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A homa fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit on a floor covered with orange cloth in an orange-walled hall. Seated around it, a row of devotees in white clothes with white flower garlands press their palms together, while a shaved-headed man in a light teal shawl sits centrally with a garland. A priest in white with gold-trimmed cloth sits at the front reading from a book beside metal bowls of offerings, and a monk in orange robes sits at right. A woman in an orange sari holds a small child at left, and a loudspeaker-equipped hall holds standing spectators and a camera at the back. Visible people total about 20, with several more standing near the rear. A wall-mounted image of a seated deity and a red-and-white banner hang on the wall.

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A homa is performed in a hall with red walls and a small framed painting of a deity on the wall. A yellow-bricked fire pit with a flame sits on an orange cloth in the centre. Several people sit on the floor garlanded with white and red flower necklaces, including a man in white dhoti, a woman in orange sari holding a small child, a bald man in a teal shirt and a man in white. A young priest in white dhoti with gold necklace reads from a book, and a shaved-headed man in orange robe with gold armband sits at the right. Copper vessels, bowls of offerings, banana leaves and a paper book lie on the floor, with onlookers seated behind.2011-11-06November 06 20112011-11-06November 06 20112011-11-06A photograph of a homa or yagna in progress inside a plain orange-walled hall. A yellow-brick fire pit holds burning sticks at centre, surrounded by fruit, flower garlands, brass vessels, kumkum and offerings. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on the left, holding a small flame; a woman in white and a woman in green-and-red sari sit nearby. On the right a priest in white with gold necklaces sits beside a microphone and a book stand. Behind them, a shaved-headed monk in orange robe stands at right, and in the background a figure in red and gold sits on a red throne with a gold-trimmed back, flanked by seated monks in orange and white. A wall map and posters are visible above. Mood is devotional and ritual.2011-11-06A photograph of a pooja or satsang gathering in an orange-walled hall with a corrugated roof and ceiling fans. A man standing at a wooden lectern on the left wears orange robes and holds his palms joined in greeting. Seated before him on red and blue mats are rows of people: men in white dhotis with maroon-bordered shawls, several with shaved heads, and women in yellow and white saris and orange shawls. A seated man in orange robes sits near the right foreground. Brass trays, offerings and flower garlands are set on the floor, and incense smoke drifts through the hall. Banners and cloth hangings decorate the walls. Whether the central figure is a person cannot be determined from appearance alone.2010-09-08November 29 20112011-11-29November 29 20112011-11-29November 06 20112011-11-06A photograph of a pada puja-style gathering in an open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and orange-red walls. On the left, a man in orange robes stands with palms joined in namaste beside a wooden lectern, while a figure in white stands behind him. Seated on blue and red mats, many devotees wear white dhotis with red borders and bare shoulders, and several women wear white or yellow saris with orange shawls. A bald monk in orange kneels in the foreground beside a man in white. Brass plates with flowers and offerings sit on the floor, and a video camera on a tripod faces the group. A sign on the wall reads in English about people in countries, and a painted banner is visible at the right. a person is depicted as the orange-robed standing man, with a probable appearance-based label applied from his saffron clothing.2010-09-08A seated man in orange robes with a white shawl sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne at the left, speaking into a microphone. Before him on an orange-cloth floor sit a seated audience of about two dozen devotees, several men with shaved heads in white dhoti and orange sashes, and women in saris and salwar in orange, white, green and yellow. Brass plates, lamps and offering trays sit on mats in front of the group, and some women with folded hands sit at the right near a small altar. The walls are orange with white and red striped trim, and a red sign on the wall reads about 20,000 people in 247 countries. This appears to be a satsang or padapuja gathering.2010-09-14A photograph of a padapuja-style ceremony in an ashram hall with smoke or incense haze in the air. A man in an orange robe stands at the left with palms pressed together in namaskar, beside a golden ornate pillar. Behind him a man in white dhoti stands with hands folded. In the foreground, shaved-headed priests in white dhotis and white shawls with red borders sit on a red mat, holding lit oil lamps and aarti plates toward a wooden cabinet filled with fruit and offerings. Seated rows of women wear orange and yellow shawls, some holding lamps, and a row of men in orange robes sits behind them. Trays of fruit, sweets and brass vessels sit on the floor. A wall sign reads 'Please Be Silent' and a board says 'More than 20,000 people in 247 countries'.2010-09-08November 29 20112011-11-29