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A photograph of a homa performed at a white-walled ritual space. A bald man in an orange-saffron shawl and orange dhoti, with a sandalwood-and-vibhuti forehead mark, thick-rimmed glasses and a heavy gold necklace with a pendant, leans over a white brick fire pit and gestures with his right hand toward the flames. Orange marigold petals are scattered on the white bricks. Several young men in white clothes sit behind him, some with forehead marks, watching the ritual. Visible appearance cues are limited to saffron clothing and a gold necklace, so identity is uncertain.

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August 26 20072007-08-26Indoor homa ritual in a bare whitewashed room with an open doorway behind. A white brick fire pit holds a small flame, with marigold petals and sticks of wood beside it. A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha-style necklace and a tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged at the fire, raising his hands in blessing. Around him, a young man in orange shawl and white clothes, a younger boy in white, a woman in orange sari, a man in white with folded hands, and a seated man in white with a white shawl sit on the floor. Brass vessels, a kalasha-like pot and ritual items lie near the fire pit.2007-08-26August 26 20072007-08-26A photograph of a homa fire ceremony inside a plain whitewashed hall. A shaved-headed priest in an orange-saffron robe and a long gold bead necklace with a pendant sits on the right and offers ghee or substance into a rectangular fire pit built of white bricks, scattered with orange marigold petals. Flames rise from the pit. Around him, a group of young boys and men in white shirts and white dhotis sit cross-legged and watch closely, while a woman in a dark sari sits at the right edge. The priest wears a white vertical tilak on his forehead and glasses. The scene is a ritual homa performed in a temple or ashram setting.2007-08-26A night fire ritual (homa) inside a dim hall with a brick-built fire pit lined with white bricks and scattered red flower petals. A flame rises from the centre of the pit. A central seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a long-haired headdress with a white forehead mark holds a white ritual object and sits behind the fire. To the left, a shaved-headed attendant in orange robes holds an offering tray toward the pit. Silver lamps stand on both sides, and a seated audience in orange, white and yellow clothing fills the background, with a fan and a brick wall behind them.2007-02-16A homa is performed in an indoor hall before a large framed portrait of a seated saffron-robed figure labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda", draped with a garland of red and yellow flowers. In the centre, a man in an orange shawl and orange turban with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace kneels behind a square fire pit of white bricks, its flames rising as he tends it with a long ladle. Two men in white clothes sit nearby, one at left beside trays of coconuts, bananas and grains, another in the foreground. A white-draped altar holds a brass figure, a red-cloth shrine, brass oil lamps and marigold petals. Four people are visible.2007-10-21A photograph of a homa (fire ritual) being performed on a white-painted square fire pit covered with marigold petals and a small flame. A bald man with white forehead paste wears saffron-orange robes, a gold-beaded necklace with a pendant, and glasses, and extends his arm over the fire while holding an offering. Beside him, a young man in white clothes with white forehead marks and a red thread presses his palms together. Several young boys in white and a woman in a yellow sari sit behind them against a pale blue wall, with a barred window at right. Some of the people visible are partly hidden behind others.2007-08-26September 17 20102010-09-17A homa fire burns in a metal fire pit on the floor of an indoor hall as a standing man in orange robes and red-bordered dhoti stands with palms joined. A shaved-headed priest in orange kneels at left beside brass vessels, fruit offerings and kalasha-like pots with white flowers. Behind the fire, about a dozen seated devotees in orange shawls and white clothes sit with hands folded. A gilded throne with a tiger-patterned cushion stands at left, and a camera tripod is visible. Smoke rises through a beam of light from a high window.2012-07-11A figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap, with a long beard and a rudraksha mala, pours liquid from a small silver vessel while seated at a fire pit. Flames rise from a stone homa kund in the foreground, with a ladle and offerings beside it. Behind him seated devotees in white clothes watch the ritual inside a thatched, lattice-walled pavilion, with a microphone on a stand and a loudspeaker on the wall.2004-07-02A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace, sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne in a temple hall with orange and white striped walls. Devotees in white ritual clothes with gold necklaces hold oil lamps (aarti) toward him as part of pada puja. Fruit and offerings sit on a tray beside the throne.2010-11-02A photograph of a seated ritual gathering in a bright hall with pink walls and red curtains. Many participants sit on mats in rows; several men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and forehead markings lead the worship, some holding brass dishes, small lamps and kumkum. Men and women in white and cream clothing with yellow and red borders hold lit oil lamps and offering trays. A cropped foreground figure in white reaches out with a brass plate of flowers and sweets, and a central plate holds red offerings. Plastic chairs stand at the left edge. The scene resembles a padapuja and satsang gathering.2011-06-05