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A homa or yagna fire burns in a metal fire pit on an orange cloth, with brass and steel bowls of offerings, bananas and flowers around it. A man in an orange shawl and orange-saffron dress holds a brass tray of red flowers and offerings over the fire. Beside him, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes with a gold bead necklace extends his hand over the fire and holds a small brass vessel. Two blue and maroon ritual mats are on the floor; a red-draped table and a green-covered table stand behind, with framed pictures on the wall.2012-07-14July 14 20122012-07-14A homa fire ritual in a plain room with pale walls and a maroon-draped table with fruit and bowls. A woman in an orange shawl over a red-and-gold sari holds a brass tray of offerings beside the fire. To the right, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes and a beaded necklace holds a small kalasha vessel and gestures toward the flames. A seated person in white sits behind. Brass bowls, plates of fruit and a bright fire pit sit on an orange mat with blue borders.2012-07-14A photograph of a homa or yagna at an indoor ritual space with a lit fire pit in the foreground, surrounded by silver and brass bowls, plates of bananas, flowers and offerings on an orange cloth. A man on the left wears an orange shawl and orange dhoti with a gold border, holding a brass plate of offerings and looking down at the fire, with a red tilak on his forehead. To the right, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes and a beaded necklace holds a small bell and gestures toward the fire. Behind them stand a draped red table and a green cloth, with framed pictures on the pale wall and a window beyond.2012-07-14Indoor fire ritual in a small room with lilac walls. A standing priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a gold necklace and holding a small bell, watches a homa fire burning in a brick-lined fire pit. In the foreground, a man in orange dhoti with gold waist cord and bangles feeds an offering into the flames with a metal ladle. Behind them, devotees sit on the floor and chairs, several with palms pressed together. On the right, a deity murti is garlanded with white jasmine, and yellow and orange flower arrangements sit on a low table in front. A framed photo on the wall shows people sitting around a campfire. Many people are visible, including partially visible devotees along the edges.2012-09-04A 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.2007-10-21A seated man in saffron-orange robes performs a homa at a brick fire pit, holding a long metal ladle-like implement with a flame rising from it. He wears a rudraksha mala and a gold chain. Beside him, a younger man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits attentively. Offerings are laid out on the left: sliced fruits, apples, a pineapple, lemons, a silver bowl, and flower garlands. Pink flower petals are scattered over the bricks. Behind them, seated devotees in orange, yellow and white clothing watch, and a figure in white moves in the background. A brass lamp stands on the right beside a dark curtain. The scene is a photograph of a fire ritual indoors. Two people are prominent in the foreground, with more visible behind them. The a person cues include saffron robes, a rudraksha mala and gold ornaments on the seated figure performing the fire offering.2009-06-09A night homa at an ashram: a large fire blazes inside a square pit built of stacked yellow-painted bricks, with smoke rising. A bare-chested man in orange-red dhoti and a rust turban holds a silver vessel and spoon over the fire while a younger man in orange clothes and a rudraksha mala stands beside him holding a small metal dish. Behind them a silver-framed ornate chair stands near a floral-garlanded kalasha with marigolds, and an oil lamp is at left. Seated devotees in white dress sit on striped mats in the background, some with hands folded. Mats in pink, green and blue cover the floor.2018-06-04A homa fire burns in a metal fire pit on the floor of an indoor hall as a standing man in orange robes and red-bordered dhoti stands with palms joined. A shaved-headed priest in orange kneels at left beside brass vessels, fruit offerings and kalasha-like pots with white flowers. Behind the fire, about a dozen seated devotees in orange shawls and white clothes sit with hands folded. A gilded throne with a tiger-patterned cushion stands at left, and a camera tripod is visible. Smoke rises through a beam of light from a high window.2012-07-11A 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.2009-06-09July 12 20122012-07-12September 05 20152015-09-05