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A homa or yagna at a fire pit built of brick in a brick-walled hall. A bare-chested priest with a striped orange-and-red turban and a white dhoti, with a pink-and-white shawl, sits on a striped mat and feeds ghee or offerings into a bright flame with a long ladle. Behind him, people in white cloth and an orange sari stand near a dark wooden doorway. Another man in white sits to the right beside the fire pit, which is decorated with flowers and pink petals. Brass vessels, kalasha-style pots, fruit, marigold and rose garlands, and oil lamps lie on the mats in front. A sign on the left wall lists prohibited activities including photography and video recording.

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February 22 20172017-02-22A homa fire ritual in an ashram room with brick walls. A shirtless priest seated on a striped mat at left, wearing a red-and-orange turban and white dhoti with a white shoulder cloth, feeds offerings into a flaming fire pit built of bricks. Behind the fire, another white-clad participant bends forward to tend the flames, while a woman in an orange sari and another in white stand near a wooden doorway. Brass pots, a kalasha-like vessel, bowls of fruit including bananas and oranges, and marigold and red flowers are arranged on green leaves. A printed notice on the wall lists prohibited items including cameras and audio recording. Several people are visible, including partially visible figures at the edges.2017-02-22A photograph inside a stone-walled hall showing a homa fire burning in a brick fire pit at the centre, surrounded by orange fruits, red flower offerings and garlands. Several priests in white dhotis sit on striped woven mats: the bare-chested priest in the foreground wears a red head cloth and beaded necklaces and holds a ladle, while others tend the fire and offerings. Near the open wooden doorway, a woman in a red sari and a woman in a white sari stand, and a man in white bends forward at the threshold while other devotees stand behind. A sign on the left wall lists prohibited items including photography, video camera, mobile camera and audio recording. Visible people number about ten.2017-02-22A photograph of a homa fire ceremony in a brick-walled hall. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a pink-and-gold cloth draped over his shoulder, a red and yellow head wrap, and bangles pours offerings with a ladle into a flaming fire pit made of brick. Behind the fire, a woman in a white sari with a gold border kneels, and another figure in orange robes stands near a dark wooden doorway. To the right, a seated young man in white and a woman in red with a forehead mark sit on striped mats beside brass pots, bowls of bananas and fruit, and marigold and rose garlands. A printed sign on the left wall lists photography and video recording as prohibited.2017-02-22April 03 20172017-04-03A homa fire burns in a square brick fire pit on a striped woven mat in an ashram hall, with flower garlands, fruit, bananas and vessels arranged around it. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti and shoulder cloth, with a headband, kneels at the front and tends the fire. Another seated man in white cloth sits to the left beside brass lamps, and a man in white cloth bends over offerings near a doorway. Two women in white saris and one woman in an orange sari stand at the entrance beneath a wall sign listing prohibited photography, video and audio recording. Nothing in the image identifies a specific person as a person.2017-02-22A homa fire pit sits at the centre of a room with brick walls and a dark wooden doorway, with orange-yellow flames rising from a square altar. A man in white dhoti and shawl with a pink headcloth sits at the front holding a long metal ladle, and a man in white sits to the right of the fire. Behind, a woman in an orange sari and several women in white saris stand in the doorway, one stepping forward with hands folded. Flowers, oranges, fruit, brass plates and yellow flower arrangements surround the fire on striped woven mats. A sign on the left lists photography, video and audio recording as prohibited. A person in orange sits at the far right near the wall.2017-02-22A homa fire burns in a low brick-walled ritual hall, with a square fire pit of offerings in the centre surrounded by oranges, marigolds, red flowers and a plate of fruit. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a pink headwrap sits cross-legged in the foreground, tending the fire with a ladle. Behind him a priest in white with a sash sits on a striped rug. Near the doorway at the back, several women stand in white saris and one in an orange sari, with pale garlands, holding plates and looking toward the entrance. A woman in orange with tilak on the right sits among flower-decorated brass pots. A bilingual sign on the left lists photography, video and audio recording as strictly prohibited.2017-02-22A photograph inside a stone-walled temple entrance at a homa fire pit set on a striped woven mat. A bright fire burns in a square brick fire pit surrounded by offerings of orange fruits, marigold garlands, bananas and flowers on brass plates. Four men in white dhotis sit around the fire; the nearest bare-chested man wears a red-and-white head cloth and beads. In the doorway, a woman in a white sari and a woman in an orange-red robe stand, one bent in devotion. Printed signs on the wall prohibit photography, video and mobile cameras.2017-02-22A homa fire ritual in a brick-walled hall with a dark wooden doorway behind. A priest seated at left, bare-chested with a pink and orange headcloth and white dhoti, pours offerings with a ladle into a square fire pit of flames. Two women in white and a woman in orange stand near the doorway. Another white-clad man sits by the fire, and devotees sit on striped mats with brass vessels, marigold garlands and banana offerings. A sign on the wall lists prohibited items including cameras. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2017-02-22February 26 20172017-02-26April 03 20172017-04-03