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A seated priest in a saffron-orange turban and bare chest, with white sandalwood markings and a rudraksha-style bead mala, pours an offering with a ladle into a square yellow-brick fire pit where a flame burns. Behind him, a golden throne with a red cushion sits beside a brass trident and a flowered plate of bananas. Standing figures in orange robes watch from the left, and a white van with NITHYANANDAM lettering is parked beyond the courtyard. A large pink and yellow flower garland drapes a decorated seat in the foreground. This appears to be a homa fire ritual.

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A seated man in a rust-red turban and rust-red cloth wrapped around his waist sits cross-legged before a fire pit built of yellow-painted bricks. He is bare-chested with white sacred ash markings on his arms and chest, wears a white flower garland and beaded rudraksha bracelets, and holds a long-handled ladle over the burning fire. Nearby, a brass bowl, brass pots and a silver vessel sit on a striped mat, and a silver throne with a red-and-pink flower garland and green cloth lies to the left. In the background, a white van and a potted plant stand beside a brass trident, and two people in orange robes are partly visible at the far edge. The scene suggests a fire ritual such as a homa.2018-03-12A night-time homa at an open-air ashram courtyard. In the foreground a fire burns in a square brick fire pit decorated with white painted geometric designs. Behind it a seated man in a rust-red robe, with a crown-like head covering, rudraksha-style beads and bangled arms, sits on a striped multicoloured cloth beside a metal microphone stand, offering trays of fruit and rice, copper pots and a silver-framed deity murti with flower garlands. Two shirtless men in orange-red dhotis stand behind him, and a woman in white with a garland, plus another person, stand at the left edge. A silver peetha with garlands sits at right. Whether the seated man is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance; the cues are a crown, red robe and beads, but the image is uncertain.2017-09-07 +1 copiesA seated man in a rust-orange dhoti and matching shawl sits on a low silver stool before a homa fire pit built of yellow-painted bricks, with flames rising from wood. He wears a red turban, a long white flower garland, rudraksha malas and bead bracelets, and holds a small brass vessel near the fire. Behind him is a striped floor cloth and a gold-framed seat. In the foreground an ornate silver throne is draped with a large red and yellow flower garland, green leaves and cloth, and brass oil lamps stand on the floor beside a basket of wood. A parked white van and a potted plant are visible in the background.2018-03-12A seated priest in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl, with a rust-coloured turban, rudraksha malas and white sacred markings on his arms, tends a fire pit built of yellow-painted brick and dark blocks on a striped rug. He holds a small item over the pit while a silver kalasha draped in orange cloth and marigold garlands sits on a silver stand nearby beside banana, fruit and brass vessels. Behind him a gold-and-red throne and a green cloth are visible. The priest is a ritual officiant at a homa-style fire ceremony; no face-based identity is made and no visible cues establish a person's presence, so the appearance is not sufficient to name him.2018-05-10 +1 copiesNight ritual homa at an open pavilion: a brick fire pit blazes on the left, its edge painted with white geometric designs. Behind it, a man with a silver-white crown and a red-and-gold garment sits cross-legged on a striped rug, holding a ritual implement and facing the fire, with brass vessels, a bowl of offerings, and a silver altar with garlands and a small deity murti beside him. A microphone stand stands nearby. Standing behind him are two men, one bare-chested with a white dhoti and the other in red-orange, and two women in white saris with a garland, watching. The seated man wears ornate jewellery and a rudraksha-style bead necklace. Wrapped in colourful rugs, the scene is lit by the fire and a few lamps. a person probable: crown and red-gold attire qualify, so the seated figure is most.2017-09-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a fire ritual at an outdoor stone platform. A man in orange saffron cloth and an orange turban sits cross-legged on a striped rug, holding a long-handled ladle over a silver bowl of offerings beside a bright flame rising from a stone fire pit. Yellow marigold garlands and red flower petals lie on the rug. Behind the fire, a purple-draped altar displays deity murtis garlanded with yellow flowers. Brass plates hold red offerings and sweets, and a kalasha-like vessel sits nearby. This appears to be a homa or yagna with an oil-fed flame.2013-10-08A photograph of a homa fire ritual in progress. A bare-chested man with a rust-red turban, rudraksha mala and a silver chain sits at a yellow-plastered brick fire pit, reaching a hand toward the flames while a brass bowl and ladle rest beside it. Fresh marigold and pink flower garlands, white-clad priests stand behind, and small oil lamps sit on the floor. a person cues: a rust turban and rudraksha necklace, though the face is partly turned and the appearance is not certain enough to confirm identity.2018-04-11 +1 copiesOctober 06 20132013-10-06January 06 20182018-01-06Outdoor evening ritual at a homa platform. A bare-chested man with long swept-back hair, a crown-like headdress and saffron-red shawl sits on a raised white platform at right, holding a long ladle over a fire on a brick heap; a silver tray stands beside him. In the foreground a gold-framed fire pit burns with flames. Seated on striped mats at left, men and women in saffron, orange and red robes and garlands sit in rows, one in an orange turban. Brass lamps are lit at right, a silver vessel stands in the foreground, and smoke rises across a crowd of devotees in the background.2017-08-31Night-time homa at an outdoor ritual site. A fire burns inside a square brick fire pit, with a ladle held over it. A shirtless priest with a rudraksha mala and an orange cloth sits behind the pit, with a white head cloth. Several other priests in orange and white garments are seated along the row. Behind the fire pit stands a golden throne with a purple cushion, garlanded with white jasmine and marigold. Trays of bananas, flower petals, coconuts, and brass kalasha-style vessels surround the area on a sandy floor. A lamp and a yellow matchbox lie on the ground at the lower right.2017-06-08Outdoor ritual scene at an ashram courtyard. On the left, a man with shaved head and a white-and-orange tilak sits on an orange cushioned armchair, wearing an orange-red robe, a long white and pink flower garland, and bare feet resting on a red footstool. Beside him, a younger man in a white dhoti and shawl, with a red turban and rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged at a wooden fire pit where a bright homa fire burns, tending it with a ladle. Offerings sit nearby: a brass bowl, a plate of marigolds, a banana leaf, and an orange cloth. Behind them stands a gold-draped palanquin or cart on yellow wheels, with red walls and palm trees in the background.2014-10-03