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A seated group performs a homa-style fire ritual in a covered veranda with pink walls. A brick fire pit with yellow-painted edges and red dot markings sits in the centre, surrounded by dried straw, fruit, bananas, flower petals, brass vessels and a kalasha. Behind it, a framed portrait of a woman in orange robes is garlanded with pink and orange flowers and draped in a yellow cloth. Six women and two men sit on the floor: a woman in orange and white at centre-front, a woman in a yellow shawl, a man in a yellow shirt, a woman in an orange sari, a woman in pink, and a woman in green. A man in white and a woman in white sit in the foreground, one handling ritual items. A microphone stands near the central figure.

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October 26 20112011-10-26A priest in a white dhoti and white shirt with gold border stands at left, arm extended over a ritual setup in a plain room. Before him a framed deity portrait and a small image are garlanded with white and red flower strands on a white-draped table. Brick-like red offering blocks and a silver tray of rose petals lie on the floor. Seated devotees on the right, including a woman in a teal salwar kameez and another in a pink top, clasp their hands in prayer. Brass lamps and a pot of fruit sit at the sides. This is a puja with devotees.Indoor homa in a small room with a fire burning inside a brick-built fire pit decorated with white markings and offerings. Three people in white clothes sit around it: a person on the left with dark hair and a red-striped cloth, a man in the centre-right with a white shawl holding a plate, and a man on the far right with glasses in white. Behind the fire is a shrine with a painted deity image and a red-draped altar with flowers and brass vessels. Smoke fills the air.August 12 20082008-08-12April 28 20082008-04-28A homa fire burns in a brick-and-block fire pit in a small hall with yellow walls. A seated priest in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap, with beaded necklaces, sits at left and speaks into a microphone while holding a brass bowl. Behind the fire, a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure with a raised hand and a rudraksha-style necklace is garlanded with yellow and red flowers, and a white-draped altar holds a deity murti and brass oil lamps. At right, a standing young man in white clothing watches the fire, while several young women in white sit on the floor. Marigold petals lie around the fire pit and brass offering vessels sit on a white cloth.2007-10-21A 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.2008-03-22Indoor photograph of a homa fire ritual in a plain room with white walls and a wall fan. A yellow brick-like fire pit holds a small flame and smoke, with marigold petals and offerings nearby, including bowls of fruit and brass vessels on a white cloth. A young woman in white with an orange shawl sits cross-legged on the left with palms joined. Two young men in orange robes and rudraksha-style beads sit on the right, hands folded in prayer near the fire. Behind them, a standing figure in orange with long hair and a beaded mala stands near a red-draped seat, and several seated people in white and orange sit along the wall. Mats cover the floor.2008-03-22October 14 20082008-10-142006 - Kailasa India Sangha ActivitiesA living room home darshan in a residential room with a flat-screen TV on a stand and a fireplace with beige tile surround. Two men sit in front of an altar with hands folded in anjali, one in a white dhoti with a bare chest and red-orange shawl, the other in white dhoti and white top with a rudraksha mala. A woman in a dark green sari sits at left with hands folded. Several people sit on the floor in front of a low table with bananas, fruit, bowls and plates of offerings. The altar on the right holds a deity murti draped with a red and gold cloth and a garland of red and white flowers, with orange and gold drapes and a gilt arched frame behind it. Curtains in orange and brown hang at the windows.2008-04-28April 28 20082008-04-28