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A homa fire ceremony in a tented hall, with a fire pit at the centre emitting smoke and flame. Several priests in white dhotis sit around the pit: one in the foreground wears white with a blue-striped shawl, another beside him wears a white dhoti with a blue border, and a third on the left wears an orange-saffron cloth and red garland on a raised wooden seat. Behind, rows of seated devotees in white clothes and maroon-brown shawls face the fire. Tall brass oil lamps with multiple tiers stand on the right, and brass bowls, flower offerings of pink and red petals, and baskets sit on the floor. Microphones stand near the priests. A banner with the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam logo hangs at the upper left.

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July 16 20152015-07-16A homa fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit inside a tent, with flames and smoke rising from the centre. Three priests sit in the foreground with their backs to the camera, bare-shouldered and wearing white dhoti-style cloth with coloured borders; they face the fire, and microphones stand before them. Behind the fire pit, a seated congregation of around thirty devotees wearing white clothes and maroon or saffron shawls presses their palms together in prayer. Brass vessels, a kalasha and red flower petals lie around the fire. Hindu homa ritual with devotees in white.2015-07-16July 16 20152015-07-16July 06 20152015-07-06A large indoor hall lit with purple-tinted lights where a crowd of devotees dressed in white sits on striped woven mats facing a fire ritual. Smoke rises from a fire pit at the right, where a priest in white sits cross-legged chanting before a homa. Several devotees wear orange-brown shawls, and some hold small brass items. Ornate silver and gold ceremonial canopies, a kalasha and a decorated peetha stand near the fire, with offering plates in front. A figure in ornate attire sits on a raised seat at the far right beside the fire, and a shaved-headed devotee in white sits at lower left. The scene reflects a srividya homa during a gathering.2015-07-16A large hall filled with seated devotees in white clothing and orange or saffron shawls, many with palms pressed together in prayer or raised hands. In the foreground a fire pit with visible flames sits on a striped rug, with offering trays and brass vessels nearby. At the right, priests in white and saffron dhotis tend the fire near a decorated seat with a golden canopy. Hanging lamps, ceiling fans, and a tall lamp stand fill the background under purple stage lighting, and a cameraman stands near the left wall. A white-clad man stands at the far left, and a bald man in white sits in the center foreground.2015-07-16December 02 20162016-12-02January 01 20182018-01-01July 06 20152015-07-06July 16 20152015-07-16September 05 20172017-09-05 +2 copiesJuly 16 20152015-07-16