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A 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.

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A 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.2007-12-25A photograph of a homa being performed at an indoor hall. A young man in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland and a red tilak stands at a tiered pyramid of white bricks decorated with yellow flowers, gesturing with a ritual implement. Seated around him on a mat are numerous people in white and orange clothing, including a small child on a lap at left. A standing figure in white and a woman in orange stand in the background beside a table with bottles, and a peacock-feather fan and gold ritual staffs with trident finials are visible at top right, with colourful paper streamers strung across the ceiling.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A photograph of a homa ritual in a hall with white walls and festoon streamers. A man in orange robe and a white flower garland, with long dark hair, sits cross-legged behind a stepped pyramid of white bricks decorated with yellow flowers, gesturing over the fire pit. A microphone stand is in front of him. Seated devotees in white and orange clothes, some with orange shawls, face the ritual; a small child in orange sits among them. A peacock-feather fan and a golden trident stand at the right, and a white-clothed attendant is at the right edge. a person: the seated central figure has long swept-back hair, orange clothing and a ceremonial garland, and presides as the officiant of the homa.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25