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A crowded indoor ritual scene with a small fire burning at lower left, its flames rising near a metal vessel. Several women stand close together, some in white and cream saris with gold borders, others in blue, orange and yellow saris, and one woman in a pink-and-yellow checked blouse leans forward over the fire area. Another woman in a purple-edged white sari with gold bangles watches intently. A woman in front wears a white garment and dark maroon top and looks down toward the flames. Smoke drifts across the frame and a green cloth hangs in the background.

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A dense crowd of devotees stands and kneels in a smoky, dimly lit temple hall during an evening puja. In the left foreground a woman in a white and gold-bordered saree holds a small child in blue. Beside her, another woman in a white saree with gold border stands with hands clasped. Center and right, women in pink, orange, blue and magenta sarees and men in white shirts stand close together, some with palms pressed in prayer. A girl in a yellow top in the lower foreground brings her hands to her face. Behind them are green draped cloth, a green-and-white canopy, and red and orange decorations and banners. Smoke or incense haze fills the air.A photograph of a homa ritual at a Ganesha Utsavam event in front of a green draped satin backdrop. A woman in a white sari with gold border sits cross-legged at a fire pit, extending her hands over the smoke with a ladle-like spoon in a brass bowl. Beside her, a woman in a white blouse and orange shawl with rudraksha mala sits with palms pressed together in prayer near a microphone stand. Another woman in an orange sari sits behind them and a child in yellow sits at the right edge. On the left, a person in white holds a white cloth. Brass vessels, a plate of flowers, pink lotus blossoms, and wood pieces for the fire are arranged on the mat. Four people are visible.A homa fire burns in a brick fire pit decorated with yellow and pink flowers at the centre of the frame. A man in white dhoti and shawl kneels before the fire with hands pressed together, head bowed, beside a brass bowl and offering trays of fruit, coconut, bananas, sugarcane pieces and a plate of red fruit in the foreground. Seated beside him in white saris, a woman with glasses and a woman in a blue sari with red and orange border sit on the floor. Behind them a green draped curtain hangs, and a row of standing and seated devotees in white and yellow clothes watches from the background.A homa fire burns in a brick-lined pit in front of a green draped backdrop. Three women sit on the floor in white and gold clothing, one in glasses at center, one in an orange-and-white shawl with a rudraksha mala at right, and one in orange at right background. The woman at left holds a metal plate of flowers and petals, and the central woman makes an offering gesture. Offering trays with fruit, nuts, flowers and a bowl with a ladle sit beside the fire, and a microphone stands at right. A child in a yellow top and a few other people sit in the background.A photograph of a homa fire ritual held under a green draped canopy. A man in white dhoti and shawl with a purple border stands over a bright fire pit, pouring offerings with his hand. Beside him a woman in white with gold-bordered sari holds a steel plate of flower petals. Seated women in orange and blue saris watch, one with a microphone stand nearby. Brass lamps, a coconut and a plate of offerings sit on a mat in the foreground, and a decorated pillar with painted elephant motifs rises at right.A photograph of a homa fire ritual held before a green draped curtain with banana plant stalks at the left. Seated on the floor, a woman in white clothes with a gold-bordered shawl and a rudraksha mala conducts the rite, her hands joined near a small oil lamp. Beside her, a younger woman in white with a long braid sits with hands together. At right, a woman in an orange-bordered white top speaks into a microphone. A brick fire pit holds wood and marigold and pink flower offerings, with a brass bowl and a small bell nearby. Two people in white are seen from behind at the lower edges, and brass ceremonial lamps stand at the right.October 25 20062006-10-252006 - Kailasa India Sangha ActivitiesA photograph of a ritual fire ceremony at night. A standing man in white dhoti and white shirt, with a sacred thread across his chest, points with one hand toward a flaming fire pit at his feet. To his left, a woman in white sari with gold border holds a silver tray with flowers; another woman in white sari stands at the left edge holding a tray. Seated on a mat to the right, a man in white with an orange shawl sits with palms pressed together in prayer, beside seated women in white and blue/orange saris. A green draped backdrop, banana leaves, brass lamps and offerings on the floor complete the scene.July 17 20062006-07-17A photograph of a seated group of devotees, mostly women, in white and cream saris with yellow and orange borders, performing a ritual. In the foreground a woman in a cream sari with a red border holds a small burning incense stick and a cup-like offering, while a woman on the right presses her palms together in prayer and wears a dark beaded mala and bangles. Brass plates with offerings and pink flowers sit in the lower right. Other seated devotees, some men in white, fill the background, with smoke from incense rising through the scene.2010-11-01A seated group of devotees in a hall during a ritual gathering. In the foreground, women in white and cream saris sit cross-legged on woven mats, several in white with orange shawls, one in a pale yellow sari with orange shawl, their hands folded in front of them. Behind them, rows of people in white clothes and orange shawls sit on white plastic chairs and mats. Dry twigs and a small offering tray lie on the mat in the lower left. A table with a red cloth stands at the right edge. Several women wear vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Plain walls and decorative hangings are in the background.2007-10-21