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Outdoor ritual scene at a temple courtyard under a dusk sky with palm trees. A large orange and gold canopy shelters a decorated murti of a deity with garlands, next to a grey image of a seated deity with a snake. A square fire pit or homa kund is at centre, with a kneeling priest in white dhoti and a white shawl with a gold chain, and another man in white bowing forward at the right. A bald priest in white sits at the lower left with his back to the camera. Two tall silver lamp stands flank the scene, and a framed portrait of a woman in orange robes with a mala hangs on a red chair at the right. A signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana is visible behind.

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A homa or yagna at an outdoor ritual platform before a decorated deity murti of Ganesha seated on a blue elephant-vahana-like mount, its figure garlanded with marigolds and purple flowers under a yellow-and-red canopy with banana plants. A square fire pit with a dark ash-filled basin sits on a white-edged platform, with smoke rising, brass oil lamps and kalasha-like vessels nearby. A man in white dhoti and bare chest, with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, sits with folded hands in front of the pit. Other priests in white dhotis kneel or sit near the platform, and a drum with red-and-gold trim lies in the foreground. A sign reads Shree Anandeshwara Devasthana above a building wall.2010-09-05February 26 20132013-02-26 +1 copiesA homa ritual is performed outdoors in front of a deity murti display and a rectangular fire pit. Several priests in white dhotis and white shawls with red borders sit cross-legged around the pit, one bare-chested priest in the foreground feeding offerings into the smoke. Gold necklaces and gold armbands adorn some priests, and oil lamps, brass vessels, flower petals and bowls of offerings surround the pit. Behind them a framed portrait labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda rests on a red and gold throne, showing a figure in orange robes with a mala, and a red and white striped pillar stands nearby. Seven or eight physical people are visible.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual at a temple-style courtyard under a canopy hung with orange and white triangular flags and leafy garlands, with palm trees behind. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a red border and yellow waist cloth stands holding a lit flame on a plate. Seated priests in white garments and sacred thread chant and perform the puja; one seated figure at left wears a green and red cloth and a red floral garland. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-like vessel and a framed portrait of a figure in orange sit on a red-cushioned peetha. Stone sculptures stand along the wall at right. This appears to be a homa or puja with a visible flame.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOutdoor homa ceremony in a temple courtyard under a row of hanging green leaf garlands, with palm trees and stone deity sculptures behind. A square fire pit with smoke rising sits on a white marble platform, scattered with marigold petals. Several shaved-headed priests in white dhoti and shawls, with ochre and white body markings and gold necklaces, sit around the fire and place offerings. A framed portrait of a woman in orange sits on a red and gold throne at left, and a seated figure in orange robes sits at the far right near a Shiva lingam. Devotees in white sit on mats in the background, and a kalasha and brass pots lie near the platform.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOutdoor homa ritual at an ashram courtyard during Navaratri. Several priests in white dhotis and shawls sit on the ground around a square fire pit with flames, pouring offerings and handling ghee and grain in brass vessels. Behind them stand large colourful deity murtis, including a large goddess murti in red and white, an elephant-headed Ganesha murti with a purple garland, and several white-clad figures with garlands. Foreground tables hold steel plates of fruit, banana and orange, bundled offerings wrapped in red and green cloth, and brass lamps. Behind the priests, an empty red and gold throne holds a framed portrait of a deity. Orange buildings, palm trees and paper bunting fill the background. One priest near the centre wears a gold necklace; the central figure in the back row is partly obscured.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesEvening outdoor ritual at a temple-like shrine. A figure in a white robe with a white head covering and gold-patterned shawl bends forward with folded hands before a square stone yagna pit set in the ground. Beside the pit, a priest in a white dhoti with red borders and a sacred thread stands with hands joined in a gesture of offering. Other devotees in white and light-blue clothes stand behind with palms pressed together. To the right, a grey elephant deity murti sits on a draped pedestal under a garland of yellow, white and purple flowers, with a tall brass lamp stand and a silver kalasha nearby. Palm fronds frame the scene.2010-09-05Outdoor ritual at dusk under palm trees and strung leaf garlands. A standing priest with a shaved head, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti and white shawl with maroon borders, rings a handbell while holding a lit lamp. Behind him a fire burns in an open pit. Seated men in white dhotis and saffron-coloured ceremonial garlands chant and sit on orange cloth. A framed portrait of a deity stands on an ornate gold-trimmed red throne, with a green cloth and a garland of red flowers in front of it. Brass oil lamps, metal plates of offerings and fruit, and tall decorative banners complete the scene.2010-10-16 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor homa at an ashram. In the foreground a priest with a shaved head and white forehead markings, wearing white dhoti and shawl with maroon borders, kneels and feeds offerings into a flame from a small fire pit. A framed portrait stands on a red and gold throne behind him; the portrait shows a smiling man with long dark hair in an orange robe and beaded necklace, seated in lotus position with one hand raised, labelled as a portrait of Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Two more white-clad men stand behind the fire area, and a bowl of offerings sits nearby. A yellow vehicle is parked at the right edge.2010-09-05A photograph of an outdoor Ganapathi homa at dusk beside a decorated Ganesha murti under a yellow fringed canopy. The murti is garlanded with white flowers and marigolds and sits on a blue-grey stand draped in orange cloth. In the foreground, a woman in white and a woman in a white top with lavender pants lean over a square fire pit, one pouring offerings. Nearby, a man in white dhoti and shawl and a woman in an orange sari stand by, and a brass oil lamp stands at right. A water vessel sits at the base of the murti. A banner with a red and white border runs behind the group.2010-09-05July 18 20152015-07-18