Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Night outdoor fire ritual at a square homa pit lined with brick and sprinkled with flower petals. A shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold necklace stands at the pit, holding a ritual implement over the flames. Seated priests in white garments, some with gold neck ornaments, assist with brass vessels, a bowl of offerings and a brass lamp; a seated man in front of a fruit tray joins his palms in prayer. Tall green palm fronds rise from the pit, and string lights decorate a building behind the ceremony.

More like this

Open the gallery
October 16 20102010-10-16Night photo of a homa fire pit outdoors, a square brick-lined pit with a tall palm-leaf stalk standing in it and flower petals scattered on its rim. A shaven-headed priest in a white dhoti with red borders and gold beaded necklace stands with palms pressed together in namaskar at the pit's edge. Seated white-clad priests around the pit hold trays and vessels, with brass lamps, bowls, fruit and marigold garlands nearby. Strings of multicoloured lights and a decorated pillar with a striped banner frame the scene. Two more standing figures in white are in the background.2010-10-16Night photo of a homa fire ritual in an outdoor courtyard. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold bead necklace stands at a brick fire pit, holding a silver plate with green cloth or offering. A seated priest in white with gold beads watches beside a brass oil lamp, and other seated priests in white sit around the pit with brass plates of offerings and fruit. A cameraman in white stands behind, and the background is strung with colourful lights and a decorated pillar.2010-10-16 +2 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +2 copiesNight photo of a homa fire pit at an outdoor ritual site lit by a bright lamp and string lights. A bald man in white dhoti with red border and gold necklace stands at the pit holding a silver tray with a green cloth. A seated priest in white with gold necklace tends the fire to the right, with a brass oil lamp and fruit offerings nearby. A cameraman in white stands in the background. Two seated devotees in white face the pit from the foreground, with brass plates of offerings. Petals are scattered around the pit's edge. A wooden carved chair stands behind the standing man.2010-10-16October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesNight outdoor homa at an ashram: a fire pit of brick and white stone lies at the centre, glowing with fire and strewn with marigold petals. A standing priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold bead necklace pours an offering from a brass vessel into the pit. A seated priest in white with a gold necklace tends the fire beside a brass lamp. Two shaven-headed priests in white sit in the foreground facing the fire, one holding a brass plate of grains. Fruit, bowls and brass vessels surround the area; a photographer in white stands behind with a camera. Strings of coloured lights hang on a backdrop behind.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16October 16 20102010-10-16Night outdoor fire ritual at a homa pit paved with stone, with flower petals scattered on its rim. A standing priest in an unstitched white dhoti and shawl with a red border, wearing a flower garland, holds a lit camphor aarti flame and a small brass vessel. Seated white-clad priests sit around the pit; one with his palms joined in prayer, others holding brass plates and bowls of offerings and grains. A tall green plant stands by the fire. Behind, a tall tower is strung with multicoloured lights and a banner hangs overhead. Two more priests in white stand at the edge.2010-10-16October 16 20102010-10-16January 09 20182018-01-09