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November 12 20082008-11-12November 12 20082008-11-12November 12 20082008-11-12Outdoor ritual on bare red earth beside a brick platform. A framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda Swamiji" in a red-and-white garland sits on a white-draped table at left. On the brick platform a woman in white clothes plays a hand cymbal and reads from a sheet of paper, with a brass pot, a small plate of fruit and an oil lamp set before her on a low wooden table. In the foreground a woman in a white garment holds a brass bowl, and a fire burns in a brick-ringed fire pit. Trees and scrub fill the background.2006-08-28A photograph of a homa or yagna ceremony held under a tarpaulin canopy with a rocky hillside behind. Seated devotees in white clothes, many with orange sashes, sit on mats in rows before brick fire pits. A woman in a white sari with gold border sits in the foreground with her head bowed, and brass bowls, kalasha-style vessels, flower petals and offerings sit on banana-leaf plates. Smoke rises from the fire at the back, near a decorated shrine canopy with a deity murti and a priest in white standing at the altar.2008-11-11A smoky indoor homa in a plain whitewashed room. A brick fire pit with a bright flame sits on the floor, and a young woman in a white garment with a gold-bordered hem tends it with a long ladle while another woman in white sits beside her. A woman in a dark red-brown sari sits on the right, and another person in white sits at the lower right. Behind them, a draped side table holds a framed portrait of a woman seated under a tree, garlanded with white flowers and yellow blooms, with a fruit plate and a brass oil lamp on a stand nearby. Several small brass vessels rest on the floor at the bottom edge.2009-10-10Outdoor homa ceremony at dusk on bare earth. Several people in white clothes with orange shawls kneel behind low white-brick fire pits, where flames rise and small vessels sit near the fires. In the foreground a woman with a long dark braid wears a white garment with an orange shawl, and a bronze vessel rests beside a pit. Behind the pits, a framed portrait of a seated figure on a throne stands on a white-draped table with flowers. Trees and a pale sky form the background.Outdoor homa ceremony under a red and gold tent with a fringed valance, palm trees behind. A square fire pit with white stepped sides and a dark central hollow sits on the floor, decorated with yellow flowers. Young men in white dhotis and yellow sashes sit cross-legged around it, one pouring from a brass vessel and another holding a plate of offerings. A monastic in orange robes and a woman in a pink headscarf kneel near the pit, and a line of seated devotees in white watches from the back. Large brass oil lamps with yellow marigold garlands stand in the foreground. Behind the pit, a tall ornate throne draped with orange cloth and a garland of orange and white flowers holds a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure with long hair. Fruit, flowers and sweets are arranged on trays.2009-10-17Outdoor ritual at a fire pit (homa/yagna) lined with white-painted edges and scattered pink flower petals. A woman in an orange sari with a yellow-and-green marigold garland stands at the pit holding a ritual vessel and a lit lamp over the opening. Beside her, a man in an orange robe holds a lamp and stands near the pit. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls sit on mats, some with hands folded in prayer, while drummers play nearby. Under two colourful striped umbrellas, a framed portrait of a woman in orange garments with a mala necklace sits on a white-draped table, garlanded with red, yellow and white flowers. Oil lamps, bananas and fruit sit on plates at the left.2008-08-01September 25 20092009-09-25 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor ritual pavilion under a decorated canopy with banana leaves and garlands. A framed portrait of a long-haired figure in orange robes with a beaded necklace, garlanded, sits on a raised platform at the back. In front, a figure in orange robes and an orange head covering sits facing the portrait, while three seated men in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit with their backs to the camera. Brass lamps, flower-decorated trays, fruit, and red cloth bundles are arranged on the platform.2009-10-17A photograph of an outdoor homa ritual beneath palm trees at an ashram. A framed portrait of a long-haired figure in orange robes and a white flower garland stands on an easel at left; the photograph is a printed picture, not a physical person. In the foreground, a square fire pit with a dark stone base is ringed with yellow and orange marigolds and rose petals. Several ashramites in orange and saffron robes sit around it: a woman in orange with glasses at left, younger women in orange, and a woman in a saffron veil at centre-right holding a long ladle over the pit. A man in orange with a rudraksha-style necklace and a man in white with a yellow shawl sit at the right edge. Brass and silver vessels, bowls and a kalasha-like brass pot with a netted cover sit on a purple cloth, with green banana leaves and foliage framing the scene.2009-09-25 +1 copies