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A seated man in an orange-saffron robe and matching orange head wrap performs a homa at a fire pit on a tiered white brick altar. He holds a small metal vessel toward the flames while speaking into a handheld microphone on a stand. Gold necklaces and a bracelet adorn him. Behind the altar, a banner with lettering hangs above strands of flower garlands and brass lamps. In the background two men in white clothing stand near the edge of the stage, one wearing a blue badge. Marigold and other flowers decorate the altar steps and offering trays with bananas and fruit lie nearby.

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March 22 20082008-03-22A homa is being performed in a hall with cream walls. A man in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange head wrap sits cross-legged before a brick fire pit with flames rising, holding a brass vessel over the fire. A second man in white clothes sits behind him, and a partly visible person in white is at the lower left with offerings. Behind the fire, a framed portrait of a saffron-robed seated figure with a garland of marigolds and red flowers hangs above a white-draped altar holding a deity murti and brass lamps. Fruit, marigold petals and a brass kalasha sit near the fire pit.2007-10-21October 12 20072007-10-12A night photograph of an outdoor stage draped in white with garlands of pink and yellow flowers along its front edge. A man in a saffron-orange turban, orange shawl and gold necklace sits at a microphone with his hands joined near a brass bowl, appearing to speak. Beside him a man in white ritual clothes with a dark rudraksha mala and a blue-and-white badge sits behind a metal stand, and a woman in a white sari with pink border stands at the right. A brass kalasha-style vessel is at the left edge.2007-11-18December 10 20072007-12-10March 22 20082008-03-22March 22 20082008-03-22June 09 20092009-06-09March 22 20082008-03-22March 22 20082008-03-22A photograph of a homa-style ritual in a hall with pale yellow walls decorated with green leaf sprigs and marigolds. A seated priest in saffron-orange robes, with an orange head covering, holds a lamp aloft with one hand, its flame rising. In front of him is a low brick fire pit with marigold petals, brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot, and trays of fruit and offerings. Behind the altar, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a saffron-robed figure with a garland, surrounded by yellow and red marigold garlands. A blue deity murti stands on the white-draped altar beside brass lamps. Two people in white sit at the right edge of the frame.2007-10-21March 22 20082008-03-22