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Indoor photograph of a small group of devotees seated on the floor of a white-tiled room during a homa. In the foreground a fire burns in a yellow-and-white decorated fire pit, with a hand at its edge feeding offerings. Beside it sit many small clay bowls filled with grains or offerings and a steel bowl of pink flower petals. Devotees sit on mats: a man in white kurta and white dhoti in the centre, women in white and cream saris with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, and an older man in white at the right with a mala. Flower garlands rest behind them. No candidate for a person is clearly visible among those seated.

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November 01 20062006-11-01A photograph of a homa fire ceremony indoors. A fire burns in a yellow-brick fire pit decorated with pink and white flower petals in front. Several devotees sit on the floor in white ritual clothes with gold borders, hands pressed in anjali. A woman in a cream sari with gold border sits at upper left, a man in white shirt and dhoti sits behind her, and women in white and peach saris kneel at right. A silver kalasha is placed on a flower-covered tray at left, with brass vessels and a steel plate holding offerings near the fire, and a pink flower garland nearby. A person in orange cloth is partly visible at far left.A photograph of a small white-walled room where a fire homa is being performed. Two men in white dhotis and white shirts sit on the floor beside a brick fire pit with flames, one stirring offerings with a ladle. A woman in a white sari with blue embroidery sits nearby, and a seated person in orange and blue clothing is at the left edge. Rows of small clay lamps with wicks cover the floor in front. Behind the fire is a framed portrait of a figure in orange robes with a mala, garlanded with flowers and marigolds, and a row of fruit sits on the right. Red rose petals are scattered on the bricks.November 01 20062006-11-01A small indoor puja room where a priest in white holds a lit flame over a square arrangement of yellow blocks. Behind them, a portrait of a woman in orange and a framed garland-decorated photo sit on a white-draped table with flowers. Several devotees in white sit cross-legged on a blue rug with folded hands, a woman in a white sari with a pendant at the centre, and a bowl of red flowers and bananas nearby. A wall poster shows a hand with garland and a figure in orange. Readable timestamp shows 1 13:00.2006-11-01A 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.2011-11-06A homa fire burns in a raised brick fire pit decorated with pink flower petals and white rangoli-style lines. Beside it a brass bowl holds yellow material, and a wooden ladle lies nearby. Seated around the fire on the floor, a woman in a white sari with a gold border and red bindi sits with her hands folded, eyes closed. Beside her a man in a white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl sits with palms pressed together in prayer. Two men in white clothes sit behind, one wearing a rudraksha mala. A woman in a cream and gold sari sits at right with hands joined. Brass ritual vessels and a copper kalasha with flowers sit on a tray at upper left, and a lit oil lamp stands at left. The scene shows a homa being performed indoors on a tiled floor.A small white-walled room with a square white brick fire pit at the centre, containing a lit fire with orange flames. Around it sit several people in white clothing: a man in a white shirt and light trousers with hands pressed together in prayer, a man in white kurta with a dark cord around his neck seated at right beside a tray of flowers, and two women in white saris with hands folded, plus a partly visible person at lower left. Pink rose petals are scattered around the fire pit and on the white-draped table at right, which holds flower garlands, bowls of offerings, fruit and a brass oil lamp. A barred window is at the top of the room. This appears to be a homa or fire ritual.A homa fire is burning in a brick fire pit on a concrete floor inside a plain white-walled room. Several women and a young boy sit on white mats around it. The woman at back centre wears a rust-brown sari, the woman at right wears a turquoise sari, and the boy wears a white shirt with a yellow dhoti. Two young women in white saris with gold borders sit at left, one holding a ladle-like ritual spoon. Dozens of small clay lamps are arranged in rows on a white cloth in the foreground, and a white table with a blue bird logo is at upper left.2009-10-10November 06 20112011-11-06Photograph of a homa ritual in an indoor room with a terrazzo floor. In the foreground a woman in an orange-bordered sari pours from a brass bowl of yellow liquid into a fire on a square, yellow-painted homa altar decorated with pink and white flower petals. The fire burns bright orange at the centre. Behind, a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari sits with her hands raised in prayer, and several men in white dhotis and shirts sit on the floor, some with palms folded. Brass plates, a golden kalasha and a tray of flowers stand on the floor at the back.Devotees sit cross-legged on the floor of a dim hall performing a homa fire ritual. At the centre, a square fire pit built from white bricks holds burning sticks and flames, decorated with yellow flower petals. A woman in a peach and green sari leans over the fire, while a man in white clothes beside her tends it. On the left, a woman in a brown embroidered sari holds a small plate of offerings, and a man in white with glasses sits near the fire. Behind them, more participants in white and green clothes sit in rows, with a brass bowl and flowers on the floor and a red cloth at the right edge. Smoke hangs in the air and a crowd fills the background.2007-09-30