Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A photograph of an outdoor homa fire ceremony at dusk on a striped woven mat. A shaved-headed priest in orange-saffron robes and a saffron shawl sits at right, pouring an offering from a metal vessel toward a square stone fire pit with a bright flame. Brass and steel ritual vessels, a small bowl and lamps sit on the mat, and three orange-draped kalasha pots with green leaves and netting are arranged in front. Seated devotees in white and red shawls, with lanyards, watch from the background, some with hands folded. A deity mural and a seated statue are visible behind. Whether the priest is a person cannot be determined from appearance.

More like this

Open the gallery
Outdoor night ritual photo: a fire pit with a bright flame burns at centre on a white-edged square platform, with a brass ladle and metal vessels on the right. A bald man in orange-red robes and a rudraksha mala pours an offering toward the fire, seated on striped rugs. Three mango-shaped kalasha pots with flowers and a brass pot sit in front. Around them, roughly two dozen devotees sit in white and red shawls, some wearing lanyards; a deity murti and a shrine stand in the background. The scene reads as a homa or yagna.2013-03-31March 31 20132013-03-31A night-time homa at an outdoor fire pit, a square white-tiered altar with a bright flame at centre. In the foreground, three kalashas with mango-leaf tops and orange-gold cloths sit beside a clear glass vessel holding flowers, with brass plates and cups around. On the right, a bald man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, holding a brass ladle over the fire. Behind the fire, seated devotees in white clothes and red shawls face the ritual on striped woven mats; a few stand at the back near a dark stone statue and temple structure.2013-03-31A night-time homa in an open hall: a bald priest in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged before a white square fire pit with a bright flame, offering from a silver plate. Three kalasha pots wrapped in orange cloth and garlanded with white flowers rest on a red brocade cloth in front, with brass vessels and a silver bowl beside him. Seated devotees in white, red and orange clothing fill the striped rugs behind him. The page excerpt mentions a satsang, but the visible scene shows a fire ritual.2013-03-31A photograph of an evening homa at an outdoor ritual site. A bright fire burns in a square stone fire pit at center. A bare-chested priest with a shaved head, dark skin and reddish-orange cloth around his waist sits cross-legged on the right, pouring an offering from a ladle into the flames. Brass and silver vessels, small bowls and kalasha-style pots decorated with orange and white cloth and flowers sit on striped woven mats in the foreground. Behind them a large audience in white clothes, many wearing red or orange shawls and beaded necklaces, sits on mats. A stone shrine with a dark deity murti stands in the background, and a tall red-and-gold deity figure is at the top left.2013-03-31February 21 20172017-02-21Night outdoor homa at a KAILASA ashram: a lit brick fire pit with tall orange flames sits at left, with ritual offerings and a brass vessel nearby. Behind it, about two dozen young ascetics in orange robes and orange head cloths sit cross-legged on striped mats. A shirtless man in an orange cloth stands holding a microphone, and a man in white dhoti with a sash stands beside him. At right, a seated man in orange robes with an ornate headdress and beaded necklaces leads the offerings beside a silver throne, brass lamps, kalasha-style pots and a silver bull figure. a person appears as the seated officiant in ornate headdress and beaded jewellery.2017-09-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremony in an open courtyard with red-painted walls. A large square yellow-ochre fire pit with a burning blaze sits on striped cloth. Several people in saffron-orange robes and orange headcloths sit cross-legged in rows, some holding malas, while a bare-chested man in front works near the flames. Behind the fire, a figure in red-and-white clothing with a crown-like headpiece sits on a raised platform with a fire and a bell-shaped stand. A large ornate silver vessel with relief figures stands in the foreground beside a row of small brass lamps and a bowl of offerings.2017-08-31February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesOutdoor fire ritual at dusk: a large square fire pit with a tall flame stands in the foreground, decorated with white kolam-style dots and scattered pink flower petals. A bearded priest with a shaved-headed, long-haired appearance wears an ornate red garment and a long beaded garland, holding an open book and gesturing with one hand. Beside him a man in white dhoti sits and tends the fire, and another man in white sits to the right above trays of coconuts, betel leaves, fruit, puffed grains, pink flowers and brass vessels. About a dozen seated devotees in white clothes with red sashes sit on striped mats in the background, and a woman in an orange sari stands at the right edge.2016-04-03September 17 20172017-09-17 +1 copiesA night-time homa at an outdoor ritual pavilion. A large yellow-painted square fire pit with a bright flame sits in the foreground, decorated with white and purple floral markings and scattered flower petals. Behind it, a priest in an orange-red turban and orange cloth, wearing a rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged and feeds offerings into the fire from a bowl. Beside him, another ritual assistant in an orange turban and orange cloth tends the fire. Standing men in white dhotis with gold borders, some bare-chested and some wearing shawls, stand in the background. Brass lamps, a tray of flower petals, a covered brass vessel and small offering plates sit on a striped mat, along with a silver puja tray holding pink flowers and lit wicks. Gold decorative arches stand behind the group.2017-09-17