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A photograph of a fire ritual (homa/yagna) in progress. A seated man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron garment, a gold necklace and a bangle, and holds up a wooden stick toward a raised fire pit with a small flame and smoke. A decorated altar behind him holds two deity murtis draped with garlands of yellow, white and red flowers, a tiered arrangement of coconuts and floral offerings, and a backdrop portrait labelled "Nithyananda". Brass lamps with orange marigold garlands and pink and white flowers surround the fire platform, and banana plants and a tapestry hang overhead.

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A seated man in an orange saffron robe performs a fire offering at a homa pit lined with pink and white roses and orange marigold garlands. He holds a wooden stick toward the fire, and a silver bowl sits beside him. Smoke rises across the front of the stage. Behind him are large deity murti adorned with yellow, green, red and white garlands, and a backdrop stands on a cloth canopy with hanging banana bunches. The man wears long dark hair, a rudraksha-style necklace, and a gold chain. Silver lamps flank the altar.2006-07-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a fire ritual (homa/yagna) at an outdoor pandal. A long-haired figure in orange-saffron robes and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace sits on a raised seat draped in white and garlanded with white flowers, holding a long wooden ladle over a smoking fire pit lined with marigold and rose garlands. Smoke rises through the frame. Behind, a decorated deity murti with yellow-and-green garlands stands on an altar, and a framed portrait with a caption sits at the right. Banana plants and draped cloth frame the scene.2006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17A seated priest in an orange-saffron robe and a long gold necklace performs a fire ritual at a homa pit, with smoke rising from the altar. He has long dark hair and gold bangles, and sits at the front of an open pandal with flower garlands. Behind the altar, deity murti are decorated with yellow and red garlands, and a large portrait hangs on the right beside banana stalks and bunches of fruit. Silver lamps with orange marigold garlands flank the altar, and a bowl of white and pink flowers sits on the platform. A second person is partly visible behind the priest. The priest's appearance has long hair, saffron robe and ornate gold necklace, but the identity is uncertain, so he is described by role only.2006-07-17A photograph of a fire ritual at an outdoor pavilion. A man with long dark hair, wearing saffron-orange robes and a gold chain, sits on a red-cushioned seat and extends a long wooden ladle over a square homa fire pit lined with orange marigold garlands. Behind him, a second seated figure in orange clothing is partly visible. Sugarcane stalks stand beside the pit, with bananas and green leaves hanging above. To the right, mounds of offerings, a steel bowl and a glass vessel of flowers and petals surround a large deity murti draped in multicoloured garlands. Another deity image in gold and garlands stands in the background behind white draped cloth. a person: the man at the fire has long swept-back hair, saffron robes and a gold chain, presented as a homa priest performing the offering.2006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17A seated priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and orange shawl, wearing a long gold necklace and with long dark hair, performs a fire offering beside a raised brown homa platform decorated with orange and white flower garlands and pink roses. Smoke rises from the fire pit at centre. Behind, a deity murti pair in ornate gold and red garlands is adorned with yellow and white flower garlands, and a bank of fruit and flowers is arranged to the right. Brass kalasha vessels and oil lamps sit on the mat in front, with bananas to the left. A second person in orange sits in the background.2006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17A photograph of a fire ritual under a decorated temporary pavilion. A figure with long dark hair wearing an orange-saffron robe and gold necklace sits on a low platform, reaching toward a brass bowl and holding a long orange stick over a row of offering vessels and small lamps. A second, partly visible person in dark clothing sits behind him. Behind the altar, deity murti decorated with garlands of yellow and orange flowers are displayed, and banana bunches and palm leaves hang above. Marigold garlands edge the altar platform.2006-07-17