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A large hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls hosts a homa ceremony. Around a white brick fire pit on the floor, a seated priest in orange robes and a beaded necklace tends the flame with a ladle, while a crowd of mostly children and young people in white clothes sits on the floor, many with hands folded in prayer. Several wear orange or saffron sashes. Marigold petals and a brass vessel rest near the fire pit, and a row of seated women in saffron saris sits at the right edge.

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A homa fire pit built of white bricks sits in the foreground of a large hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls. A man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and bare shaved head sits cross-legged at the right edge, facing the fire, hands extended toward it. Dozens of people in white clothing sit on the floor in rows facing the fire, some with hands folded in prayer; a few wear orange or yellow garments. Marigold petals are scattered over the brick fire altar, and offering plates sit beside it. Framed pictures hang on the back wall.2007-08-26A large hall with a corrugated roof and exposed steel trusses holds a seated gathering of many people dressed mostly in white. In the foreground at right, a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits beside a small white brick homa or yagna pit with a fire, while a red-draped seat with a gold kalasha stands at the far right. Several people in orange and white stand or sit along the walls, and a figure in orange stands at the far left edge. The gathering appears to be a puja or satsang with a fire ritual. a person is the orange-robed man with rudraksha beads seated near the homa, identified by these visible cues.2007-08-26A large group of young devotees in white clothing sits on the floor of a plain whitewashed hall with a corrugated metal roof, facing a square homa fire pit built from white blocks with a flame burning in the centre and marigold-like orange petals scattered around it. A man in orange robes with a shaved head and an orange-and-white marking on his forehead sits at the right edge, hands pressed together near brass vessels, and a woman in orange sits beside him. Several children in white and some in orange sashes press their palms together in prayer. A figure in red-orange cloth sits at the lower right corner, and a few adults stand in the background near a doorway.2007-08-26August 26 20072007-08-26A photograph inside a bare hall with white-washed walls and a corrugated metal roof, showing a homa in progress. A square fire pit built from white bricks with flowers scattered on it holds a bright flame. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a beaded necklace sits at the right edge of the pit, tending the fire, with brass plates and offerings beside him. Around the pit, a large group of seated attendees in white clothes, many with white shawls and some with orange sashes, sit on mats and rows of clay lamps. Two posters hang on the back wall and a framed portrait stands near the centre-right.2007-08-26Photograph of a homa in a large hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed steel trusses. A square fire pit built of white blocks with marigold petals holds a flame at the centre. A seated priest in orange robes performs the ritual at the right, with ritual implements in front of him. Thirty to forty devotees in white clothes sit on the floor in rows around the fire, some in orange, with a woman in orange sitting at the right. Fluorescent lights hang from the ceiling and white walls frame the space.2007-08-26August 26 20072007-08-26August 26 20072007-08-26August 26 20072007-08-26August 26 20072007-08-26A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees in white and saffron/orange clothing, many wearing red-and-orange beaded garlands and sitting cross-legged on mats in rows. Men in white kurtas and dhotis dominate the front, several with white forehead markings and rudraksha malas; children in orange and red sit among them. Ornate golden deity murti and decorated altars stand at the far end of the hall, with red curtains and framed pictures on the walls, and rows of ceiling lights overhead. The gathering appears to be a satsang or meditation session with eyes closed and hands in lap. No individual appears to be identifiable as the a person candidate in the visible frame.2014-08-24May 03 20122012-05-03