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Evening outdoor ritual under a corrugated roof decorated with hanging colourful paper umbrellas and tassels. A golden throne with red cushions and a multicoloured fringed canopy holds a large framed portrait of a figure in a red turban with rudraksha beads, hands folded. A standing priest with long braided hair, white body markings and a crimson-trimmed orange dhoti holds a bell and a ritual implement beside a fire pit with flames and offerings of plantain leaves and decorated pots. A second orange-clad man at right speaks into a microphone while wearing a garland. Kneeling at right, another man in orange performs worship near brass lamps. A row of women and men in orange and green saris and robes stands with palms pressed together behind the fire, with a camera operator at right.

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November 06 20162016-11-06November 06 20162016-11-06Outdoor evening homa at an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof hung with paper lanterns and fabric tassels. A standing priest with long dreadlocked hair and white body markings wears an orange dhoti and gold necklace, ringing a handbell and holding a ritual implement over a fire pit with burning flames. Nearby, a man kneels in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, tending a small fire, while a row of orange-robed sannyasis and women in green and pink saris stand with palms joined. A man at right in orange holds a microphone and folds his hands. On a gold-framed red throne under a fringed canopy sits a printed portrait labelled 'Paramahamsa Nithyananda' wearing a red turban and mala. Offerings, flowers and a kalasha sit at the fire's edge.2016-11-06November 06 20162016-11-06Outdoor evening homa at a covered pavilion with a fire pit lined in gold-coloured tiles and burning wood. Four priests in saffron-orange dhotis with white vibhuti stripes on their foreheads and bodies stand and kneel around it. The standing priest in the centre holds a silver tray of offerings, while a priest with long hair and a garland kneels at right pouring from a vessel. A gold throne with red cushions sits at left, bearing a framed portrait of a man with a red turban and rudraksha malas; this is a printed portrait, not a physical person. Hanging paper lanterns, a trident, and a golden umbrella with fringed canopy decorate the space. Several seated devotees in orange robes sit in the background.2016-11-06A night-time homa at an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof and hanging paper lanterns. Three young priests in orange dhotis, bare-chested and marked with white ash stripes, stand at a square fire pit of burning wood, offering sprigs of green grass and holding a brass plate of white offerings. A fourth priest with long dreadlocks sits at the right, holding a small plate. Behind them devotees in orange sit on the ground. On the left stands an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, under a multicoloured fringed umbrella, holding a framed portrait of a man in saffron robes with rudraksha beads and a red headdress, labelled as a portrait. A gold trident and flower offerings sit near the fire.2016-11-06November 06 20162016-11-06November 06 20162016-11-06November 06 20162016-11-06February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesNovember 06 20162016-11-06February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copies