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Outdoor-style temple hall with a homa fire pit lined with pink and brown bricks, flames and smoke rising from wood, decorated with purple and white flower garlands. A priest in a yellow shawl and white dhoti holds a flower-garlanded offering and performs the ritual with raised hands. Nearby, men in saffron and orange dhotis and white dhotis hold brass plates of offerings, some with fruit, and a bronze kalasha stands at right. Other people stand in the background beneath ornate hanging umbrellas, lanterns and yellow-and-green marigold garlands. A central figure with a large crown-like headdress and white flower garland stands in the ritual space. Red woven mats cover the floor.

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A homa or yagna ritual in a decorated temple hall. A priest in a saffron shawl and white dhoti pours an offering from a brass plate over a smoking fire pit built of stacked red bricks decorated with flowers. Nearby, several attendants in saffron and yellow dhotis stand holding plates of offerings. A man at right in white robes with a long wrap holds his palms together in front of the fire, a garland of white flowers around his neck, and his hair is tied up in a dark topknot. Behind him is a decorated altar heaped with marigold and rose garlands. Colourful painted pillars, green and red umbrellas, and strings of orange marigolds hang overhead. Brass lamps and copper pots sit on the red-and-white floor cloth. Text overlay reads 2020 Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam2018-04-14A homa or yagna at a temple hall, with a fire pit built from stacked brick-like blocks decorated with flower petals and marigold garlands. A priest in white dhoti with a yellow shawl and sacred thread pours an offering from a metal vessel into the smoke rising from the fire pit. Nearby, a man in an orange-yellow dhoti stands with a folded cloth, and other ritual attendants in white and orange garments stand behind. Behind them, a decorated deity murti is adorned with flower garlands on an altar, with red-and-white umbrellas and flower-hung pillars. Brass oil lamps, fruit offerings, and a large copper pot sit at the front.2018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesA homa or yagna ritual in a temple hall with a fire pit of stacked bricks, smoke rising, and flower-decorated brick offerings with brass lamps and a copper pot. Several priests stand around: a bare-chested man in a yellow-orange dhoti holds a tray, another in a yellow shawl and white dhoti holds a tray with hands raised, and a man in white with a purple sash and garlands performs the offering. A man with a shaved head in white ritual clothing and garlands stands with hands folded in prayer. Colourful decorated pillars, hanging green and red umbrella canopies, and marigold garlands frame the scene, with a flower-covered deity display on the right.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesA homa or yagna at a temple hall decorated with marigold garlands, hanging lanterns and colourful pillar wraps. In the centre, a man in a yellow shawl over a white dhoti stands before a smoking fire pit built of stacked red bricks topped with flowers. Around him, priests in saffron and yellow dhotis tend the fire and hold offering items, and a man in a white dhoti and shawl with a mala stands to the right. Brass lamps, a copper pot, fruit and a flowered altar sit around the fire pit. The pictured person's appearance does not clearly match the ceremonial description, so the identity is uncertain. Five or more people are visible.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14A homa or yagna at an altar of stacked, flower-decorated bricks with a flame and smoke rising from a fire pit in a temple hall with hanging marigold garlands and colourful pillars. A bare-chested priest in saffron-orange dhoti leans in to the fire on the right, while a priest in saffron-orange shawl and yellow sash holds a silver tray of offerings and fruit at left. A man in white dhoti with a sash and white garland stands centre-left, and a figure in plain white ritual cloth and white garland holds a kalasha-like vessel nearby. Brass oil lamps, a metal vessel and a green canopy frame the scene.2018-04-14 +1 copies