellow marigold petals, holding a ladle and gesturing over the fire. Around him seated devotees wear white clothes and orange shawls; a few wear orange sashes. Brass ritual objects, a small microphone stand, and a white-draped table with bottles are visible, along with a tall brass ceremonial staff and an orange curtain. A man in white stands at the back and a child sits in the foreground. The scene is a fire ritual with about twenty people visible.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 25 20072007-12-25A photograph of a homa ritual in a hall with a stepped fire pit built from white bricks and scattered yellow flowers. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and a white flower garland kneels at the pit, holding a ladle or stick and gesturing over the fire with a red tilak on his forehead; his long dark hair is swept back. Around him, seated devotees in white and orange garments fill the floor, some with small children, and a few standing attendants wear orange sashes. Brass ceremonial staffs, a microphone stand and a bannered backdrop with paper garlands complete the scene.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A photograph of a homa ritual in an open pavilion with a white brick fire pit decorated with yellow flowers. A man in orange clothing with a red top and a white jasmine garland with green and blue ribbon accents sits on a cushion, hands extended over the offerings. He is speaking into a microphone. Behind him, seated devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls watch; a small child in a light outfit sits at left. Offerings on brass plates include bananas, coconuts, flowers, and bundled sticks. A tall gold-topped pole stands at right.2007-12-25Photograph of a homa fire ritual in progress. In the foreground a white-brick square fire pit, edged with yellow flowers, holds a fire. A man in a saffron shawl with a floral garland and a rudraksha-style necklace kneels at the pit, feeding offerings from a brass dish, with a microphone stand beside him. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and orange shawls sit on mats, some tending offerings, while plates of flowers, grains and fruit, and a brass vessel, sit on the left. A bright orange fire glows at the back of the room. The man in front has distinctive long swept-back hair and ornate adornments, but the appearance is uncertain, so he is described by role only.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A photograph of a homa ritual in a hall with white walls and festoon streamers. A man in orange robe and a white flower garland, with long dark hair, sits cross-legged behind a stepped pyramid of white bricks decorated with yellow flowers, gesturing over the fire pit. A microphone stand is in front of him. Seated devotees in white and orange clothes, some with orange shawls, face the ritual; a small child in orange sits among them. A peacock-feather fan and a golden trident stand at the right, and a white-clothed attendant is at the right edge. a person: the seated central figure has long swept-back hair, orange clothing and a ceremonial garland, and presides as the officiant of the homa.2007-12-25