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A woman in a white sari with a gold border sits cross-legged on the floor with palms pressed together in prayer, facing a small table draped in white cloth. On the table stands a framed portrait of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a flower garland, flanked by two brass oil lamps and fresh flower offerings. Before her a white stone platform holds a brass vessel, flowers and incense sticks, and rows of coconut-like offerings lie along the right edge. To the right, a woman in a white sari with green trim, a young girl in white and a boy in a dark jacket sit watching, and a man in a white shirt and dark trousers sits beside them. Bare plastered walls and a concrete floor frame the simple home puja.

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A homa fire burns in a brick fire pit on a bare concrete floor, with a brass vessel and small offerings beside it. Seated devotees surround it: a woman in white at left eats from a leaf plate, a man in a white shirt sits at left foreground, a young girl in a white dress with a jasmine garland in her braid sits at bottom, and a man in a white shirt and grey dhoti sits at right beside a child. Behind them a table draped in white holds fruit, a basket, and two brass lamps, with a framed portrait above showing a figure in saffron robes beneath a banyan-like tree, garlanded with flowers.2009-10-10A small indoor room with plain whitewashed walls hosts a home worship scene. A woman in a white sari with a gold border sits at left, holding a lit oil lamp aloft toward a framed picture on a draped table. The framed picture shows a woman in orange garments seated beneath a tree, garlanded with flowers. Two brass oil lamps flank the picture, with bananas and fruit on the table. Before the seated group is a small stone fire pit with burning embers and a dish, and a row of small round offerings is laid on a cloth. Around it sit a man in white shirt with palms pressed together, a boy, another man in white, and several women in white and ochre saris with flowers in their hair, hands folded in prayer. A young child sits in front, and a metal plate of offerings and a brass tray lie on the floor.2009-10-10Four people sit on white cloths on a bare concrete floor in a plain whitewashed room, performing a small fire ritual. A small brick fire pit burns in the centre with a wooden stick laid across it. A woman in a white sari sits at left tending the fire, and a woman in white with hair in a long plait sits in the foreground with palms pressed together. On the right, a woman in a teal blouse and a man in a beige shirt and grey trousers sit with their hands folded in prayer. Behind them a white-draped table holds a framed picture of a woman in orange garlanded with flowers, flanked by two brass oil lamps, with fruit, a plate and a small basket on the cloth. Plates of offerings sit on the floor in front.2009-10-10A photograph of a homa at a small indoor shrine. A woman in a white sari with gold border stands at left holding a lit brass lamp toward a fire pit built of white bricks, where flames rise from burning offerings. On the right, a man in a white shirt with hands pressed together in prayer kneels beside a woman in a teal and pink top with a long braid. On the white-draped table behind them are two brass oil lamps, a plate of bananas, a bowl, and a framed portrait of a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a flower garland, which is a depiction, with a smaller framed image of a deity beside it. Two people are visible.2009-10-10A photograph of a small indoor ritual in a plain room with bare walls. A framed picture of a woman in orange and gold sits on a white-draped table with two brass oil lamps and a flower-filled brass vessel. On the floor, a woman in white sits at a homa-style fire pit built from white blocks, with brass vessels and incense sticks, while a woman in a light peach sari sits nearby. Around the sitting area, a woman in a green sari, a man in white, and several boys sit on white cloths in front of rows of small clay lamps arranged on the floor.2009-10-10A small indoor room with pale plastered walls where a homa fire burns in a brick-lined pit on the floor. Around it sit about eight people on white cloths, several with palms pressed together in prayer: a young woman in a white top and cream cloth at the front left, a girl in a cream dress at lower left, a woman in a green sari with a boy in pink beside her, and a young man in an orange shirt at right. Brass oil lamps stand on a draped table behind, flanking a framed portrait of a saffron-clad figure seated beneath a tree, garlanded with white flowers. A tray of rose petals, a dish of white powder and rows of small clay lamps sit on the floor in front of the fire, with incense sticks rising beside the pit.2009-10-10A photograph of a small bare room with a plain cream wall. A woman in a white sari with a gold border sits cross-legged before a low table draped in white cloth, holding a lit camphor flame on a small lamp plate in her right hand. On the table stands a framed colour picture of a goddess-like figure in a green and orange sari with garlands, flanked by two brass oil lamps and a basket of flowers and fruit. Floor offerings and a small fire pit with burning wood sit in front of the table. Around the room, women in white and cream saris and a girl in pink sit with hands folded, and an elderly man in white with a mala around his neck sits on the right, watching the puja. A white screen stands at the left edge.2009-10-10A photograph of a homa or fire ritual in a bare concrete room. Several devotees sit cross-legged on a white cloth in white clothes, with hands folded in prayer. In the centre a small fire burns beside a brass vessel and rows of small clay lamps and offerings are arranged on the floor, with a heap of white blocks and bundled sticks. Behind them a table draped in white holds two brass lamps with lit wicks, a kalasha-style pot with greenery, and a framed picture of a goddess seated beneath a tree, garlanded with flowers. A child with hair tied back sits at the lower left and an older man in grey sits at the lower right. No identifiable a person appearance is visible.2009-10-10A photograph of a small indoor puja set up against a plain white wall. On a white-draped table stands a framed portrait of a figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha-style necklace, seated before a leafy tree trunk and decorated with yellow and white flower garlands; the portrait's printed caption is not legible. Before the portrait sit two brass oil lamps, a kalasha-like vessel with a woven basket base, and a plate of yellow fruit. On the floor in front, a woman in a white sari with yellow borders, gold earrings and a bead necklace holds a small object near a low platform strewn with yellow and pink petals, a brass lamp, a bowl, and a pan with burning embers. A man in a white shirt sits at the right edge with his hands clasped.2009-10-10A photograph of a homa being performed indoors in a plain whitewashed room with a concrete floor. A woman in a white dhoti-style garment with gold borders kneels at a brick-lined fire pit, pouring from a small brass vessel as the flames rise. Two seated devotees, a man in a cream shirt and a woman in a teal top, watch from the right on a white cloth. Behind the fire, a white-draped table holds a framed photo of a figure in orange robes seated among tree roots, garlanded with white and yellow flowers, flanked by brass oil lamps, fruit and a small kalasha. Brass puja vessels and a spoon sit at the lower left.2009-10-10A small plain room with white walls and a concrete floor shows a devotional fire ritual. A woman in a white sari with gold border stands at left holding a metal plate of burning camphor flame. Seated in front of a visible fire pit, another woman in white with a gold-bordered sari and a woman seated at lower left with a brass vessel tend the ritual. On the right, a woman in a brown sari, a girl in a blue sari with hands joined, a small child, and a man in a white shirt sit on mats with hands folded in prayer. A framed devotional picture of a goddess sits on a draped table with flowers, next to a brass oil lamp. Lower right, an older man in white shirt and a woman in pink sit with hands joined.2009-10-10A small indoor room with plain pale walls and a bare floor hosts a homa. A woman in a white sari with gold border sits cross-legged on a white mat at a brick fire pit, hands pressed together in prayer. Her hair is in a long braid. Beside her, a young man in a white shirt and dark trousers sits on a mat. The fire pit holds ash, marigold and pink flower petals, a ladle and a small brass vessel. Behind them a table draped in white cloth holds two brass oil lamps lit on either side, a brass plate of yellow flowers, a bowl of fruit and a framed portrait. The portrait shows a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, seated and raising one hand, framed by a garland of white and yellow flowers and banyan roots.2009-10-10