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Photograph of a homa in a large hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed steel trusses. A square fire pit built of white blocks with marigold petals holds a flame at the centre. A seated priest in orange robes performs the ritual at the right, with ritual implements in front of him. Thirty to forty devotees in white clothes sit on the floor in rows around the fire, some in orange, with a woman in orange sitting at the right. Fluorescent lights hang from the ceiling and white walls frame the space.

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A homa fire pit built of white bricks sits in the foreground of a large hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls. A man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and bare shaved head sits cross-legged at the right edge, facing the fire, hands extended toward it. Dozens of people in white clothing sit on the floor in rows facing the fire, some with hands folded in prayer; a few wear orange or yellow garments. Marigold petals are scattered over the brick fire altar, and offering plates sit beside it. Framed pictures hang on the back wall.2007-08-26A large group of young devotees in white clothing sits on the floor of a plain whitewashed hall with a corrugated metal roof, facing a square homa fire pit built from white blocks with a flame burning in the centre and marigold-like orange petals scattered around it. A man in orange robes with a shaved head and an orange-and-white marking on his forehead sits at the right edge, hands pressed together near brass vessels, and a woman in orange sits beside him. Several children in white and some in orange sashes press their palms together in prayer. A figure in red-orange cloth sits at the lower right corner, and a few adults stand in the background near a doorway.2007-08-26Interior of a plain hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed steel trusses, white-washed walls and barred windows. Many children and adults in white clothes sit cross-legged in rows on the bare floor, some with orange sashes. In the centre, a man in an orange robe with shaved head sits on a white platform before a small brass puja setup with bells, a lamp and offerings, while a person in white sits facing him. At left stands a large white bull statue with a red-and-gold harness beside a tiered red-draped platform topped with a small kalasha-like finial. Several people stand near the back wall.2007-08-26August 26 20072007-08-26August 26 20072007-08-26A large hall with a corrugated roof and exposed steel trusses holds a seated gathering of many people dressed mostly in white. In the foreground at right, a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits beside a small white brick homa or yagna pit with a fire, while a red-draped seat with a gold kalasha stands at the far right. Several people in orange and white stand or sit along the walls, and a figure in orange stands at the far left edge. The gathering appears to be a puja or satsang with a fire ritual. a person is the orange-robed man with rudraksha beads seated near the homa, identified by these visible cues.2007-08-26August 26 20072007-08-26August 26 20072007-08-26August 26 20072007-08-26August 26 20072007-08-26July 23 20112011-07-23May 10 20122012-05-10