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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.

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December 24 20072007-12-24A 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 25 20072007-12-25Photo 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.2007-12-24December 24 20072007-12-24December 24 20072007-12-24December 24 20072007-12-24December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A 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.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25