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A homa fire pit built of white brick-like blocks, with burning wood and orange flames at its centre, decorated with small yellow and red flowers. A man in orange robes and a tall patterned conical headdress stands at right, holding a silver vessel and an offering over the fire. Behind him, a row of young boys in white clothes sit cross-legged on mats, some holding ritual items. Brass pots line the floor at left, a brass lamp and small deity murti and fruit offerings sit on the right, and a laptop is visible at far left.

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October 12 20072007-10-12October 12 20072007-10-12A homa or yagna being performed inside a plain whitewashed hall at night. A white fire altar of stacked white bricks holds a small flame with marigold petals and garlands scattered around it. A man in a saffron-orange robe and a tall patterned headdress kneels at the altar, holding a brass vessel, with a row of boys in white dhotis and white shirts seated beside him. Several other figures in white sit along the side wall. A brass kalasha, small deity murti and flower garland sit on a mat at the right, and colourful patterned banners hang on the walls. a person cues: a saffron robe and ornate headdress, but the figure's face and build are not clearly distinguishable at this resolution.2007-10-12October 13 20072007-10-13October 12 20072007-10-12October 15 20072007-10-15October 15 20072007-10-15Indoor homa or yagna ceremony at night in a whitewashed hall. A square fire pit built of white blocks with a small flame in its centre is decorated with yellow and pink flowers and dry grass. A seated man in a saffron-orange robe and a tall patterned conical headdress presides, with a rudraksha-style cord at his neck, holding a plate. Around him about a dozen boys and young men in white dhotis and white kurtas sit on the floor, several holding ritual plates or vessels. A small brass lamp and flower garlands sit at the right. A hanging orange-and-blue woven cloth with a bird and flower motif hangs from the ceiling.2007-10-12A homa fire is lit inside a square brick fire pit covered with white bricks and scattered orange marigold petals. A bald man in orange robes and a large gold necklace with a pendant feeds sticks into the flame with his right hand. Beside him a young man in white clothes with an orange shawl tends the offerings, and a steel bowl and plate of dried sticks and leaves sit nearby. Several boys and young people in white clothes and orange shawls sit on the floor behind them, and an older man in white stands at the doorway. The scene is an indoor fire ritual in a plain white-walled hall. Whether the robed man is the a person is uncertain, since the visible cues are only a shaved head and orange robes with a gold necklace.2007-08-26October 18 20072007-10-18A homa being performed at a brick fire pit in an open hall with white walls, orange and red drapes, and a ceiling fan. Seated on mats, a central figure in an orange shawl and white garment wears a white garland and sits behind a flame rising from the brick altar. Around the pit, assistants in white dhotis and orange shawls tend the fire; one holds a peacock-feather fan and another a long ceremonial staff. Offerings of fruit, flowers, a plate of sweets and yellow flowers on the bricks surround the fire. Seated youths in orange shawls watch from the sides, and a standing attendant in white and a metal bell hang nearby.2007-12-25October 14 20072007-10-14