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A seated man in a white dhoti and white shirt and a woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari sit on the ground beside a small brick fire pit with a lit flame. Both wear white and red flower garlands. The man arranges offerings on a brass plate of yellow and pink flowers, while the woman with bangles holds her hands together nearby. Brass bowls, a ladle, a brass dish and a plastic container sit around them. Other garlanded devotees in white and blue saris sit in the background with palms pressed together. A white cloth bag and pink cloth lie to the right.

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December 26 20062006-12-26A photograph of a seated couple at a ritual gathering, both wearing white and draped in white and red flower garlands. The man in the centre wears a white shirt and white dhoti with a dark rudraksha-style mala around his neck, holding a yellow thread or cord over a small offering. The woman beside him wears a red and cream sari with a gold-bordered pallu and jasmine in her hair. Behind them, other seated devotees in white and red garlands hold incense sticks and offerings near a small fire pit with lit oil lamps, flower petals and brass vessels on the floor.2006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26A photograph of a homa or yagna ritual at an outdoor ashram setting. Several seated devotees in white traditional clothes wear white and red flower garlands. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shirt with glasses and a gold watch sits with hands folded beside a woman in a white sari with an orange-gold border, also garlanded. Before them is a square brick fire pit with a small ash-filled fire, brass bowls, a brass plate with flowers, small oil lamps and a kalasha-style vessel. More seated people in white appear at left and background with more fire pits burning.2006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26A photograph of a homa fire ritual on the ground, with a square fire pit built from white-painted bricks. A man in white dhoti and shirt, wearing a garland of white and red flowers, sits at left, tending the pit with his hand while a woman in a red and purple sari and gold bangles, also garlanded with white and orange flowers and wearing a decorated headpiece, places flowers and offerings into the pit. Around them, seated devotees wear white clothing with orange shawls, and bowls of offerings, a brass pot and marigold flowers lie on the mat. The ground is covered with striped woven mats.2006-12-26A homa ritual in progress on a floor covered with mats, with a brick-built fire pit in the foreground holding a brass bowl, a ladle and burning wood. A man in white clothes and a white shirt, wearing red and white flower garlands, sits cross-legged holding a folded cloth, beside a woman in white with glasses and garlands holding a plate of yellow and orange flowers. A second man in a white shirt sits at the right edge. Behind them, a group of devotees in white and red garlands sit at smaller fire pits, with a child in a grey jacket at left and a woman in a red sari near the centre. Offerings of flowers, leaves and coconut are scattered around the pits.2006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26Overhead view of a ritual homa or puja on the floor. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt, with long dark hair and a white flower garland with red flowers, sits cross-legged and tends offerings in a brass vessel. Beside him a woman in a bright blue sari with a gold border, also wearing a white and red flower garland, sits with her hands joined in prayer. Brass plates hold flowers, petals, bowls and small oil lamps, with white stone blocks arranged around the fire area. Other devotees in white and red garlands sit nearby on the ground.2006-12-26