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Photo of a homa fire ritual in a bare hall with white walls. A man in orange robes with long swept-back hair, wearing a white-and-green-striped flower garland with a tassel and red tilak, stands at a square white-brick fire pit decorated with marigold petals, holding offering items on a tray. A bearded assistant in white with an orange shawl and a shaved-head priest in white and orange stand nearby. Behind them a decorated deity murti in a shrine with a yellow garland and a multicoloured canopy. A brass oil lamp and a small flame sit on the right and left, and smoke rises from the fire pit. Ritual offerings and a microphone stand are visible.

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A photograph of a homa or yagna at a sacred fire pit lined with white bricks and scattered yellow marigold petals. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and a long white and orange garland, holds a brass plate of offerings over the pit. Behind him, a man in white dhoti with an orange shawl helps hold a long pole draped with a green silk cloth. Trishul tridents stand near the doorway, and a peacock fan rests against the wall. Devotees in white and orange sit and stand in the room, including a woman in white with an orange shawl and a seated figure with a microphone nearby. Incense sticks and a kumkum-filled brass vessel sit on the left.2007-12-24A photograph of a homa ritual in a hall at Bidadi Adheenam. A central figure with long dark hair wears a red top, an orange shawl and a white flower garland, pouring or lifting a green cloth over a square fire pit lined with white bricks and yellow marigolds. Attendants in white dhotis and orange shawls stand around, one man in front holding a dark pole across the pit. A silver trident stands in the background, and a small oil lamp and a steel cup of offerings sit near the pit. A white wall, a fan and seated devotees in white complete the scene.2007-12-24December 24 20072007-12-24December 24 20072007-12-24December 25 20072007-12-25A photograph of a fire ritual inside a hall with a corrugated roof and orange triangular pennants. A man in a saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a white and green flower garland with a red tassel, extends his arm over a stepped white brick fire altar decorated with yellow flowers. A green and red silk cloth wraps a bundle on the altar, and a white-clad assistant in an orange shawl stands beside him. A third attendant in orange holds a tall golden staff, and a microphone stands at right. Seated devotees in white and orange fill the background. a person appearance is uncertain from the image.2007-12-25A photo of a homa ritual in a white-walled hall with orange curtains. At the centre, a man with long swept-back hair wears an orange robe, a white and green-striped jasmine garland and a rudraksha mala, and points upward while holding a microphone. In front of him is a white brick fire pit decorated with yellow flowers, with a small copper vessel nearby. Around him, men in white kurtas and orange shawls sit in rows; one on the left holds a bundle of sticks, and another on the right, in a white kurta, holds a ceremonial sword-like rod. Brass pillars stand behind the fire pit.2007-12-25Photograph of a homa or yagna at a fire pit built of white bricks decorated with yellow flowers. A man in an orange cloth with a white and orange garland and a red forehead mark sits centrally behind a microphone, while a helper in white sweeps or waves a bundle of dry straw toward the fire. Other men in white or orange shawls sit on either side, one in white with a rudraksha mala and another with a wristwatch and orange wrap. Orange curtains and a brass pole are behind them.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25