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Outdoor 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.

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Outdoor 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 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.2006-08-28Outdoors on bare reddish earth at dusk, a young man in white dhoti and an orange-saffron shawl performs a homa beside a brick-lined fire pit. He holds a long-handled brass ladle with a flame rising from it over the pit. Brass bowls, a small lamp, a plate of orange and yellow flowers and a kalasha-style vessel lie on the ground. To the left, a framed portrait of a seated figure on an ornate throne, dressed in white with a long garland, sits on a white-draped table with red and orange flower offerings on a red mat. The portrait is labelled with a printed Tamil inscription. Scrub trees and a small building stand in the background. One person is visible.Outdoor homa setup on bare red earth at dusk. A framed portrait on an ornate silver-and-cream throne sits on a white cloth draped table with red and orange flower garlands below it; the figure in the portrait wears white and gold. In the foreground, a person seated on a wooden chair with an orange shawl and white garment works at a stepped altar of white bricks, holding a brass bell and a small brass pot, with a brass vessel holding a flame nearby, and a red flower on the bricks. A red mat lies under the table, a small white conch shell rests at the lower left, and low bushes and a distant white building appear behind.Outdoor homa at dusk on bare earth. A seated man in white ritual clothes with an orange shawl over his shoulders sits with hands folded in prayer before a brick-lined fire pit where a flame burns, with brass vessels and a ladle nearby. To the right, a framed portrait of a figure in orange and white draped with a white cloth rests on a low platform beside a red mat and a red and orange flower garland. Silhouetted trees fill the background under a pale evening sky.Outdoors on bare reddish earth, two young men in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls sit before a brick-lined fire pit where flames rise. One man, on the right of the frame, holds a long metal ladle over the fire, while the other sits beside him with a brass bowl and marigold offerings. Behind the fire, a framed portrait of a seated figure on an ornate throne, wearing white robes and a rudraksha-style necklace, stands on a white-draped table with red and orange flower garlands and a red mat. Dry grass and bushes lie beyond. This appears to be a homa fire ritual with offerings, and the framed portrait is printed, not a physical person.Night outdoor homa at a sacred fire pit. A priest in white dhoti with a white shawl and forehead markings pours ghee or offerings into a flame from a ladle, while a square white-and-red stepped fire pit holds burning fire and scattered marigold petals. Around it, men in white dhotis and a woman in a pink sari sit or stand with palms pressed together. Beside them, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a figure in orange robes and rudraksha mala beneath a garland of yellow and orange flowers. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, and small banana-leaf offerings sit on a white-draped table. Strings of lights and potted plants appear in the background.2011-04-17Outdoor homa ceremony at dusk on bare red earth. Several participants sit cross-legged on green mats behind rectangular white brick fire pits with open flames. Most wear white clothing with orange-saffron shawls; one woman in the foreground wears a white sari with a gold border and a dark braid. A framed image of a seated deity murti, on a white-draped table with red flowers, stands at left. Trees fill the background.A photograph of a small room with a bare plastered wall and concrete floor. A fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit decorated with flower petals, with a brass oil lamp to the upper right. A seated figure in white clothing with a long braid faces the fire, with a plate of dried sticks and small bowls of offerings in front of them. A second seated person in a white shirt and dark trousers sits on a white mat to the right. On a draped table at the left stands a framed portrait of a figure in orange robes seated before a tree, garlanded with white flowers, beside a bowl of fruit and marigolds. Small clay dishes are arranged on a white cloth in the foreground. This appears to be a homa or fire ritual.2009-10-10April 17 20112011-04-17Outdoors on bare dry earth at dusk, a man in white clothes with an orange shawl sits cross-legged on a blue cloth, hands folded in namaste, facing a small square fire pit built of white bricks with a burning flame. Brass vessels, a plate and a bowl of offerings sit on a tray beside him. To the left, a framed portrait on a white-draped table with a red cloth and red flower garland shows a figure seated on an ornate throne with a halo-like arch behind. Behind, low thatched and tiled huts, trees and a distant treeline complete the scene. This appears to be a homa ritual with a fire pit and offerings.Outdoor homa ceremony at dusk on bare earth. Several people in white clothes with orange shawls kneel behind low white-brick fire pits, where flames rise and small vessels sit near the fires. In the foreground a woman with a long dark braid wears a white garment with an orange shawl, and a bronze vessel rests beside a pit. Behind the pits, a framed portrait of a seated figure on a throne stands on a white-draped table with flowers. Trees and a pale sky form the background.