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Outdoor fire ritual at night beside a large green banner. A priest with a shaved head, wearing a white dhoti and white shawl with a white turban, sits cross-legged at a white brick fire pit where a large flame rises among white and orange flower garlands. Around the pit are brass pots, bowls of pink petals, bananas, pomegranates, limes and other fruit on a white cloth. A pink-draped altar holds a deity murti with flower garlands. Behind it a banner shows a printed portrait of a figure in a red-and-gold turban with white flower garlands, raising one hand, beside temple imagery. A white tower cooler and a fan stand to the right. The scene reads as a homa fire ritual.

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June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesKailaasa Paramparagatha Agni Vamsa Pallava Sarvajnapeetham SamrajyamPhoto 11687607A priest in white ritual dress with a white head wrap sits at a brick fire pit (homa kunda) with a bright open flame, pouring offerings from a metal plate beside stainless steel bowls on the green mat. Behind the fire, a draped pink-and-white table holds a deity murti and a kalasha-like vessel decorated with white jasmine garlands and red flower strands. A banner behind shows a temple illustration and Tamil text. The scene is outdoors at dusk with palm trees and a painted backdrop.2014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesA priest in white dhoti and white head-turban, with a red tilak on the forehead and rudraksha mala beads, sits before a brick-built homa fire pit at night. He holds an offering of sticks or herbs toward the bright flames, with steel bowls of offerings and marigold garlands on the brick base. Behind him is a painted backdrop of palm trees and a blue sky, and a banner with large Tamil lettering and a fire graphic. A pink-draped structure with garlands stands at the right. The scene shows a homa ritual in progress.2014-06-29Evening homa held under a tent with draped gold and red fabric. A priest in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl sits cross-legged before a fire pit, a brass vessel and oil lamp at his side, and trays of fruit, flowers and sweets spread on white cloth in front. Behind him a tiered pyramid of brass pots topped with mango leaves and coconuts rises beside a decorated vehicle displaying deity murti garlanded with flowers. A framed image of a saffron-robed figure appears on the left. No one else is visible in the scene.2010-07-24Night outdoor ritual under a white canopy with gold fringe. A large banner behind shows a smiling man in an orange turban and red tilak, with Tamil text reading a Nithyananda satsang title. In the centre, a seated figure in orange sits on a gold-framed throne behind a gold deity murti hung with yellow-and-white garlands, with flames rising from a lamp at the right. In front, a bald priest in orange robes and gold necklaces sits at a yellow brick-tiered fire pit holding a ladle, with kalasha pots, fruit, flowers and brass vessels around it. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with gold jewellery sits at left, hands folded beside a microphone. Devotees stand behind a red rope barrier.2011-12-08A photograph of an outdoor yajna (homa) pavilion under a thatched and cloth canopy. In the centre, a robed figure in long dark hair and saffron/orange cloth sits behind a fire pit where a flame rises from a brass vessel. Beside them, a man in orange shawl and a bald priest in white dhoti sit on a mat, with brass bowls of fruit, flower garlands, plates of offerings and marigold-decorated rims around the fire area. Behind, a decorated deity murti garlanded with bright floral garlands stands on a colourful backdrop, and several banners with portraits and Sanskrit text hang above. Banana plants frame the scene and a fan sits at left. Seated devotees in white clothes watch in the background. Swamiji (probable): the central saffron-clad figure with long swept-back hair and orange garments is performing the fire offering, cues include long hair and saffron clothing, and a portrait on the backdrop shows a shaved-headed figure labelled as the subject of the banners.2006-07-17Outdoor night ritual under a white canopy with a Tamil banner reading "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" beside a portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and a red tilak. A saffron-robed person sits on a golden throne-like seat behind two flower-garlanded deity murti figures on a gold platform. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with gold necklace and folded hands sits before a stepped pyramid of yellow-painted bricks with kalasha pots, mango leaves and fruit. A saffron-clad priest with a gold necklace holds a brass vessel and performs a ritual with a flame, while another priest in white stands nearby. A fire lamp burns on the right, and devotees stand behind a red rope barrier.2011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08