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Indoor scene in a blue-walled hall with a tiled floor where devotees work around a partly built brick arrangement. On the left, a large colourful deity murti with blue face and gold crown is being attended. A man in long-sleeved white clothing bends over the brick stack, and several men and a woman in white kurtas wear orange shawls. Foreground right, a seated person in an orange robe with long dark hair points outward toward the group, sitting on a red-cushioned seat beside a small gold-topped canopy. Piles of colourful garlands or beads lie on a cloth, and yellow and maroon hangings decorate the upper hall.

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Photograph of a homa ritual in a whitewashed hall. A central figure in orange robes and a white-and-orange floral garland holds a flaming torch over a square fire pit built of white bricks decorated with yellow flowers. Around the pit are offerings: bowls of fruit, flowers, a plate of sweets and a brass vessel. Men in white kurtas with orange shawls sit on mats and assist, one holding a ritual implement, and a standing man in white stands behind a tall brass ritual stand. Orange curtains hang in the background, a small colourful paper garland is strung across the wall, and a pedestal fan stands at right. Several devotees in orange sit in the background. a person appears to be the central figure in orange with long hair and a garland, performing the fire offering.2007-12-25Photograph inside a dimly lit tent-like hall at night during a ritual setting. A gold throne with a lotus motif and a small gold canopy stands at left. In front of it is a square brick fire pit. A man in orange cloth sits near the throne, smiling and looking toward the pit. A woman in white clothes and an orange shawl kneels at right, and a man in white with an orange shawl sits beside the pit. Painted pillars with orange tassels rise in the background, and a decorated figure hangs at upper right.2006-10-19A homa ritual in a whitewashed hall with orange bunting and an orange cloth canopy. In the centre, a man in an orange robe with a white and orange flower garland stands over a brick-lined fire pit, holding a lit flame. Around him, men in white dhotis and orange shawls kneel and stand, some holding tall gold-topped staffs and ceremonial rods. Brass bowls, fruit, flowers and leaves are laid out on a mat in the foreground. At right, a man in white stands beside a decorated deity murti under an ornate umbrella, while a tray of fruit and a brass lamp sit nearby. A ceiling fan is visible. Approximately ten people are visible.2007-12-25A photograph of a homa ritual inside a hall with white walls and a tinsel-decorated ceiling. A central figure with long dark hair, orange shawl and a white flower garland stands before a brick fire pit strewn with yellow flowers, holding a metal ritual implement and speaking into a microphone. Around him, seated devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls, one with a tilak on the forehead, watch and assist. Behind them a standing man in white holds ceremonial staffs, and an orange-draped backdrop with a glowing fire and a trident-topped staff completes the scene. Several attendees in white and orange are seated on mats.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25August 22 20062006-08-22December 24 20072007-12-24July 01 20092009-07-01A photo of a homa or yagna ritual in a whitewashed room. A long-haired man in an orange robe and white flower garland sits behind a white brick fire pit scattered with yellow flowers, gesturing with one arm toward the altar. A microphone stands at his side. Around him, white-clad men in orange shawls sit on mats, one at the far right with a long ponytail holding a ritual implement. Behind them hang orange curtains and a trident and staff stand near the window. Colourful paper streamers decorate the wall. Two men are visible in the middle left, and a few others are partly visible at the right edge. The long-haired man in orange and garland matches the page's a person description: probable.2007-12-25A homa ritual at a square fire pit lined with white brick and decorated with yellow flowers. A man in an orange shawl and a white garland sits at the front, feeding offerings into the pit with his hands, with a handheld microphone clipped near him. Around him, seated devotees in white clothes and orange shawls, some wearing rudraksha malas, chant and watch on mats. Trays of flowers, fruit, bowls and dry wood sit on the floor, and a bright orange-yellow hanging cloth glows in the background. Whether the central figure is a person cannot be established from appearance alone, so he is described by role only.2007-12-25A photograph of a homa ritual in progress at a white-walled hall. A man with long dark hair, a red forehead mark, a saffron cloth and a white and green flower garland sits cross-legged before a fire pit built of white bricks decorated with yellow flowers, holding an offering near the flame. Behind him, rows of seated people in saffron and white clothing watch, a microphone stands in front, and a brass lamp rests at the right edge. A standing figure in white and a woman in saffron stand in the background. Roughly a dozen people are visible.2007-12-25