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A photograph from behind a large seated congregation inside a white-walled hall during a fire ritual. Many devotees sit on mats with small red fire pits burning in front of them, flames and smoke rising through the bright haze. Several women wear orange and yellow saris, and most men wear white dhotis and white shirts. At the far end, a few robed figures in orange stand near a raised platform with offering vessels. On the left stands a large carved golden lion-form figure beside a golden deity murti, and colourful paper lanterns hang from the ceiling. The scene suggests a homa or yagna with the congregation seated in rows.

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December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26Indoor group homa in a hall with wall frames and deity portraits. Many seated participants, mostly in white and yellow or orange clothing, sit on mats facing several red trays holding burning fires with offerings. Some participants wear flower garlands. Bright light enters from a window on the left. No individual is identifiable as a person in the visible frame.2008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26Photograph of a large seated congregation inside a open-sided pavilion during a ritual, with smoke and lamplight in the air. Many devotees sit on mats and cloth in white and light clothing, with women in yellow, orange and green saris in the foreground. Small oil lamps flicker on the floor before them. At the far end, several robed priests in orange and saffron stand before a decorated altar with garlands, a shrine and red drapes, with a deity murti visible behind. Strings of hanging decorative lanterns and leaves line the ceiling, and a bronze image group stands at the left wall.2008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26A large group of devotees sits cross-legged on mats in a bright hall during a fire ritual. Red rectangular fire trays with burning flames are set in rows across the floor. Many participants wear white clothing, while some women wear orange, saffron and green or yellow saris, with flower garlands around their necks. Framed portraits and images hang on the white wall behind them, and a faint haze of smoke drifts through the light. Several people tend the fires and offerings.2008-12-26A large hall with many seated devotees performing a fire ritual. Red rectangular fire pits with bright flames sit on mats across the floor, decorated with marigold and flower garlands. Most participants wear white ritual clothing, while several women wear orange, yellow and green saris. Smoke fills the bright upper-left area, and framed pictures hang on the windows behind. Several people are tending the fires, and a young child in white with a yellow scarf sits in the foreground. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable among the visible participants.2008-12-26