A large outdoor night ritual with a dense crowd of devotees seated on the ground in rows, many in white, cream, and checked shirts, with saris in green, orange, and lavender. Small brick fire pits with bright flames burn in front of them, and smoke fills the air under floodlights. The scene suggests a homa or yagna fire ritual, with devotees tending their individual fire pits. - Nithyanandapedia

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A large outdoor night ritual with a dense crowd of devotees seated on the ground in rows, many in white, cream, and checked shirts, with saris in green, orange, and lavender. Small brick fire pits with bright flames burn in front of them, and smoke fills the air under floodlights. The scene suggests a homa or yagna fire ritual, with devotees tending their individual fire pits.

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Night photograph of a large outdoor homa in which many seated devotees tend small brick fire pits. Flames rise from the square brick fire pits across the dusty ground, with smoke hanging over the crowd and rows of lights in the distance. In the foreground a woman in a red sari with gold jewellery sits beside a pit and feeds sticks into the fire, while a woman in a dark blue sari with a red border sits nearby with a child. Many men in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing rudraksha malas, sit in the rows behind. No single person is identifiable as a person in this crowd view.

July 29 2008

Outdoors at night, many devotees sit on sandy ground performing a homa-style fire ritual at rows of small brick fire pits, each holding a flame. Participants wear white, cream, and saffron clothing, including a woman in a maroon sari and a woman in a blue-bordered white sari in the foreground. A boy in a white shirt and a girl in white stand near the fires, and an adult man in a white shirt sits at a pit, with brass bowls and offerings placed beside the flames. Standing spectators and a purple emblem with a white bird appear in the background beyond a rope line, and smoke drifts through the scene.

A photograph of a large outdoor fire ritual at dusk with hundreds of participants seated on the ground before individual brick-lined fire pits. Flames rise from many square pits and smoke hangs over the crowd. In the foreground a woman in a red and black sari with gold jewellery and red bangles feeds sticks into a fire, and beside her a young girl in a patterned top sits watching. Nearby a woman in a maroon sari sits with a brass plate and bowl. Many men in white shirts and white dhotis sit on the ground, several wearing lanyards, tending small fires and holding ritual items. Scattered wooden sticks, red cloth and brass vessels lie around the pits. The scene reads as a homa or yagna performed by a large gathering.

A night-time outdoor homa ceremony on bare sandy ground, with rows of small brick fire pits burning with bright flames and smoke rising through the air. Participants sit cross-legged in lines beside each fire pit. In the foreground a young woman in a maroon sari with her hair in a long plait sits at a fire pit, and beside her a man in a striped shirt tends the fire. Metal bowls, plates of offerings and a torch lie on the ground. Many more seated devotees are visible in the hazy background. The occasion is not stated in the image, and no a person candidate is visible.

A large outdoor fire ritual at night with many devotees seated on sand in rows. Each pair or small group sits before a square brick fire pit with lit flames and smoke rising through the haze. A woman in a teal sari in the foreground sits with hands pressed together in prayer beside a smoking pit. Next to her, a man in an orange dhoti and beaded necklace, with a gold-toned bowl nearby, tends a pit. Many others in white and pastel clothes sit behind, with a bright light glowing above the crowd.

Night photograph of a large outdoor homa ceremony on bare sandy ground under bright floodlights and smoke. Rows of devotees sit cross-legged or on white plastic chairs before small square brick fire pits with flames and offering plates. The foreground woman in a maroon sari sits before a pit with brass vessel nearby, while others in saris and white shirts stretch back into the smoky distance. No identifiable a person figure is visible among the seated participants.

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September 20 2006

A night photo of a large outdoor ritual gathering on sand, with many seated devotees in white, cream and striped clothing facing small fire pits and oil lamps set in square brick or stone fire pits. Smoke hangs in the air under bright floodlights. In the background a stage with a white draped table holds decorated pots and offerings, and a banner above reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. People sit in long rows toward the stage, with some wearing saris and salwar in orange, pink and green. A plastic chair stands in the right foreground. This appears to be a homa or fire-ritual gathering. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.