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December 24 2009

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December 24 20092009-12-24November 17 20092009-11-17 +1 copiesDecember 23 20092009-12-23November 17 20092009-11-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa in progress indoors in a plain white-walled room with a window. Two men in white ritual clothes with yellow-green shawls sit cross-legged before a flaming fire pit, one tending it with his hands. Behind them on the left, a framed portrait of a long-haired figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits draped with a garland and beside a tray of fruit and an orange cloth. Small oil lamps flicker in the foreground near the fire pit.2009-11-17 +1 copiesDecember 24 20092009-12-24April 30 20152015-04-30June 06 20102010-06-06January 14 20102010-01-14A row of seated men performing a puja on orange mats along a polished floor. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and white shawl wears a rudraksha mala and bands of white ash on his arms and forehead, holding his hands open in a mudra. Beside him men in orange robes sit with brass plates, small oil lamps and flower offerings arranged before them, and red drapes hang behind. Several other men in white and orange are seated further back.2011-12-17Devotees sit cross-legged on orange mats in a hall, hands pressed in anjali mudra in prayer. Men wear white dhotis and shawls with gold or yellow borders; the foreground man on the right has long hair, a red kumkum mark on his forehead and gold bangles. Brass plates with lamps, bells, shells and a kalasha-style vessel lie before them, and small oil lamps burn. A large pink banner behind shows a smiling figure in saffron and a turban with painted script.2010-12-22May 15 20132013-05-15