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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.

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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.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.2006-08-28Outdoor 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.2006-08-28A 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 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.Outdoor 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.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.Outdoors on bare reddish earth at dusk, a row of women in plain white cotton saris with gold borders sit cross-legged on blue tarps before rectangular white brick fire pits. Each small pit burns with flames, and the women hold ladles and bronze bowls over the fire, performing a homa or yagna. In the foreground a woman with a hair bun and rudraksha mala raises her hands in anjali, while nearby a woman holds a ladle over the flames. Trees, a red-roofed building and a few palms form the background, and small oil lamps sit at the front.A homa fire burns in a yellow-brick fire pit decorated with pink flower petals, set on a dark stone floor. A woman in white sari with a rudraksha mala sits at right, holding a ladle-like object and a prayer book, while women in white saris sit at left reading from books. Behind the fire, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a figure with long hair and rudraksha beads seated before a tree, garlanded with yellow and pink flowers. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, and a copper-toned pyramidal sri yantra vessel, bowls of offerings, a jar and a bottle sit in the foreground.A photograph of an indoor homa in a bare room with a plain wall. A fire burns in a rectangular pit built from white bricks, with smoke rising and flowers scattered around it. A woman in white sari kneels on a white cloth at the lower left, tending brass vessels. A standing person in white clothing bends over the fire, holding a brass ladle near the pit. Brass plates and a small brass pot sit on the floor. Behind them, a white-draped table holds fruit and two tall brass oil lamps lit on either side, with a framed portrait above showing a figure in orange robes with a garland and a raised hand, with a flower garland at its base. Two people are visible.2009-10-10Outdoors 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.A photograph of a homa fire ceremony in a bare, whitewashed room. A standing man in white dhoti and white kurta, with a brass plate in his right hand, pours offerings toward a fire burning on a brick-lined fire pit. To the left, a woman in a white sari kneels with palms pressed together in prayer, a brass plate of offerings before her. On the wall behind, a framed picture shows a figure in saffron-orange robes seated before greenery and a flower garland, with brass oil lamps on either side of a table draped in white cloth. Two partially visible heads of seated attendees appear at the bottom edge of the frame.2009-10-10