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A homa is being performed indoors in a small room with a plain pale wall. A square brick fire pit holds a bright flame, with a green coconut wrapped in marigold garlands and yellow flowers set at its centre. Behind it, a framed picture of a deity is decorated with white and pink flower garlands and banana leaves. On the left, a man in white clothes holds a leafy branch toward the altar. On the right, two seated men wear red and orange garments; one has his hands folded in prayer. A brass pot and a brass lamp stand nearby, and a small ritual bowl sits in the foreground.

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2008 - KAILASA in Hyderabad - Sripura SarvajnapeethamA photograph of a home puja. A man with long dark hair and a white shawl over white clothing holds a lit oil lamp toward a shrine. The shrine has a framed portrait of a smiling deity-style figure garlanded with flowers and framed by green mango leaves, with a green coconut-style kalasha and flower offerings in front. To the right, a man in white dhoti and shawl stands with palms joined in prayer, and a woman in a purple sari with bangles also stands with hands folded. A calendar hangs on the left wall.December 28 20112011-12-282008 - KAILASA in Hyderabad - Sripura SarvajnapeethamPhotograph of a small room with a worship table set for puja. A framed colourful deity image garlanded with yellow and pink flowers sits on the table, flanked by brass oil lamps, with a flame burning in front. Offerings include fruit, a heap of rice, flower petals on plates, and a banana on a leaf. A man in a red shirt with a bracelet is offering fruit or food at the altar. Beside him, a person in a long orange robe with long, swept-back dark hair stands with hands extended over the offering; this appearance is consistent with a person candidate, identified by long hair and orange robes. Another person in white stands at the left edge, and a figure is partially visible behind. Garlands hang along the top wall.2006-12-17A photograph of a domestic puja inside a modest room with white walls. In the foreground, a fire burns in a small square fire pit with offerings, and smoke rises. Behind it, a bearded man in a cream shirt and trousers stands with palms pressed together. Beside him, an elderly woman in a red sari with a shawl prays. On the right, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and cream shawl holds a brass plate with a lit flame and flower petals. A woman in a purple striped sari with folded hands stands near him, and other women in colourful saris are further right. On the left, a person in white clothes with hands folded faces a small altar with a framed portrait garlanded in flowers, a kalasha, and marigold garlands. Small oil lamps and rudraksha-style decorations are on the wall. The scene appears to be a homa and aarti in a devotee's home.June 06 20102010-06-06Photograph of a homa or puja at a fire pit made of stacked stone blocks, with yellow and orange marigold garlands and green leaves on the altar. A figure in white robes with long dark hair, seen from behind, drapes a garland over a framed portrait of a saffron-robed man with flowing hair, placed on the altar. Beside them a woman in a blue shawl with hands joined in prayer and a man in white kurta sit on the floor, and an older woman in the background is also praying. A pink cloth, a brass vessel, a pink flower and marigolds sit on the altar. The portrait is a printed picture, not a physical person, and the framed image is a depiction.2008 - KAILASA in Hyderabad - Sripura Sarvajnapeetham2008 - KAILASA in Hyderabad - Sripura SarvajnapeethamA photograph of a homa fire ritual in progress. A brick-built fire pit holds a bright flame, with marigold petals scattered on the bricks. A man with a shaved head, a tilak mark on his forehead, and an orange robe with a gold-beaded necklace feeds the fire with an offering. Around him, several seated men in white and orange-red shawls and devotees look on, with brass vessels and plates of offerings nearby. a person: the seated ritual officiant in orange robes and gold beads matches a possible in-person candidate, but the appearance cues are not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2007-08-262008 - KAILASA in Hyderabad - Sripura Sarvajnapeetham