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A photograph of an indoor ritual hall with white walls, a ceiling of fluorescent tubes and orange and white bunting strung across the top. Seated devotees fill the foreground on woven mats: women in white and cream saris and men in white clothes, several holding small children. Along the centre, priests in white dhotis wear orange shawls and orange cloths, one standing at a microphone stand near a white-tiled homa or yagna pit with brass vessels and offerings on the right. A figure in a dark-hued robe with a red-orange cloth sits near the fire pit. Behind them, an orange curtain hangs in a doorway, and at right a deity murti decorated with garlands sits beneath a canopy. The ritual is in progress, with several people chanting or praying.

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Indoor ritual scene in a white-walled hall with orange bunting and an open orange-curtained doorway. Several men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand and sit near a tiered arrangement of small brass and silver kalasha-style pots on a white-draped table at right, with flower-decorated deity murti and ceremonial umbrellas behind them. Seated devotees in white, some women in white saris and children, fill the floor in front of a low platform of white boxes with green leaves, where a figure in orange and red sits cross-legged. A standing man at left holds a microphone, and a woman in orange holds a brass plate. Brass oil lamps and a lamp stand sit on the floor.2007-12-25A homa ritual in a hall decorated with orange and purple bunting. A priest in orange robes and a flower garland sits at the front, behind a white brick fire pit ringed with yellow flowers, next to a microphone stand. Seated devotees in white and orange clothing fill the floor, with some holding small children, and a few standing figures in white stand near the back. A brass oil lamp sits in the foreground.2007-12-25Wide view of a large open-sided hall filled with seated devotees on mats, many women in white and orange saris and men in white dhotis. Rows of purple and orange pennant flags hang from the roof, with a small shrine decorated with flowers and lamps at the far end. A figure in saffron-orange stands near the shrine area, and people in white stand along the right wall, while devotees with brass plates and offerings sit in front of the rows. The scene appears to be a ritual gathering in progress.2007-12-26Photograph of a homa ritual in a large open-sided hall with orange and purple pennants and a tiled roof. A central square fire pit is built from white bricks with yellow flowers placed on top. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a white garland, kneels at the front, gesturing with his hands beside a microphone stand and a brass oil lamp. Seated devotees in white and orange clothes fill the floor, and a child is held in the foreground. On the right, decorated kalasha-like pots wrapped in netting, with mango leaves and yellow cloth, sit on a white-covered table. Orange curtains hang at the back windows.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A photograph of a homa ritual in an open hall with white walls. A long-haired man in saffron-orange garments and a white and multicolour flower garland sits cross-legged on a saffron cushion before a brick fire pit holding oil lamps, bowls of offerings, bananas, coconuts and white flowers. Behind him, men in orange shawls and white dhotis sit on mats, with a standing figure in white bending near the back. Gold-and-silver ceremonial staffs and red cushions stand to the right, and a small group of women and children in white and orange sit along the rear wall. Probable Swamiji is the central seated figure, identifiable by the long hair, saffron ceremonial clothing and garland; he is shown leading the ritual.2007-12-25December 26 20072007-12-26A homa ritual in a hall hung with orange and white bunting and paper decorations. A central figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a white jasmine garland, stands at a square white-brick fire pit decorated with yellow flowers and holds a tray of offerings over it. Beside him a man in white kurta and dhoti holds a microphone. Other men in white and orange-shawled sannyasi-style clothing stand or sit nearby, and a large seated audience in white fills the floor. Brass ritual items, fruit and a kalasha sit at the pit's edge, and orange curtains hang at the right window.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 24 20072007-12-24A 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.2007-12-25