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Outdoor photo of a large open ground laid out with rows of red bricks, each set with small bundles of straw or stalks and offerings, as part of a 1008 homa-style ritual setting. Many people in white clothing move among the rows; several wear white dhotis and kurtas, a few wear white robes, and one wears a dark shirt. At the far end a large blue banner shows a portrait of a figure with a red headdress and the printed text 'INTERNATIONAL VEDIC HINDU UNIVERSITY' and '1008'. A stage with a central kalasha-like arrangement sits in front of the banner, and a white truck is parked to the right. Palm and tree foliage frame the scene under an overcast sky.

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Outdoor ritual field at a 1008 Sapthayagam event in Hosur, with rows of red bricks laid across the ground, each topped with bundles of dried straw and small oil lamps. Many people in white ritual clothing and saffron-toned saris walk among the rows, some carrying bundles or bowls. A large blue banner reads 1008 with Tamil text and shows a robed figure in red-orange attire beside a decorated arch of marigolds, and a white truck and palm trees stand in the background. The scene is a homa-style offering arrangement; no identifiable a person appearance is clearly visible among the crowd.2007-09-03Outdoor photo of a large field laid out with rows of small brick hearths, each holding dry wood and offering vessels, for a fire ritual. Several people in white clothes move between the rows, some carrying a white sack, and one woman in a white sari stands near the center. Behind them is a blue and white banner reading International Vedic Hindu University with a large portrait of a red-robed figure, a 1008 sign and Tamil text, plus a flatbed truck and palm trees under an overcast sky. The scene reflects a large homa or yagna setup with ritual preparation.2007-09-03Outdoor photo of a large open ground prepared for a fire ritual, with rows of red bricks laid out in lines, each stacked with dry firewood and small clay vessels for a sapthayagam-style homa. Several people in white dhotis and white shirts, along with women in saris, walk between the rows carrying items. Behind them stands a stage with a large banner reading 'International Vedic Hindu University' and a printed portrait of a bearded figure with red headwear, captioned with Tamil text and '1008'. A white truck and a few tall trees stand at the edge of the site under a pale sky.2007-09-03September 03 20072007-09-03September 03 20072007-09-03Outdoor homa ground at a 1008 Sapthayagam event with rows of red brick fire pits, each with dry wood and offering plates, arranged on bare earth. Behind them a large blue banner shows a portrait of a man in an orange turban, with the Tamil heading 'நித்யானந்த தியான பீடம்' and '1008' printed on it. A decorated arch of flowers and a tiered stack of kalasha pots stand on a white-draped stage where priests in white dhotis and shirts perform rituals. A side banner reads 'Maha Sapthayagam' and shows small photos. Several men in white and a few in saffron-toned dress tend the pits.2007-09-03September 03 20072007-09-03September 03 20072007-09-03Outdoor ceremony ground at a Sapthayagam-style event, with a large blue banner reading International Vedic Hindu University and a portrait of a robed figure with a red-orange head covering, beside a mound of offerings. Men in white dhotis and shirts stand and move around a rustic wooden rail fence bordering a brick-lined yagna area; several orange and white flags with a blue logo fly along the fence. A row of red chairs and a small table sit to the right, with onlookers in casual clothes watching from the edges. Overhead wires and palm trees frame a pale sky.2007-09-03Outdoor photograph of a homa yagna ground in a large open area under trees. Rows of small brick fire pits with brass dishes, offerings and wrapped packets sit on the sandy ground, with thin mats laid beside them. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands facing the pits, his back to the camera. To the left, women in orange and saffron saris and a man in a white shirt walk past. A man in green uniform and an orange-trimmed shirt, and a uniformed police officer, stand near the crowd. Behind them a stage features a large banner with a painted portrait of a man wearing an orange turban and saffron clothing, and a tiered display of fruit or offerings. Hanging panels show deity imagery. Several people appear in the background. The banner text reads International Vedic Hindu University and Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, with a Tamil heading. The portrait on the banner is a painted depiction; no physical candidate is clearly present on stage.2007-11-18Outdoor ritual ground under large shade trees where many small brick fire pits are arranged on sandy earth, each with a brass bowl, wood, and offerings wrapped in white cloth and banana-leaf plates. A woman in a white sari with pink border walks among the pits, and a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and green top stands in the center with a saffron shawl. Behind them a long white-draped table holds a tiered arrangement of fruit and kalasha-like offerings with garlands. A large banner shows a smiling man in an orange head wrap above the words International Vedic Hindu University, Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. A second banner reads in Tamil. Uniformed police and several onlookers stand nearby. The man in orange appears to be a devotee or priest rather than an identifiable figure.2007-11-18Outdoor ritual ground with rows of small square brick fire pits, each holding stacked dry sticks, a brass bowl and a brass plate on a woven mat. Two men in plain white clothes bend over pits, one pouring from a white sack. Behind them hang red and orange patterned cloth screens, a flagpole, a saffron flag, loudspeakers and a banner with a portrait. Several other men stand at the right edge. This appears to be a homa or yagna setup.2007-09-03