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May 02 2012

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Photograph of a homa fire ceremony in a temple hall. A brick-lined fire pit with a bright flame sits in the foreground. A woman in a red and green sari with white jasmine garlands and a man in a cream kurta with a garland bow over the fire, while a man in a yellow turban and white dhoti with garlands stands beside them. A cameraman with a video camera films at right. Behind them is a golden throne-like seat draped with a flower garland, and a wall banner reads Nithyananda Vedic Temples. A brass pot and offerings sit nearby. Three people are physically visible in the frame.2012-05-02A homa fire ritual in a temple-like hall, with a bright flame rising from a fire pit in the lower centre. A woman in a red saree with a white-and-red floral garland stands at the left, her hands extended over the fire. Beside her a man in a cream kurta with a white-and-red garland and dark-rimmed glasses leans forward with a red shawl draped on his shoulders, also offering over the flame. At the right a priest in a cream dhoti with a white turban and a white-and-red garland kneels at a microphone, holding an open book. A gilded deity murti and floral decorations stand behind them, and a world map labelled Nithyananda Vedic Temples hangs on the wall. A partly visible attendant in cream clothing with a garland stands at the far left edge.2012-05-02May 12 20132013-05-12February 09 20122012-02-09May 12 20132013-05-12May 02 20122012-05-02Photograph of a camphor flame burning above a silver tray of flowers and white offerings on a gold-edged table, during an aarti in a temple setting. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand behind the flame: the one on the left has bare arms and bare chest with multiple rudraksha malas and a large gold pendant, the one on the right wears a long rudraksha mala, gold garlands and folds his hands in namaskar with a red-tilak, red-banded headband. Behind them a younger man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold border and a mala stands on the right. Golden ritual objects and a brass lamp are visible.2012-06-05May 12 20132013-05-12A wedding ritual at a fire altar. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a red sash feeds fire from a brick-lined homa pit covered with marigold petals. A groom in white dhoti and shirt with gold border sits with a silver plate under his feet while a man in white stands beside him. A bride in orange and gold silk saree with gold jewellery and a white-and-pink garland sits next to him, and women in saree and garlands stand behind. The ritual is a homa beside a seated couple.2013-09-16A homa fire ceremony with a brick-lined fire pit burning in the foreground, with flames and scattered offerings. A man with a shaved head, tilak and a gold necklace sits cross-legged holding a basket of wooden sticks, and a woman in orange robes sits beside the fire, her hands extended over it. A young man in a purple shawl holds a silver plate, and another person in orange sits behind, with white-clad priests and gold kalasha vessels at the back. Brass bowls and a stack of white offering cloths are visible at right. Four people are visible.2015-09-14A photograph of a homa at an ashram shrine. A bald priest in an orange dhoti with an orange shawl and beaded necklace stands at left holding a small bowl. Beside him a young man in white dhoti with gold border and white shawl pours a liquid from a silver vessel into a small brick fire pit with an open flame. Behind them a deity murti is garlanded with yellow and orange flowers under a gold arch, with brass lamps and offerings. Seated at right, a woman in orange holds a small child in teal, and a man in white with a flower garland watches. Other seated devotees in white with flower garlands sit near the fire, and bananas and brass vessels rest on the floor at left.2011-11-06May 12 20132013-05-12