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A large indoor hall with a white tented ceiling and colourful hanging pillar banners holds a seated ritual gathering of many devotees on mats in rows. Most sit cross-legged with palms pressed together in prayer, dressed in white kurtas and dhotis, with yellow lanyards around their necks. A few wear orange or blue clothing. Brass plates and small oil lamps sit on the mats before them, and a shrine with a deity murti stands at the left against the wall. The scene suggests a homa or tharpanam offering.

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A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees in white clothing, most with palms pressed together in namaste. Many sit on orange mats and some on red chairs at the right edge. Colorful woven hanging banners with yellow tassels line the white ceiling, and white fans and lights are visible. Several participants wear lanyards. In the foreground a man in a red shirt and a man in white sit with hands folded. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in the visible scene.2009-12-17July 06 20092009-07-06 +1 copiesJuly 01 20092009-07-01Large indoor hall with a white tented ceiling and hanging colourful fabric tassels, filled with rows of seated devotees in white clothes and orange or yellow garlands during a homa ritual. Men in white kurtas and dhotis sit cross-legged on mats with hands folded in namaste, while a man in a blue shirt and rudraksha mala sits in the foreground with eyes closed. Brass plates and small oil lamps with offerings sit before them. On the left wall hangs a painted deity image, and a framed picture of a deity hangs on the right side of the hall.2009-07-01July 06 20092009-07-06 +1 copiesJuly 01 20092009-07-01A large hall filled with a seated congregation of many people dressed in white ritual clothes, many wearing lanyards, performing a sacred lamp ritual. Individuals sit cross-legged on mats, holding lit oil lamps and small brass plates with flames and offerings. A painted deity mural with a framed arched image hangs on the back wall, and colourful woven banners and ceiling fans are visible overhead. Several people in the foreground have shaved heads, and the scene is crowded with participants. The photo appears to show a homa or lamp offering in a temple hall setting.2009-07-01July 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 01 20092009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01July 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copies