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A large hall with a lit yellow-brick fire pit at centre, where a priest in orange robes and a rudraksha mala tends the flames with an offering plate beside him. Seated nearby on a red cushioned seat, a figure in an orange shawl and orange robes sits, with a mala visible, and an orange-robed person sits behind. Several hundred seated devotees fill the floor, many in white with orange or yellow shawls and some with hands pressed in anjali. Hanging decorative cloth banners in orange, blue and white decorate the ceiling, and a wall display sits behind. The scene reads as a homa or yagna in progress.

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March 22 20082008-03-22A large indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls hung with long cylindrical banners in red, blue, white and orange with floral and bird motifs. Dozens of seated devotees fill the floor, many in white and orange clothing with orange shawls and yellow sashes. In the centre, a figure in an orange robe with long hair and a rudraksha mala sits on a red cushioned seat before a low ritual arrangement of flower petals, fruit, and a yellow-painted altar with a lit oil lamp. a person appears seated centre-right with flowing hair, saffron robe and mala, while other saffron-clad men sit nearby.2008-03-22A large hall with a corrugated metal roof hung with many cylindrical striped fabric banners in red, blue, white and orange with floral motifs. Seated on orange cloth and mats, a crowd of devotees in white and orange clothes faces a central fire pit with a bright flame and yellow brick surround. A woman in an orange sari sits near the front with hands raised, and a bearded man in orange robes sits on the right beside a bronze ritual vessel. Behind them, a row of white-clad participants and an orange-robed man are seated. Photographs are mounted on the far wall, and the scene looks like a homa or fire ritual with a large group seated in attendance.2008-03-22March 22 20082008-03-22March 22 20082008-03-22March 22 20082008-03-22A large hall with a low ceiling hung with cylindrical banners in orange, blue and white with floral and bird motifs. Smoke rises from a fire pit made of stacked yellow bricks in the foreground, where a flame burns beside brass vessels and offerings. Seated devotees on orange and white mats, many in white clothes with orange shawls, press their palms together in prayer. Several people sit on the right, including a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala. A woman in white stands near a microphone stand. Hundreds of people fill the background, appearing to sit in rows on the floor.2008-03-22A homa fire burns inside a square pit of yellow bricks in a plain hall with white walls. A young man in orange robes with a red tilak kneels at right, placing offerings into the flames, with a silver puja tray of oil lamps, bowls and flowers beside him. At left, a long-haired man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits on a maroon cushioned seat with a white cloth draped over it, a person by appearance. Other seated men in orange and white robes, some with beards and shaved heads, sit behind the fire; a bare-headed devotee in white kneels at far left. Fruit and a brass vessel sit near the pit.2008-03-22A photo of a homa fire ceremony in a plain hall with pale walls and a light floor. A yellow brick fire pit holds a bright flame with marigold petals scattered around it. A young shaven-headed priest in orange robes and a gold necklace sits at right, pouring offerings into the fire. Seated on a red cushioned throne with a white cloth, a figure with long dark hair wears orange robes and a rudraksha mala and holds a staff; a probable Swamiji by these cues. Around them roughly a dozen seated devotees in orange, white and yellow clothing watch, and brass vessels and oil lamps sit on a white cloth at right.2008-03-22A photograph of a covered hall with a corrugated roof and white walls, where a seated group of many people in white and yellow clothing sits on the floor in rows. Several rows of seated devotees, many in white with yellow shawls, face a raised seat at the right. A figure in orange robes sits on a red cushioned seat with hands joined, while a woman in white kneels before him with folded hands. Brass bells and lamps are arranged on a mat in front of the seated group, and vertical decorative banners with floral patterns hang from the ceiling. A person in white stands at the right taking photographs.2008-02-12March 22 20082008-03-22March 22 20082008-03-22