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A small bare room with plain whitewashed walls hosts a homa at floor level. A man in white clothes sits cross-legged behind a brick fire pit where a flame rises, and offers into it. A woman in white with a head covering sits at left with hands folded in prayer. Clay oil lamps are arranged in rows on a white cloth in front of the fire, with a plate of grains or herbs nearby. Two brass oil lamps flank a table draped in white, holding a framed picture of a seated saffron-clad figure beneath a banyan-like tree, garlanded with flowers and a potted plant with fruit offerings. Four people in the foreground, including a girl in orange and a child in red, are seen from behind watching the ritual.

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A homa is performed indoors on a bare concrete floor in front of a low brick fire pit with a bright flame. A young man in white clothes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, holding a brass plate over the fire. Beside him a woman in a white sari with a dark mala sits near a steel tray of twigs. Rows of small clay lamps or bowls with offerings are arranged on a white cloth in the foreground, and a partially visible child in orange sits at the lower left. On the wall behind, a framed portrait of a figure in orange robes with a garland of white flowers is placed above a white-draped table holding brass oil lamps and fruit. The portrait is not a basis for identifying anyone, and no physical person is presented as a person.2009-10-10A homa is performed in a plain whitewashed hall with a brick-lined fire pit burning with a bright flame. A man in white kurta and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged feeding the fire with a ladle, and a woman in white sari with gold border sits beside him with a brass plate of offerings. Oil lamps flank a draped table holding a framed portrait of a saffron-clad figure garlanded with flowers, with brass pots and fruit below. Brass and clay dishes of offerings are arranged on a white cloth in front.2009-10-10Indoor photo of a homa or fire ritual in a plain whitewashed room. A burning fire rises from a low pit of white bricks on the floor, with brass vessels and a small brass spoon nearby. A standing man in white kurta and dhoti, with a long dark rudraksha-style mala hanging on his chest, stands at the left beside the fire. A woman in white sits on the floor on the left with her palms pressed together in prayer. A girl with glasses sits at the lower left edge, and a partly visible person sits at the bottom right. Behind the fire, a white-draped table holds a framed painting of a goddess seated among green leaves and garlands, flanked by two brass oil lamps lit on stands. Offerings sit on a tray at the table.2009-10-10A photograph of an indoor homa in a bare, whitewashed room. A standing man in white dhoti and white shirt holds a small vessel above a brick fire pit with a bright flame. A seated woman in white sari with folded hands sits at left, and a young girl in glasses and yellow clothing sits at the lower left corner. Behind the fire, a table draped in white holds a framed portrait of a seated figure in orange garments with a garland, flanked by two brass oil lamps, with fruit offerings nearby. Bowls and a brass plate rest on white cloths on the floor.2009-10-10A photograph of a homa fire ceremony in a bare, whitewashed room. A standing man in white dhoti and white kurta, with a brass plate in his right hand, pours offerings toward a fire burning on a brick-lined fire pit. To the left, a woman in a white sari kneels with palms pressed together in prayer, a brass plate of offerings before her. On the wall behind, a framed picture shows a figure in saffron-orange robes seated before greenery and a flower garland, with brass oil lamps on either side of a table draped in white cloth. Two partially visible heads of seated attendees appear at the bottom edge of the frame.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 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 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 ritual in a bare room with plain plastered walls and a concrete floor. A woman in a white sari with a gold-bordered edge sits cross-legged at left, hands joined in front of her chest, facing a homa-style fire pit built from stacked white bricks with a brass vessel and offerings. A man in a white polo shirt and grey trousers sits at right, hands clasped. Several clay lamps are arranged in rows on a white cloth in the foreground, with flower petals, a brass plate and a bowl of white grains. Two brass oil lamps flank a table draped in white cloth, and above it hangs a framed picture of a woman in orange robes garlanded with flowers, seated against a tree. Two people in the foreground are seen from behind, one in a blue checked shirt and one in a yellow checked shirt.2009-10-10A homa is performed on a square brick fire pit with a lit flame on the floor of a bare room. A man in white ritual clothes sits cross-legged, holding a long dark stick over the fire, while a woman in white with a long plait sits beside him with palms pressed together in prayer. Brass plates of offerings, flowers and small lamps surround the fire pit. Behind them, a framed portrait with a garland of white jasmine and red flowers is set on a white-draped table flanked by two brass oil lamps, with a plate of bananas. The portrait shows a figure in orange robes seated before a tree. The page indicates no a person presence at this event, so no candidate is identified.2009-10-10A photograph of a homa or fire ritual in an indoor room with white walls. A woman in a white sari with gold borders stands at left holding a tray of flowers, and a flame rises from a fire pit built of white bricks. Three people sit on white cloths in front of the fire with hands folded in prayer: a man in a white shirt and dark trousers, a girl in a white top, and a person with white flowers in their hair. A framed portrait of a deity with a flower garland sits on a white-draped table with two brass lamps, a plate of offerings, and scattered pink petals on the floor.2009-10-10A photograph of an indoor homa or fire ritual in a plain room with white-washed walls. A woman in a white sari with a gold border and a dark bead necklace stands at left, holding a flaming vessel of offerings over a small white brick fire pit. Four devotees kneel at right with palms pressed together: a man in an orange shirt, a man in a white shirt, and a woman in a green sari, with a child partly visible at lower left. A framed portrait on a draped white table shows a woman in orange garments seated amid flowers, flanked by two brass oil lamps with lit flames. Trays of flowers, offerings and brass vessels sit on the white cloth in the foreground.2009-10-10