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A photograph of a homa ritual with many participants seated on the floor in rows. Red fire pit trays with flaming wood and smoke sit in front of each person, with leaves and offerings on woven mats beside them. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis, one wears a checked shirt, and a woman in a pink sari sits at the right edge. Standing figures in white and cream clothing move in the background of a hall.

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January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12December 26 20082008-12-26A large hall with many seated devotees performing a fire ritual. Red rectangular fire pits with bright flames sit on mats across the floor, decorated with marigold and flower garlands. Most participants wear white ritual clothing, while several women wear orange, yellow and green saris. Smoke fills the bright upper-left area, and framed pictures hang on the windows behind. Several people are tending the fires, and a young child in white with a yellow scarf sits in the foreground. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable among the visible participants.2008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26January 12 20092009-01-12Indoor homa ceremony in a dim hall where many devotees sit cross-legged on mats before rectangular red fire pits with burning wood flames and offerings. Participants wear white dhotis and shirts, saffron and green sarees, and garlands of orange and yellow flowers. Framed pictures hang on the wall behind them, and small oil lamps glow on the floor.2008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26Large outdoor ritual gathering at dusk under a draped orange, red and yellow canopy strung with lights. Dozens of devotees, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts and women in colourful saris, sit cross-legged on mats before red trays holding burning fire pits and small flames, with bundles of dried sticks and flower garlands placed beside them. Smoke hangs over the rows. A decorated shrine with garlands and a white deity murti stands at the far end, with a white-clothed attendant nearby.2009-01-12