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A rooftop puja in an open courtyard. Several devotees in plain white clothes sit on mats around a rectangular brick-and-straw fire platform used for a homa, with oil lamps and a pot placed on it. A woman in an orange-bordered white sari and a man in white with a rudraksha mala tend the fire. Behind them a framed portrait of a woman with a red-and-orange garland stands on a white-draped altar with brass lamps and flowers. Fruit, bananas, potatoes and bundled straw sit in the foreground, and a cameraman stands at the left. Older women in white sit along the back wall.

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2008 - Kailasa India Sangha ActivitiesJanuary 30 20162016-01-302006 - Kailasa India Sangha Activities2008 - Kailasa India Sangha Activities2006 - Kailasa India Sangha ActivitiesFebruary 15 20072007-02-15A 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.A homa is performed indoors in a small room with a white wall and a wooden door. A framed photograph of a seated, garlanded man in orange robes is displayed on a white-draped altar behind the fire, which is built from stacked yellow-wrapped blocks decorated with pink flowers. Two women in white clothing kneel at the fire, one feeding it from a steel vessel while the other tends it. Seated devotees on the floor, including a man in a white shirt, a woman in a green-yellow saree with folded hands, and a young girl in teal, watch the ritual. Metal bowls hold rice, flowers and dried leaves, and brass oil lamps stand beside the altar.Indoor ritual scene in a home room with a red refrigerator and glass cabinet behind. A man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl bends over a low altar, pouring from a steel vessel while a woman in a brown sari with a red blouse holds a metal pot beside him. Seated devotees on the floor include a man in white with an orange shawl, a young man in white with a rudraksha mala, and women in white and orange saris. The altar holds many clay lamps, a brass oil lamp with a burning flame, bundles of sticks, mounds of red bricks decorated with flowers, and fruit and flower offerings on plates. A framed portrait on the wall shows a seated figure in white on a throne with a garland above. A homa-style fire ritual with offerings in progress.2006-10-25December 26 20062006-12-26Outdoor homa ritual in a courtyard. A figure on the right, wearing a white turban, white robe with a gold-yellow shawl and a long garland, holds a flaming torch over a square fire pit built from stacked yellow-orange bricks, with bundles of sticks and offering trays. Behind the pit, a brass kalasha-style oil lamp stands on a striped green and pink rug. Three men in white dhoti-style clothing stand nearby and others in white watch from a doorway. Rangoli kolam designs decorate the ground and white plastic chairs and a green potted tree are visible.2006-07-30Indoor photo of a group seated on the floor of a bare-walled room during a small puja. A square fire pit with a burning flame sits in the centre, surrounded by rows of small clay lamps and offering trays with fruit and flower petals. A table with white cloth holds a framed painting of a woman in orange and green, flanked by two brass oil lamps. Several men and women in white clothes sit with hands folded or in prayer, while a girl in pink and a woman in a lilac-striped white sari sit on a green mat at right. A printed portrait banner stands against the wall at right.2009-10-10