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A photograph of a homa or yagna at a white brick fire pit with a small flame and burning wood inside. A young man in saffron-orange robes, wearing a tall ornate blue and gold cap, a gold necklace and a white tilak, pours an offering from a metal vessel into the fire. Around him, about six boys and young men in white dhotis and shawls sit on the floor with brass plates, fruit and a flower. A laptop sits on a wooden table in the background, and a woman in a pink-and-white sari sits at the left edge.

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A photograph of a homa being performed indoors at night. A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes and a patterned conical cap kneels behind a white brick fire altar holding a flaming ladle over the fire. Two seated assistants in white dhotis sit nearby, a young boy in a navy shirt watches, and a woman in white with an orange shawl sits at the right with hands folded. Rows of brass lamps sit on a mat at left, and a tiered shelf of small painted deity figures glows with lights at right. A striped mat covers the floor, and offerings and flower petals decorate the altar.2007-10-15A homa fire pit built of white brick-like blocks, with burning wood and orange flames at its centre, decorated with small yellow and red flowers. A man in orange robes and a tall patterned conical headdress stands at right, holding a silver vessel and an offering over the fire. Behind him, a row of young boys in white clothes sit cross-legged on mats, some holding ritual items. Brass pots line the floor at left, a brass lamp and small deity murti and fruit offerings sit on the right, and a laptop is visible at far left.2007-10-15October 13 20072007-10-13October 14 20072007-10-14A seated priest in orange robes and an ornate patterned conical headdress performs a homa at a white-brick fire pit, holding an offering over lit flames while a ladle and brass pots rest nearby. Pink flowers and a basket of roses lie at the left edge. Behind the fire, a woman in white sits on the floor near a small deity figure and kalasha-like vessel, with a blue bench and rows of small clay and wooden figurines on shelves in the background.2007-10-15October 15 20072007-10-15October 12 20072007-10-12December 25 20072007-12-25A homa is performed in a plain whitewashed hall on a concrete floor. A square fire pit is built from white bricks decorated with orange marigold petals, with a small flame burning in its centre. A man in an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged at the front, hands joined in prayer, beside the fire pit. Around him sit about twenty young men and boys in white dhotis and white shawls, some with orange or saffron wraps, many with palms pressed together. A woman in an orange sari sits among them. Floor mats of dried leaves lie to the left, and red-draped seating stands at the right edge. An open doorway with a grilled gate is behind the group.2007-08-26A homa fire pit built of stacked bricks burns brightly on a white cloth in an indoor hall. A man in an orange saffron robe and orange head cloth sits cross-legged, holding a brass ladle over the fire and speaking into a clip microphone. Beside him a seated man in white clothes and a white shawl watches. In the foreground a person in white sits with a tray of bananas, coconuts, and a pile of white sugar or powder. Behind the fire is a white-draped altar with a small deity murti, marigold petals, and a brass lamp. On the right a brass lamp stands and a portrait with a banner-like caption is mounted on the wall. Marigold flowers are scattered around the brick pit and a kalasha sits near the fire. Two more people in white are partly visible at the lower right edge.2007-10-21A homa being performed at a brick fire pit in an open hall with white walls, orange and red drapes, and a ceiling fan. Seated on mats, a central figure in an orange shawl and white garment wears a white garland and sits behind a flame rising from the brick altar. Around the pit, assistants in white dhotis and orange shawls tend the fire; one holds a peacock-feather fan and another a long ceremonial staff. Offerings of fruit, flowers, a plate of sweets and yellow flowers on the bricks surround the fire. Seated youths in orange shawls watch from the sides, and a standing attendant in white and a metal bell hang nearby.2007-12-25A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a plain whitewashed room with a concrete floor. A central fire burns inside a square pit built of white and brown bricks, decorated with marigold flowers and scattered offerings. A man in orange ochre robes, a long beaded gold necklace and a tilak on his forehead sits behind the fire with both palms raised outward in gesture. Around him, seated devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls, one in an orange-bordered sari, join in prayer, hands folded. Brass vessels, a bowl of ritual items and bundles of wood lie on the floor. The page presents this as a Pradosha or homa event at AadiKailaasa.2007-08-26