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A homa ritual in a whitewashed hall with orange bunting and an orange cloth canopy. In the centre, a man in an orange robe with a white and orange flower garland stands over a brick-lined fire pit, holding a lit flame. Around him, men in white dhotis and orange shawls kneel and stand, some holding tall gold-topped staffs and ceremonial rods. Brass bowls, fruit, flowers and leaves are laid out on a mat in the foreground. At right, a man in white stands beside a decorated deity murti under an ornate umbrella, while a tray of fruit and a brass lamp sit nearby. A ceiling fan is visible. Approximately ten people are visible.

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A homa ritual in a whitewashed pavilion with orange pennants strung from the roof. A standing priest in saffron robes and a flower garland holds a brass vessel with a flame aloft. Around him, roughly a dozen seated and standing men and women in white and orange shawls raise hands in prayer or hold ceremonial staffs and tridents. A brick fire pit with flower petals sits in front, and at right stand decorated deity images under ornate canopies beside rows of brass kalasha pots. Oil lamps and offerings lie on a mat in the foreground.2007-12-25A photograph inside a whitewashed hall with a corrugated roof decorated with orange triangular pennants. A standing man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl, with a flower garland and long hair, holds a flaming vessel over a brick fire pit (homa kund) with yellow flowers and leaves around it. Around him, a row of seated devotees in white and orange clothing, several holding ceremonial staffs with gold tops, press palms together. 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A pit ritual or homa is underway.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A homa ritual in a whitewashed hall hung with orange pennants. A standing figure in orange robes with a white flower garland holds a brass plate, with a burst of flame rising from it, over a brick fire pit. Seated devotees in white and orange clothing with palms pressed together surround the pit. Behind them, several figures in white hold tall ceremonial staffs. At the back, three decorated deity murti are shaded by colourful umbrellas, and a tiered arrangement of brass vessels with mango leaves stands on a white-draped table. Brass lamps and offering bowls sit on the floor.2007-12-25A photograph of a homa ritual in a white-walled hall with a brick fire pit in the foreground. A young woman in orange clothing and a white and red flower garland bends over the pit, hands extended toward the fire. Around her, seated and standing devotees wear white garments and orange shawls. Two long silver ceremonial staffs stand at left, a brass lamp sits at lower right, and a deity murti draped in a yellow garland and orange cloth is at upper right, with a standing man in white and orange hands folded beside it. A pedestal fan stands in the middle of the room.2007-12-25A photograph of a homa ritual in a whitewashed room with an orange curtain at the window. A central figure in an orange robe with a white and red flower garland stands beside a brick fire pit with a large flame rising from it, while a long-haired person in an orange shawl, possibly a person candidate with long swept-back hair, a garland and orange robes, stands at the centre. Around the pit, devotees in white clothes with orange shawls kneel and stand, one holding a ritual staff with gold detailing and another holding a brass vessel. A brass lamp stands at the right edge, a standing fan is behind, and a man in white with an orange shawl stands at the far right raising his hand near his forehead.2007-12-25A photograph of a homa ritual in a whitewashed hall with orange and red umbrellas over three deity murtis. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari with a flower garland pours liquid from a brass vessel onto a white brick fire pit decorated with yellow flowers and banana leaves. A man in white dhoti and orange shawl stands beside her, and several men in white with orange shawls stand behind, some holding ceremonial staffs. A tiered pyramid of brass and steel offering vessels, a brass lamp and a tray of fruit, flowers and kumkum sit nearby. a person is not visibly identifiable from appearance here.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A photograph of a homa ceremony inside a whitewashed hall with an orange pennant strung along the roof. In the centre a figure in an orange robe with a red-orange shawl and a long garland of white and orange flowers stands beside a brick fire pit, holding a brass plate. Behind him, a man in white robes sits with a small drum, and several people in white kurtas and orange shawls sit on the mat, some holding flower-bearing plates. Along the back wall stand three ornate parasol-canopies over decorated deity murti dressed in garlands. To the right, a large pyramid of brass kalasha pots is arranged on a white-draped table. Plates of offerings, fruit and oil lamps lie on the floor near the pit. The figure in orange with long swept-back hair and rudraksha-style adornment is a person candidate, but the appearance is not conclusive.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A 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.2007-12-25