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A photograph of a homa or yagna ritual under an open tin-roofed pavilion. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a white flower garland applies a mark to the forehead of a woman in a white sari with a red-flowered garland, who sits beside him before a small white-tiled fire pit with flames and offerings. A third man in white, wearing a dark mala, sits at right. Behind them, a deity murti decorated with garlands and a floral backdrop stands on a red cloth, with a loudspeaker and many white-clad devotees seated and standing in the background, some holding cameras, with smoke rising at right.

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December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26Crowded outdoor ritual gathering under a pavilion with smoke or incense haze hanging in the air. At left, a decorated shrine arch with green and white garlands frames a deity murti and flower offerings on a white-draped altar. Two standing figures in saffron-orange cloth at center right, one holding a basket and another raising a hand, appear to be distributing or sprinkling something. Many seated devotees in white shirts and mundus wear marigold garlands with red flowers, and women wear saris in red, green and purple. Some people hold up cameras or phones. Dozens of people fill the frame.2006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26A homa ritual in progress on a floor covered with mats, with a brick-built fire pit in the foreground holding a brass bowl, a ladle and burning wood. A man in white clothes and a white shirt, wearing red and white flower garlands, sits cross-legged holding a folded cloth, beside a woman in white with glasses and garlands holding a plate of yellow and orange flowers. A second man in a white shirt sits at the right edge. Behind them, a group of devotees in white and red garlands sit at smaller fire pits, with a child in a grey jacket at left and a woman in a red sari near the centre. Offerings of flowers, leaves and coconut are scattered around the pits.2006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26A large outdoor ritual gathering under a tin-roofed pavilion where many people sit on the ground in white clothes, most wearing garlands of white jasmine and red flowers. A woman in a maroon top and white sari is seated centrally while a man in white beside her has his hand raised near her head. Several men in white shirts and dhotis sit cross-legged with flower garlands, one holding a brass plate of flowers. A small fire burns at the right edge and offering plates rest on the ground. Smoke drifts through the hall and a few onlookers stand in the background.2006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26