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A photograph of an outdoor homa or yagna fire pit built from square white-painted bricks on bare sandy ground. Flames rise from the centre of the pit. A woman with a long braid, dressed in white with a gold-bordered cloth, sits at right holding a brass tray of offerings over the fire and a rudraksha mala in her other hand, while reading from a printed booklet on her lap. Small brass lamps, a brass bell and a small brass vessel sit beside the pit, with red flowers placed on the bricks. Behind her, rows of small clay lamps are laid out on a blue mat, and a red cloth covers part of the upper left ground. Another person in white sits at the top right edge.

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A photograph of a homa being performed outdoors on bare earth. A square fire pit is built from white bricks, with a small flame burning inside. A woman in a white garment with gold-striped border sits cross-legged at the right, holding a wooden ladle over a brass bowl and reaching toward a small offering dish. Gold bangles are on her wrist. Small brass bells, a copper cup, a spoon and loose papers lie on a blue cloth beside the fire pit. Two other people in white sit in the blurred background.2006-08-28Outdoor ritual on bare ground beside a framed portrait on a stand, draped with a white cloth on a small table and set on a red mat. The portrait, labelled "PARAMAHAMSA SRI NITHYANANDA SWAMIGAL", shows a seated figure in orange robes with long dark hair and a red garland, against a tree backdrop. In front stands a white brick fire pit with a small flame and red flower offerings, a brass vessel and small brass lamps. A woman in white clothing with a long braid sits at the lower right, holding a rudraksha mala and reading from a paper. Rows of small clay lamps are arranged on a blue cloth at the right edge, and another seated person in white is partly visible behind. A homa-style fire ritual is being performed.2006-08-28A homa fire burns inside a square pit built from whitewashed bricks set on bare ground, with flames rising from the centre. Yellow marigold flowers are scattered over the bricks and pit edge, and a thin twine or grass cord is strung across the top. A brass ladle with a long handle rests on the left side, with a brass bowl and a long-handled spoon nearby. Behind, on a low platform, there are a steel plate of dried herbs or grains, a red cloth bundle and a brass vessel with flowers. Floor mats in red and white stripes lie at the upper right, and a person in white clothing sits at the top edge, partly visible.2010-07-24A photograph taken from above of a homa fire pit built from white-washed bricks on sandy ground. Wooden sticks are laid in the pit with a small brass bowl beside it and a brass ladle with a wooden handle resting on the rim. A brass bowl of white granules sits at the right edge. A seated person in white garments with an orange shawl over the shoulders, with dark curly hair, raises one hand with fingers in a mudra toward the fire pit. On the right, a teal cloth holds many small bowls of dry offering substances.Outdoor homa at a brick fire pit with burning wood and a small copper ladle. A woman in a white sari with gold border sits cross-legged at the pit's edge holding a rudraksha-style mala, with a copper-coloured wooden stool behind her. Around her, women in white and blue-grey saris sit on blue mats, several holding leaf plates or cups, with fruit, a brass kalasha and offerings on a mat to the right. Red flower petals are scattered on the pit's stones, and the ground is bare dirt.2006-08-28Outdoor ritual on bare red earth beside a brick platform. A framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda Swamiji" in a red-and-white garland sits on a white-draped table at left. On the brick platform a woman in white clothes plays a hand cymbal and reads from a sheet of paper, with a brass pot, a small plate of fruit and an oil lamp set before her on a low wooden table. In the foreground a woman in a white garment holds a brass bowl, and a fire burns in a brick-ringed fire pit. Trees and scrub fill the background.2006-08-28A seated priest, viewed from behind, performs a homa at a brick fire pit on sandy ground. He wears a white dhoti and an orange shawl over his shoulders, and his dark curly hair is visible. He holds a long wooden stick with a lit flame at its tip over the pit, where fire burns among dark embers. Brass bowls rest on the bricks, one holding a dark liquid and another holding white offerings. A teal striped cloth and small offering dishes lie at the right edge, and a metal vessel sits at the left.A seated priest in saffron-orange robes and a patterned cap performs a homa at a stepped fire pit built from white bricks decorated with yellow flowers. He holds a flaming ritual plate in both hands above a metal bowl and ladle near the pit, with brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel and offerings on the floor around him. Strings of yellow lights and a small shrine appear in the background of an evening hall.2007-10-18A homa fire burns in a fire pit built from white bricks, scattered with yellow marigolds and red flowers. A man in white clothing with a yellow shawl stands at the right, holding a long metal ladle and pouring offerings into the flames. Another man in a yellow shawl sits behind him. A brass bowl rests on the brick platform beside the fire. Behind them, seated women in white and blue saris watch the ritual, with a lapel microphone visible on the standing man.2010-07-24A photograph of an outdoor homa ritual on bare reddish earth. A man with short dark hair and a beard, wearing a white dhoti and white shirt with a dark mala around his neck and a tilak on his forehead, sits on a woven mat and tosses an offering with his right hand toward a small brick fire pit burning with orange flames. Beside him is a brass bowl with a ladle, a small brass vessel, and a steel tray of offerings. Yellow flowers are scattered over the bricks. Other participants in white clothing sit at neighbouring fire pits in the background, with trays of offerings and marigolds. The scene is fenced by brick-lined pits and white chalk markings on the ground.2010-07-24A photograph of an outdoor homa fire ceremony on a brick-built fire pit with flames and smoke rising. Two men in white clothing sit and tend the fire; the foreground man wears a yellow shawl over white robes and holds a long stick, while another white-clad man reaches in from behind a second fire pit. Red and yellow flower petals are scattered around the bricks, with a brass vessel and a metal kalasha nearby on a red and blue cloth on dry ground. Two people are visible, and no identifiable a person candidate is clearly shown.2010-07-24Photograph of several people performing a homa at outdoor fire pits built from white-painted bricks on a dirt ground. A young woman in the foreground with long dark hair, a red hair clip and white clothes sits on a woven mat, feeding sticks into a small fire within a square brick pit. Beside her, a brass bowl with a ladle rests near the fire. Other seated participants in white garments and one in blue floral dress tend similar pits, with brass vessels, bundles of dried wood, banana-leaf plates of offerings and a purple cloth around them. Flames burn in several pits, indicating a fire ritual in progress.2006-12-29