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A woman in an orange sari with a red border stands at the edge of a raised white homa pit, hands pressed together in namaste, facing a smoking fire. Behind her, a large crowd of seated devotees, many in white clothes, watch under a canopy of orange and red cloth with strings of orange triangular flags. Brass plates of fruit and flowers sit on the pit's edge, and marigold and red blossoms are scattered on the white steps. A small deity murti with a garland sits to the left, and a flower garland hangs in the right foreground. Palm trees and white buildings appear behind the tent. Roughly 50 to 100 people are visible.

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December 28 20082008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28A standing figure in saffron-orange robes with a long dark plait and white forehead markings tends a black-edged homa fire pit, extending hands over the smoke. Seated and standing devotees in white and orange clothing fill the courtyard beneath a canopy of orange and red pennants and marigold garlands. A small statue draped in flowers stands on a white pedestal at left, and offerings of fruit and bowls sit at the fire's edge. Yellow and pink flower petals lie on the white stone steps.2008-12-28Outdoor homa ceremony under a canopy decorated with orange and yellow bunting and orange pennants. In the centre, a standing man with short dark hair wears a white kurta with an orange shawl draped over his shoulders, hands pressed together at his chest near a rising smoke plume from a square white fire pit with orange-striped steps and scattered flower petals. Behind him seated children and young people in white and orange clothing face the pit. To the right, an ornate golden-and-red deity murti is garlanded with yellow and pink flowers, with a brass oil lamp in front. To the left, a black stone idol is adorned with garlands, and a seated figure in orange kneels near the lower left. Palm trees and a white structure appear in the background.2008-12-28 +1 copiesDecember 28 20082008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28December 24 20082008-12-24Outdoor homa ceremony under a colourful tent ceiling hung with orange and yellow pennants and festoons. A man in a white kurta with a yellow shawl bends forward at the white stepped fire pit, sprinkling offerings into smoke while flower petals lie on the steps. Seated to the right behind an orange-red cushion, a man in saffron robes and rudraksha beads, with a shaved head, faces the fire, and a garlanded deity murti in a yellow silk cloth sits on a red-draped platform beside him. Rows of seated devotees in white clothing watch from the left, and brass lamps and red candles stand on the mat.2008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesDecember 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesDecember 24 20082008-12-24