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Indoor photograph of a homa ritual for Samaya Deeksha in a large hall. A priest in white dhoti with an orange-gold shawl kneels at a brick fire pit decorated with floral garlands, feeding offerings into smoke. Seated across from him, a man with a bare upper torso, ornate beaded necklaces and a red headpiece sits on a low platform with a small offering table holding bowls and fruit, and a bright flower-decorated plate. Behind them, a large seated congregation in white and orange-red clothing fills the floor. Brass oil lamps and a gold kalasha stand at left beside a deity murti garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. A microphone stand and a camera on a tripod are visible. Banana bunches and marigold garlands lie in the foreground.

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A homa fire ceremony in a hall filled with seated devotees, many dressed in white with saffron-orange shawls. In the foreground a square brick fire pit, its rim decorated with red and white flower patterns, holds a small burning flame and smoke rising. A priest in saffron shawl sits with his back to the camera at left. Opposite, a bare-chested officiant with a red head covering, rudraksha mala and white dhoti sits behind a silver stand, holding a ritual item over the fire. Brass lamps, a flower-garlanded deity murti at left, bananas and bowls of offerings sit around the pit. Two microphones stand in front.2015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17A homa fire burns inside a tiered brick fire altar with red and yellow painted bricks on a tiled floor. A figure in an orange-brown turban and wrapped saffron-toned cloth, wearing a long rudraksha-style mala and a large gold pendant, kneels at the altar and pours from a brass ladle into a bowl. Behind, a large seated audience in white and cream clothing with orange shawls and red garlands sits in rows. Tall brass oil lamps stand at the right edge. The scene looks like a fire ritual during a session.2015-07-09A homa fire ceremony inside a hall with white draped cloth overhead and a decorated shrine behind. A fire burns in a brick fire pit decorated with flowers and marigold garlands, with brass vessels and a plate beside it. A bare-chested priest with a shaved head sits at the fire, holding a flower-garlanded object, wearing an orange-red shawl. A man in white with an orange-red shawl stands with palms pressed together. Women in white saris with gold borders and orange-red shawls assist at the left, and a seated woman in a red-and-gold sari extends her hand toward the fire at lower right. Many seated devotees fill the background, and a deity murti sits in an arched shrine.2015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17