2003 - Homa and puja at a devotee's home in Tiruppur - Nithyanandapedia

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2003 - Homa and puja at a devotee's home in Tiruppur

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A seated man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe with gold edging and a red-and-white tilak on his forehead, sits cross-legged behind a white block altar built from square blocks topped with wooden sticks and flowers. Fruit trays of pomegranates, pineapples, oranges and grapes, sweets in boxes, flower-petal plates, a brass bowl, kumkum and a clay oil lamp surround the altar on a teal cloth. In the background, a person in white and another in orange-bordered cloth work near a table with a red-and-white cloth hanging on the wall. Sign and text readable in the frame are limited.

A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered wrap and a red tilak on the forehead sits with eyes closed and hands folded in front of a fire pit built of white bricks with stacked firewood. Flower-decorated offerings cover a teal cloth: trays of pomegranates and apples, pineapples, oranges, grapes, sweets in white boxes, a brass bowl, a kalasha-style silver vessel, oil lamps and red kumkum. Behind, a man in white and another in orange-and-white clothes move about near a wall with a fan and a speaker. A poster-style banner with a floral motif hangs on the left. The figure has long dark hair and a flower in it, and the page identifies this as a Swamiji-conducted marriage ceremony, so the robed figure is an appearance-based probable Swamiji with saffron robes and long hair as cues.

A photograph of a homa fire pit with a lit flame in a wooden square yagna kunda decorated with white flower garlands and rangoli-like white lines. In the foreground a silver tray holds apples, oranges, a bowl of red and yellow flower petals, and marigold garlands. A seated young man bare-chested with a white dhoti, a red turban, and a garland of white flowers sits beside the fire. Behind, a golden throne with red cushions is occupied by a figure in a red-brown robe. Many white-clad devotees, including women in white saris, sit and stand in the background, and bananas lie in a basket at lower left.

A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with gold border sits cross-legged on a mat in front of an orange curtain, palms pressed together in prayer and a white tilak on his forehead. A rudraksha-style beaded necklace hangs on his chest. In front of him is a homa fire pit built of brick-shaped blocks decorated with turmeric and white markings, holding dry sticks and a bowl of yellow liquid. Five silver kalasha pots topped with mango leaves and yellow flowers sit on a banana leaf along the back, and a silver tray with flowers, kumkum and a ritual implement lies at the front.

A photograph of a shaved-headed priest seated on an orange cloth in a hall, viewed from behind. He wears white dhoti and an upper cloth with gold border and a gold necklace, and is working at a yagna altar. The altar holds stacked yellow turmeric-coated bricks, a bowl of turmeric paste, a heap of dried twigs, three silver kalasha pots topped with orange-yellow flowers on a banana leaf, a plate of yellow flower petals, bananas, a silver ladle and a silver incense burner. An orange draped curtain forms the backdrop.

A coconut dressed as a deity form, its upper half wrapped in a red cloth and encircled by a yellow marigold garland, sits on a woven basket-wrapped kalasha-like vessel with pink and red cords. Behind it, a fire blazes from a brick fire pit whose bricks are decorated with flowers and red powder. Offerings in front include marigolds, white flowers, a pomegranate, a lime and rose petals. Cloth in red and gold draped over a person's legs appears at the upper left. No people are clearly visible beyond the fabric; no a person candidate is identifiable.

A homa fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit on a stone floor. A person in an orange-saffron garment, with a bangled wrist and a metal cup raised in one hand, stands behind it. To the right, three coconuts wrapped in blue-and-white checked cloth, decorated with yellow flowers and mango leaves, rest on a carved wooden stand, with bananas, oranges and pomegranates on a metal plate in front. White ash is sprinkled on the bricks and ground, and a carved wooden doorway with a patterned rug lies behind.

A homa fire burns inside a brick fire pit on a floor covered with striped cloth, surrounded by flower garlands in pink and yellow and small brass bowls and vessels. Four men sit around the fire. The central man wears a purple turban, bare-torso with white ash markings and a gold necklace, and a saffron-orange shawl, holding a steel bowl. Behind him, two men wear white dhotis and white marks, with garlands, and one wears glasses. A decorated offering table on the right holds pomegranates, flowers and a rangoli-style design. The scene is at an open-air red-walled courtyard. No clear a person candidate is distinguishable by appearance.

March 15 2017

June 23 2017

A photograph of a homa fire ceremony outdoors. A fire burns in a brick fire pit decorated with marigold and red flower garlands. Two men sit on mats before it. The man on the left, bare-chested with a long topknot, wears white dhoti, a gold necklace and a garland. The man on the right, bare-chested with a sacred thread, white forehead markings and a red-and-white cloth over his shoulder, ladles an offering into the fire from a copper vessel. In front, a white cloth holds a kolam of coloured powders and flowers, with orange fruits, brass kalasha pots, a plate of offerings and a brass bowl of liquid. Two other people are partly visible at the frame's edge. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable.