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A large hall with many seated devotees in white and coloured clothing, many wearing white garlands, performing a homa. A rectangular brick fire pit lined with flower petals holds burning flames, with brass vessels and offerings around it. In the foreground at right, a person in orange and saffron robes with a garland sits beside the fire, holding a ritual vessel. Paper flags and streamers hang overhead, and a woman in orange stands near a speaker at the far right. Many people fill the room.

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December 26 20072007-12-26A homa fire ceremony in a large hall with white walls, windows and a row of hanging yellow-and-white banners overhead. A square fire pit built of white bricks and scattered flower petals sits at the centre, with a small flame rising from it. Seated participants wear white, cream and pink clothes and many wear white and orange garlands. In the foreground a woman in an orange top with a microphone holds a brass vessel near the fire, while a man in white and a woman in a blue salwar sit at the pit's edge. A man in a white robe with an orange cloth stands at the left, and a video camera on a tripod records the ceremony. Hazy smoke fills the air above the crowd.2007-12-26December 26 20072007-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20072007-12-26December 26 20072007-12-26December 26 20072007-12-26December 26 20072007-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20072007-12-26December 26 20072007-12-26