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A homa fire ceremony inside a hall with a pillared interior and coloured cloth pillar wraps. A bare-chested man in a yellow dhoti kneels at left, holding a wooden tray over a fire pit with smoke rising. Stacked bricks of offerings are arranged in front, decorated with flower garlands. Several priests in white dhotis and orange cloths stand behind, one holding a brass vessel of flames. A man in a brown-red dhoti with a long garland of flowers stands with hands folded in prayer, next to a man in orange cloth with his hands joined. Red and white striped floor mats, brass pots and marigold and rose garlands fill the foreground.

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April 14 20182018-04-14A ritual fire ceremony in a temple courtyard with a homa or yagna fire pit, smoke rising from brick-lined altar pits decorated with marigold and flower garlands. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti kneels and feeds the fire while attendants in white and saffron dhotis stand nearby. On the right, a man with a long swept-back hairstyle, a red-brown dhoti and a flower garland, hands folded in namaskar, stands in front of a second man in orange with a yellow-and-orange garland. Striped red cloth covers the floor, and colourful painted pillars, a decorated umbrella and banana leaves frame the scene. About a dozen people are visible.2018-04-14A homa fire ritual inside a temple hall with a red-and-white striped floor mat, brick-built fire pit surrounded by flower garlands and offerings, and smoke rising. A priest in a yellow dhoti and saffron-coloured sash pours offerings while a man in a saffron dhoti holds a tray of fruit. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti holds a microphone, and a man on the right with a tall black turban, gold necklace and white flower garland presses his palms together. Colourful decorated pillars and banana leaves frame the scene.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14Smoky interior of a temple hall with a fire pit (homa) at the centre, flames rising from a brick-lined altar heaped with offerings, flowers and green leaves. A bare-chested man in orange-yellow dhoti kneels at right, reaching toward the fire. Behind, a group of priests in white dhotis and orange-saffron robes with rudraksha malas stand with palms joined; one older man in white with a shawl holds a microphone. Striped red mats cover the floor, and colourful painted pillars and banana-leaf decorations frame the space.2018-04-14April 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 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.2018-04-14A 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 fire ritual inside a decorated hall with brick-lined fire pit at the centre, flames rising from the logs and marigold and flower garlands laid around the bricks. A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together behind the fire, a shaved-head priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold necklace kneels beside the pit, and other priests in yellow and white stand nearby. Colourful umbrellas and flower-wreathed altar decorations line the background, with a dark copper vessel at right and brass lamps on the floor.2018-04-14 +1 copiesA 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