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A homa is being performed on a low square fire pit built from yellow-painted bricks, with a lit flame rising from the centre and marigold petals scattered around. Four people sit on an orange mat before a red wall. A bald man in a white dhoti and white shawl with a garland sits centre-left beside a woman in a green and red sari with a garland. On the right, a priest in a white dhoti with a golden border offers ritual items from a silver tray toward the fire. On the left, a bearded man in a grey shirt and grey trousers, wearing a white and red garland, sits cross-legged. Behind them, an ornate gold-and-red throne with a gilded backrest stands against the wall, and two other seated men in white are visible further back. A framed notice with printed text hangs on the wall above.

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A homa or fire ritual on an orange-red floor before a red wall with a gold carved panel. Four people sit in front of a brick fire pit where flames rise. On the left, a bald man in a grey shirt and a woman in a red and green sari with white jasmine garland sit with hands extended toward the fire. Beside them, a bald man wears a white dhoti and white shawl with a garland. On the right, a priest in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered yellow cloth and gold necklace feeds the fire with his hand extended, while another priest in white with rudraksha mala watches. Brass vessels, a small red cloth bundle and a silver plate of offerings sit near the fire.2010-12-23A homa fire ceremony on an orange floor mat. In the centre, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with white flower garland and red floral garland sits cross-legged beside a woman in a red and green sari with flower garlands, her hands pressed together as he holds her head. Behind them a red throne with gold trim stands against an orange wall. To the right a priest in white with a gold chain and rudraksha-style beads tends the fire. Seated devotees in white and grey clothing line the background, and a fire pit with flames and marigold petals lies in the foreground.2010-12-26A photograph of a homa ritual in an orange-walled hall. A bowing man in white dhoti and shawl with orange borders kneels at a brick fire pit with a bright flame, and a woman in a red and green sari with white flower garland stands beside a priest in white with a gold necklace holding an open book. Brass bowls of offerings, a golden throne and a golden bench sit nearby. Standing at left, a man in grey clothes and a white flower garland with hands folded. Two seated people in white and an older woman in a pink sari at right. Subject shown on a burnt-orange mat with scattered petals.2010-12-23November 06 20112011-11-06A homa ritual in an orange-walled hall. A yellow brick fire pit with a small flame sits in the foreground, surrounded by bowls of flowers and grain. A bald man in white dhoti and shawl, with a garland and a red tilak, is seated on an orange cloth beside a woman in a red and green sari with a garland; she leans forward toward him. A young priest in white with a saffron-bordered shawl holds a silver tray of offerings at right. On the left a bald man in grey clothes with a white and red flower garland performs a hand gesture. Two men in white sit in the background before a red-cushioned seat with a gold arch. Scattered marigold petals cover the floor.2010-12-26December 23 20102010-12-23November 06 20112011-11-06A homa ritual in an orange-walled hall. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with a saffron-trimmed cloth sits behind a brick-built fire pit where a flame burns, with offerings of rice, grains, fruit and sweets in steel bowls on orange mats. Four guests sit on the floor in garlands: a woman in a maroon sari with red flowers, a man in grey top and white trousers, a woman in yellow blouse and maroon sari, and a bald man in white clothes. Behind them, a red throne and an ornate gold throne stand empty. A kalasha with red cloth sits on a tray at right, and a standing attendant in white is visible at upper right.2010-12-23December 23 20102010-12-23A photograph of a ritual homa at an orange-walled hall with a corrugated roof. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with a saffron border tends a flaming fire pit ringed by golden-yellow bricks and offerings. Four devotees sit on an orange and blue mat: a woman in a maroon sari with white jasmine garland and red flowers, a bald man in grey shirt and white garland, a woman in red and green sari, and a man in white with a garland. A gold-framed throne stands empty to the right and a red chair to the left. A framed photo panel hangs on the wall behind them, and two women in white stand near a doorway.2010-12-23A homa ceremony on an orange cloth in an ashram hall, with smoke rising at right. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border sits beside a woman in a red skirt, green-and-gold sari border and white blouse, both wearing white and red flower garlands and smiling at each other. Behind them an empty red throne with gold trim stands. A priest in white with a gold-bordered shawl and rudraksha mala sits at right tending a brass tray and bowls, with brass vessels and a fire pit of offerings in front. Seated devotees in white, one in a grey shirt, line the back and left edge, and one man at left wears a garland and grey clothing.2010-12-26November 06 20112011-11-06