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Night-time outdoor homa at a Nithyanandoham session. A small wood fire burns in a brick-lined pit on grass, with smoke rising and offerings and brass vessels laid nearby. Several priests in white dhotis and saffron-coloured garments stand and kneel behind a draped red-covered altar holding a deity murti and flower garlands, with an oil lamp burning at the left. A man with a shaved head in saffron and rudraksha mala stands at the altar, while a bare-chested man in white dhoti kneels near the fire. Seated devotees in the foreground wear white and saffron, many with red garlands. A white plastic chair and fan sit in the background, and a pale-robed figure with a rudraksha mala sits in a white armchair at right, among others in orange. The scene is lit by a lamp and the fire.

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Night outdoor homa at a ceremony ground. A fire pit with burning wood sits in front, with smoke rising. On the left, a red-draped table holds deity murti garlanded with flowers, lamps and offerings. Priests in white dhotis and orange or saffron garments stand and sit near the fire; one man in a white dhoti pours or offers from a kalasha-like pot while others chant with hands folded. A seated man in orange clothes with rudraksha malas sits on the right beside a red chair. Dozens of seated attendees in white and light clothes with name badges face the fire from the foreground, and a standing fan and tripod light are visible. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance.2015-12-11Night outdoor ritual on grass at a Nithyanandoham session. A fire pit built of bricks burns at right, surrounded by brass bowls and garlanded offerings, with fruit and flowers on leaves. Seated priests in white dhotis and bare torsos tend the homa on the ground. At left, a figure in a saffron-orange garment sits at a magenta-draped table decorated with red and orange flower garlands and brass vessels, near a tripod-mounted camera light. Behind them, a large group of delegates sits in rows, many wearing white garments and beaded necklaces, while a standing drummer in an orange-red robe with a rudraksha-style necklace plays a drum at right. A white pedestal fan stands among the seated crowd.2015-12-11A nighttime outdoor fire ritual on grass. At centre, a bare-chested man in an orange-saffron dhoti with a pink sash and a red garland stands before a burning fire pit (homa) built of bricks, with flower offerings and brass vessels nearby. Smoke drifts across the scene. To the left, a man in white dhoti with glasses holds a microphone and stands beside a shirtless man. Behind them, people stand with hands folded in prayer. On the right, a woman in red sits with palms pressed together, and seated devotees in white and blue clothes watch. A standing fan stands in the background. Several seated audience members in white shirts are in the foreground.2015-12-11Night photo of an outdoor fire ritual on grass. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti with a pink cloth over his shoulder pours liquid from a brass vessel onto a flaming fire pit lined with bricks and decorated with marigold garlands. Behind him a seated man in a red-orange robe with a shawl and beaded necklaces sits in a red-cushioned chair, with a long dark swept-back hairstyle and a crown-like headdress, appearance. Around the fire, a crowd of about twenty seated and standing participants in white and orange clothes watches, and a man with palms pressed together stands at the left. Marigold petals lie on the ground.2015-12-11Night outdoor ritual photo. In the foreground, a figure seen from behind, bare-backed with a pink waist cloth and orange dhoti, wears a red and white flower necklace and stands before a fire pit. The fire pit is built of bricks with flames, smoke and marigold garlands. Beyond it, a seated man on a red-brown chair wears a red-orange shawl, gold necklace, rudraksha mala and a dark topknot, with hands folded in his lap. Behind him, a seated audience in white and orange clothing watches, some with hands joined. A white electric fan and white plastic chair are visible at left. Marigold petals are scattered on the grass.2015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11Night outdoor homa in a garden: a bare-chested priest in a red-orange dhoti and red head cloth sits before a bright fire pit, with offerings of fruit, a plate with flowers, brass vessels and a sack on a pink-and-white cloth in front. Many seated devotees in white and red-orange shawls face the fire under strong floodlight and rising smoke; a purple-draped altar with flower garlands stands at left. Count of visible people exceeds twenty. The priest's back is turned, so no a person identification is made from appearance.2014-03-09December 11 20152015-12-11Night outdoor ritual on grass beside a brick fire pit (homa) with flames, smoke and marigold garlands. In the foreground a man in an orange dhoti with a pink upper cloth bends over the fire, pouring offerings. At left a man in white dhoti sits with a small brass lamp. Behind them a line of seated devotees in white and cream clothes with red-and-white beaded necklaces watch. On the right a man in a dark cap and red-brown robe sits with hands in anjali mudra before a red leather chair. A standing man in an orange robe stands at top left. A white fan stands on a pole behind the fire.2015-12-11July 24 20142014-07-24