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A 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.

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December 25 20072007-12-25A 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.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A 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 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 20072007-12-25A photograph of a homa ritual in progress at an open-sided pavilion. In the foreground a figure in an orange robe with a white and green flower garland sits behind a tiered platform of white bricks scattered with yellow marigold petals, extending one arm over the fire area. Around them, seated devotees wear white dhotis with orange shawls, some with hands joined. A microphone stand and a small table with water bottles and incense sticks are visible, with a wall of paper bunting behind. Other people sit in the background, and a figure to the right holds a long-handled stand. The pictured setting is consistent with a homa, but the figure's identity is not established by visible cues alone.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A seated man in an orange saffron robe with a white and green flower garland leads a ritual beside a low brick fire pit decorated with yellow marigold petals. His long, swept-back hair is visible and he gestures with one raised hand toward a microphone on a stand. Behind him, a row of men in orange shawls and white dhotis sit on white cushions, and a woman in orange and white stands near the back. A man in white holds a small child at the left edge. Gold and silver ceremonial staffs and a tall trident-like finial stand against the white tent wall, with colourful paper chain decorations overhead. Brass ritual vessels and incense sticks sit by the pit. Probable Swamiji (leading the homa), with long swept-back hair, saffron robe and garland; the people around him are devotees in orange shawls.2007-12-25