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A photograph of a ritual homa in a hall, with many people seated on the floor before several red rectangular fire trays. Visible flames rise from the trays with offerings. Men in white dhotis and women in saris, including a yellow-and-green sari, sit close to the fires, many wearing white and orange-yellow floral garlands. Some participants hold their hands near the flames, and the room is hazy with smoke. Framed pictures hang on the wall behind the windows at the top. No single person is clearly identifiable as a person in this view.

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December 26 20082008-12-26Indoor homa ceremony in a dim hall where many devotees sit cross-legged on mats before rectangular red fire pits with burning wood flames and offerings. Participants wear white dhotis and shirts, saffron and green sarees, and garlands of orange and yellow flowers. Framed pictures hang on the wall behind them, and small oil lamps glow on the floor.2008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26Interior photograph of a group homa or yagna in a hall lined with framed pictures on the walls. Many devotees sit cross-legged on mats in rows, mostly in white ritual clothing, some women in yellow and green saris with flower garlands. Several red rectangular fire pits hold burning flames and offerings, with smoke rising through the room. No one is clearly identifiable as a person; the figures shown are devotees performing the fire ritual.2008-12-26A large hall with many seated devotees performing a fire ritual. Red rectangular fire pits with bright flames sit on mats across the floor, decorated with marigold and flower garlands. Most participants wear white ritual clothing, while several women wear orange, yellow and green saris. Smoke fills the bright upper-left area, and framed pictures hang on the windows behind. Several people are tending the fires, and a young child in white with a yellow scarf sits in the foreground. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable among the visible participants.2008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26A large group of devotees sits cross-legged on mats in a bright hall during a fire ritual. Red rectangular fire trays with burning flames are set in rows across the floor. Many participants wear white clothing, while some women wear orange, saffron and green or yellow saris, with flower garlands around their necks. Framed portraits and images hang on the white wall behind them, and a faint haze of smoke drifts through the light. Several people tend the fires and offerings.2008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26Indoor group homa in a hall with wall frames and deity portraits. Many seated participants, mostly in white and yellow or orange clothing, sit on mats facing several red trays holding burning fires with offerings. Some participants wear flower garlands. Bright light enters from a window on the left. No individual is identifiable as a person in the visible frame.2008-12-26