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A photograph of a fire ritual inside a hall with a classroom-like wall and a green board. A figure in orange robes with long hair sits cross-legged on a green mat at the left, holding a lit lamp or flame over a square arrangement of white blocks, a homa fire pit. Many children in white uniforms sit on the floor around the fire, with several adults in white standing behind them and a larger crowd seated in the background. Brass bowls with offerings and a small plate are arranged in front of the fire pit. A banner and framed pictures hang on the walls.

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October 02 20062006-10-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a fire ritual at the Nithyananda Gurukul inauguration. A long-haired figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on a green mat in front of a square stepped structure of white bricks used as a homa altar, with offerings, brass vessels, a plate of flowers and clay lamps arranged before it. Beside the altar a man in a white shirt and orange shawl sits facing them, and several men in orange shawls and white clothes sit on the left. Behind them, rows of seated children in white shirts and dhotis fill the floor, with a crowd of adults and children standing in a doorway. Two standing men in white kurta-style clothing stand at the right near framed photo displays, and a sign reads Nithyananda Gurukul.2006-10-02August 26 20072007-08-26A homa fire ritual at an ashram, with a brick fire pit laid out in layers and flames rising from the centre, decorated with white flowers and dry grass. A man with long swept-back dark hair and a vertical tilak on his forehead sits on an ornate gold-trimmed seat, wearing a saffron-orange shawl and holding a small bowl. A microphone stands in front of him. Beside him, a woman in a white top and orange shawl is seated near the microphone. Around the fire, boys in white shirts and white dhotis sit cross-legged, several with hands in namaste or holding offering items, one wearing a rudraksha-style necklace. Behind them, a large crowd of devotees in white and colourful saris and shirts watches from a doorway. A brass vessel and copper pots sit on the mat near the fire. Probable Swamiji is seated at the centre of the ritual, wearing saffron robes and long hair, with a dark tilak and ornate seat.2006-10-02February 11 20062006-02-11August 26 20072007-08-26 +1 copiesA photograph of a fire ritual inside a whitewashed room. A figure in an orange robe sits behind a brick-lined fire pit holding a lit ceremonial lamp, with smoke rising. Around the pit, children in white clothes sit cross-legged, and some wear orange sashes. Adults in white and orange stand in the doorway behind them, and a man in white kneels at the left beside a silver tray with offerings. Framed photographs hang on the walls, and a camera is visible at the lower right. Most of the room is filled with observers, and the scene reads as a homa with students present.2006-10-02August 26 20072007-08-26 +2 copiesAugust 26 20072007-08-26 +1 copiesA homa fire ritual in a room with a white brick fire pit at right, decorated with green leaves. Seated on a blue mat, a central figure in white clothes and an orange shawl presides as a man in white pours offerings and dishes of oil lamps line the mat. Several children in white or red clothes sit around the pit. Behind, a man in saffron wears a long beard and sits on a raised seat, and a long-haired figure in orange clothing sits nearby. A banner on the wall reads Nithyananda Gurukul with a portrait of a man in a white turban and gold necklace labelled Nithyananda Gurukul. Several more people in white and orange sit along the back wall.2006-10-02A photograph of a fire ritual in a whitewashed hall. In the foreground, a white brick fire pit with a small flame sits decorated with white flowers and green leaves, with a brass bowl and a wooden ladle beside it. A long-haired figure in orange robes sits on a cushioned seat with a gold-bordered orange cloth draped over it, and a man in an orange shawl sits nearby. Several children in white dhotis and white kurtas, some with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, stand or squat around the fire pit. Behind them, a larger crowd of children and adults fills the room, and a man in white with an orange shawl holds a video camera at the right. A framed photo board hangs on the back wall.2006-10-02A photo of a homa ritual in a bare concrete room. A long-haired figure with a shaved-looking back? No: a figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe with a gold-patterned orange shawl, seated at a white-draped altar with small oil lamps and brass vessels, facing a semicircle of children. Many children in white and white-and-colored clothing sit on the floor, some wearing garlands or beaded necklaces. A man in a saffron-orange robe sits at the right edge with a brass vessel, and a man in white and orange sits at the left edge. Adults in white stand near the door at the left, and a video camera on a tripod stands at the right, indicating a ceremony being recorded.2006-10-02