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A homa fire ritual in an indoor hall with a fire burning on a stack of yellow-painted bricks. A shaved-headed priest in an orange-red dhoti with a sacred thread and beaded neck garland sits at left, gripping grass bundles and feeding them toward the flames. Beside him, a younger priest in orange cloth with a white tilak on his forehead watches the fire. Behind them, several men in white kurtas, one wearing rudraksha beads, sit observing. Silver puja vessels, a metal tray and a brass oil lamp rest on the floor in the foreground, and a woman in white is partly visible at the right edge.2013-05-13May 13 20132013-05-13A homa fire ritual inside an indoor hall. A shaved-headed priest in an orange robe with a saffron-coloured sash and rudraksha beads sits at the left, holding a bundle of sticks above a fire burning on a stack of yellow bricks. Silver and brass ritual vessels, a silver kalasha-like pot and a small plate of offerings sit on the floor. Behind the fire, seated devotees in white and orange clothes watch, including a man in white with a rudraksha mala and a man with a white forehead band. A woman in white with long hair sits in the foreground, back to the camera. A white fan stands in the background.2013-05-13A homa fire ceremony in progress on a floor with yellow brick fire pit. A shaven-headed man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and white tilak on his forehead and arms feeds an offering into bright flames. Beside him, other figures in orange and white sit, one with white forehead marks. Silver ritual vessels, a silver kalasha-style pot and plates with offerings sit on the floor in front, and a woman in white sits at the right edge watching. A fan and a cloth-draped table appear in the background.2013-05-13A hazy indoor homa in progress at a brick fire pit lined with yellow bricks. A man in an orange shawl over white clothes sits cross-legged at left with hands folded, facing the fire. Beside him a seated figure in an orange robe holds a long ladle-like implement over the flames, with smoke rising. Brass plates of offerings, a kalasha-style vessel with flowers, and small bowls sit on the mat. At right, several people in white and orange sit with hands folded in prayer, and a woman at left edge also holds her hands together. A striped red-and-white wall and hanging bells frame the room.2008-03-22A homa fire ceremony in a hall with participants seated on colourful striped mats. In the centre a man in an orange-red turban and orange shawl, with long beads and rudraksha-style necklaces, tends a flame rising from a brick fire pit decorated with marigolds. Two men in white dhoti with red-orange shawls and beaded necklaces sit on either side, and a woman in a red-and-gold sari sits at right. Behind them, seated devotees wear white with red shawls. Brass bowls, fruit, and offerings surround the fire pit.2015-07-06May 13 20132013-05-13A homa ritual in a tent-like hall. In the centre, a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged before a square brick fire pit with burning embers and offerings. Beside him, a priest in orange and a seated attendant tend the fire. Standing priests in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls, rudraksha malas and bare shoulders surround the area. To the right, a tiered altar with a deity murti and gold-framed images, brass lamps, and kalasha-like vessels. A red and green striped mat lies on the floor. Roughly ten people are visible.2015-09-14A fire ritual in a temple hall. A standing priest in orange robes raises a flaming lamp high with both hands above a brick-lined fire pit. Beside him a kneeling assistant in orange holds a long-handled spoon, and a seated woman in a white sari with a gold border presses her palms together before a tray of fruit, bananas, sweets and flower garlands. Other orange-robed attendants and seated devotees stand and sit along the back wall, beneath a carved stone pillar and a hanging banana plant.2009-06-09A homa is performed in an indoor hall before a large framed portrait of a seated saffron-robed figure labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda", draped with a garland of red and yellow flowers. In the centre, a man in an orange shawl and orange turban with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace kneels behind a square fire pit of white bricks, its flames rising as he tends it with a long ladle. Two men in white clothes sit nearby, one at left beside trays of coconuts, bananas and grains, another in the foreground. A white-draped altar holds a brass figure, a red-cloth shrine, brass oil lamps and marigold petals. Four people are visible.2007-10-21June 09 20092009-06-09April 29 20132013-04-29