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A photograph of a homa being performed in an indoor hall in Bali, with a brick fire pit burning in front. A priest in a red-orange dhoti and red headcloth, bare-armed and kneeling, tends the flames with an offering. Behind him a robed figure stands near a tall orange tiered ornament beside a gold-draped altar. Seated devotees in white clothes and red-and-white beaded necklaces sit on steps and the floor, many with palms pressed together. A banner at top reads Inner Awakening with a portrait of a smiling saffron-turbaned man and the words Paramahamsa Nithyananda in Bali. Brass plates, leaves and offerings are arranged in front.

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December 15 20132013-12-15Evening ritual in an open hall with a glass roof and wooden steps. In the foreground a fire pit burns with a metal bowl beside it. A priest in a maroon dhoti and orange-red shawl with a red turban, bare-shouldered, holds a lit lamp toward the fire on the left. Seated on the steps are rows of devotees in white clothes; some have their hands folded in namaste. At the centre, a figure in orange and red sits before a tiered orange-and-gold peetha throne-like seat. A banner on the wall shows a smiling bearded man in an orange turban above the words Inner Awakening, with a temple illustration beside it. Around 20 people are visible.2013-12-15December 15 20132013-12-15December 15 20132013-12-15December 15 20132013-12-15Photograph of an evening ritual in an indoor hall with glass walls and a dark patterned backdrop. In the foreground a priest in a red-orange dhoti and matching shawl, with a red head wrap, bends over a stone fire pit where a flame burns, tending it with a ladle. Around the fire lie silver trays, brass dishes, a kalasha-like vessel, flowers, and green leaves; a gold-draped table stands at left. Behind them, roughly thirty devotees in white clothes and red or rudraksha malas sit on steps with palms pressed together, some with shaved heads. A figure in orange sits on a throne with a tall orange canopy at the back, in an ornate setting, with a small child in orange seated on the steps. The scene reads as a homa or puja, and the seated figure's identity is not clear from appearance.2013-12-15December 15 20132013-12-15December 15 20132013-12-15 +1 copiesDecember 15 20132013-12-15December 15 20132013-12-15December 15 20132013-12-15December 15 20132013-12-15