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A photo of a homa in progress inside a whitewashed hall with orange pennant bunting and a hanging string of coloured flags. At the centre, a man with long dark hair, a white flower garland and an orange shawl pours offerings toward a square fire pit built of white bricks and dotted with yellow flowers. Seated devotees in white and orange-shawled participants surround the pit on a mat, and brass oil lamps and a kalasha sit at the right foreground. A standing man in white stands near a tall brass ritual pole on the right, and a seated crowd fills the back with a few children visible.

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A homa is performed in a whitewashed hall with a square fire pit built of white bricks and strewn with yellow flowers, bearing offerings of fruit, grains and bowls. At centre a young man in orange robes and a white flower garland kneels behind the pit, holding a ladle, while a microphone stands before him. Around him sit brahmacharis and devotees in orange shawls over white clothes, and a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl kneels with folded hands at right. A brass oil lamp stands on the right edge. Behind, a seated crowd, including a man holding a baby, watches; a cameraman films from the right. Orange curtains and a ceremonial staff hang in the background.2007-12-25A photo of a homa in a white-walled hall decorated with coloured paper streamers and orange banners. In the foreground, a white-brick fire pit strewn with yellow flowers holds offerings; brass lamps and fruit plates sit nearby. A seated man in orange robes and a white flower garland, with a microphone stand before him, leads the ritual while others in white and orange sit on mats, some with palms joined. An orange curtain and hanging ritual implements frame the doorway at right. Around 30 people are visible, including a standing figure in white at the back and a small child held by a seated devotee.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A homa ritual in a hall decorated with orange and purple bunting. A priest in orange robes and a flower garland sits at the front, behind a white brick fire pit ringed with yellow flowers, next to a microphone stand. Seated devotees in white and orange clothing fill the floor, with some holding small children, and a few standing figures in white stand near the back. A brass oil lamp sits in the foreground.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A photograph of a homa ritual in a hall with a stepped fire pit built from white bricks and scattered yellow flowers. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and a white flower garland kneels at the pit, holding a ladle or stick and gesturing over the fire with a red tilak on his forehead; his long dark hair is swept back. Around him, seated devotees in white and orange garments fill the floor, some with small children, and a few standing attendants wear orange sashes. Brass ceremonial staffs, a microphone stand and a bannered backdrop with paper garlands complete the scene.2007-12-25A homa ritual at an indoor ashram hall. A man in orange robes with long dark hair and a white flower garland is seated at a brick fire altar stacked in white bricks and scattered with yellow marigold petals, holding a ladle and gesturing over the fire. Around him seated devotees wear white clothes and orange shawls; a few wear orange sashes. Brass ritual objects, a small microphone stand, and a white-draped table with bottles are visible, along with a tall brass ceremonial staff and an orange curtain. A man in white stands at the back and a child sits in the foreground. The scene is a fire ritual with about twenty people visible.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