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A photograph of a puja at an outdoor ceremony on a striped blue and red mat. A woman in a yellow sari with white flowers in her hair sits at left beside a man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala who performs the rite. Across from them a man in white shirt and a woman in a pink sari with gold border sit at a brass thali of yellow sweets, a brass vessel and small cups. Behind them a brick homa pit burns with flames, with coconut halves and garlands, and fruits, banana and flower offerings lie on a decorated table at upper left. A silver deity murti sits at lower left among pink flowers.

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June 12 20042004-06-12A homa or fire ritual on an orange-red floor before a red wall with a gold carved panel. Four people sit in front of a brick fire pit where flames rise. On the left, a bald man in a grey shirt and a woman in a red and green sari with white jasmine garland sit with hands extended toward the fire. Beside them, a bald man wears a white dhoti and white shawl with a garland. On the right, a priest in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered yellow cloth and gold necklace feeds the fire with his hand extended, while another priest in white with rudraksha mala watches. Brass vessels, a small red cloth bundle and a silver plate of offerings sit near the fire.2010-12-23December 26 20082008-12-26November 06 20112011-11-06June 12 20042004-06-12A Vedic homa during a marriage ceremony in an open courtyard. A seated bride in an orange sari with a flower-decorated braid and a groom in a white dhoti and shirt sit on mats before a brick-built fire pit with a burning flame, decorated with red markings and marigold petals. Several robed priests in orange and saffron sit behind, one holding a microphone stand, with fruit, flowers, brass lamps and plates of offerings arranged nearby. Seated devotees in white and orange garments and garlands watch from the background, and a tall pole stands at the right edge.2008-12-26A Vedic wedding ceremony at a homa fire pit built of white brick-like blocks with red markings, with a small flame burning in the centre and fruit, flowers and offering plates arranged around it. A bride in an orange sari with a flower garland and braided hair and a groom in white dhoti and shawl sit on a mat facing the fire. A priest in orange robes and rudraksha mala sits across the fire and tends to the offerings. Other orange-robed sannyasis and white-clad men and women sit along the hall, with a deity shrine and a seated figure in orange on a low platform in the background.2008-12-26November 06 20112011-11-06A homa fire burns in a square brick fire pit set on an orange cloth in an indoor hall. A priest in white dhoti and shawl, wearing a gold-beaded necklace and a red-orange sash, sits behind the fire with one arm extended over it and a microphone nearby. A younger priest in orange cloth sits at the upper right. Seated before the fire are a woman in an orange and green sari and several people in white clothes, including a man with a rudraksha-style mala, with hands folded. Steel pots with lids, plates of puffed bread, bowls of fruit and flower garlands surround the scene.2011-11-06November 06 20112011-11-06May 26 20172017-05-26December 26 20082008-12-26