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A photograph of a seated group at a homa or yagna in an open-sided ashram hall, with red trays of wood sticks, ghee bowls and fruit offerings in front of them. Participants wear garlands of yellow marigolds and press their palms together in prayer. A man in a white dhoti and shawl in the centre-front holds his hands in anjali. Beside him a woman in an orange sari sits with eyes closed. Further back, a bald man in a saffron-yellow robe sits with folded hands, and a woman in red sits near him. Hanging paper decorations, banana plants and a tall painted pillar decorate the hall, with onlookers standing in the background.

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A photograph of a homa or yagna ceremony in a decorated hall, with a row of seated devotees in front of red fire-pit trays holding ash, wood and offerings. In the foreground, a bald man in a white dhoti and a bare-chested figure with a rudraksha-style necklace sit cross-legged; a woman in an orange sari sits beside them. Most participants wear white dhotis and shirts, with yellow marigold garlands. Paper lanterns and hanging decorations fill the ceiling, and a row of people in white sits behind in the background.2009-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26 +1 copiesDecember 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20092009-12-26A large indoor hall with a pale floor and hanging colourful paper lanterns and bunting overhead. Many devotees sit cross-legged on mats in rows, most wearing white dhotis or kurtas and marigold garlands, while women wear saris in green, maroon and orange. Small red trays with burning oil lamps and scattered yellow flowers sit in front of them, and smoke drifts through the air as people hold their hands folded in prayer. A man in a white shirt stands at the left side near the wall, watching. Wall panels display framed photographs and text behind the crowd. No individual is clearly identifiable as the a person from appearance in this image.2008-12-26December 26 20092009-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26