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A photograph of a homa ritual in a hall. A man in saffron-orange robes with a draped head covering kneels at left, holding a ladle over a brick fire pit with burning embers and smoke. Behind him a white-draped altar holds a deity murti, brass oil lamps, a kalasha and a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" on the wall, decorated with yellow and red flowers. Two girls in white sit at right watching. Brass bowls filled with grains, fruits and offerings are arranged on a white cloth in the foreground, with flower petals scattered around the pit.

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A photograph of a homa ritual in a hall with pale yellow walls. A standing priest in an orange robe and orange head wrap holds a brass lamp with a flame in his right hand, with a bracelet on that wrist. Smoke rises from a brick fire pit with fruit, marigolds and brass vessels in front of him. Behind the fire pit, a white-draped altar holds a small deity murti, brass lamps and a kalasha. A large framed portrait of a seated figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, flanked by marigold garlands and greenery, hangs on the back wall. Three or four seated young people in white garments sit on the floor at the right and left edges, with palms joined in one case.2007-10-21A priest in saffron robes and a saffron head wrap sits cross-legged on a white cloth at a homa fire pit built of white bricks, holding a ladle and offering into the flames while smoke rises. Around him are brass bowls of offerings, fruit plates of bananas, grapes and cut fruit, and a green coconut-like kalasha in a woven basket. Behind the fire pit, a framed portrait of a saffron-robed man with long hair and beads sits at the back of a decorated altar, flanked by garlands, with a small deity murti and oil lamps. Three young people in white ritual clothes with tilak sit on the right, watching the ceremony.2007-10-21A man in orange robes and an orange head wrap stands at a brick fire pit performing a homa, tossing pieces of offering into the flames with his right hand from a brass plate. Behind him on a white-draped table are a blue deity murti, a small red-cushioned object, and a framed portrait garlanded with marigolds and red flowers, showing a figure in orange with a beaded necklace and raised hand. Two girls in white clothes sit on the right beside brass oil lamps. Brass bowls, a brass vessel, marigold petals and a yellow fruit sit at the fire pit's base.2007-10-21A photograph of a homa fire ritual in an indoor hall with a pale yellow wall. A man in saffron robes and a saffron head covering sits cross-legged on a white cloth at left, pouring from a ladle over a brick fire pit with burning flames. Behind the fire, a framed portrait of a saffron-robed man with a long beaded necklace is garlanded with yellow and red flowers and set on a white-draped table, with a blue deity murti, a brass lamp and a kalasha. Several girls in white clothes sit on mats at right, and brass bowls with flowers sit in the foreground. A printed caption on the portrait area is not legible enough to copy. Palm leaves decorate the wall.2007-10-21A photograph of a ritual homa inside a hall with pale yellow walls. A standing man in orange robes holds a flaming vessel overhead while facing an altar draped in white. Behind the altar, a framed portrait of a man seated in orange robes with a beaded necklace, its frame garlanded with yellow and red flowers. Before the altar sits a small deity murti in blue and gold, and a brick-lined fire pit burns with marigold offerings. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides, a white-robed attendant holds a bell, and two children in white sit on the floor at right. Palm leaves and marigold decorations hang on the walls.2007-10-21A photograph of a homa ritual in a bare hall with pale green walls decorated with green leaf sprigs. A man in orange robes and an orange head wrap stands at left, holding a brass plate of offerings over a flaming fire pit lined with white bricks. Behind the fire, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a seated figure in orange with a beaded necklace, garlanded with red and yellow flowers. On a white-draped table sit a blue deity murti and a small red-and-silver figure, flanked by brass oil lamps. Three girls in white dress sit at right, and a seated person in white is partly visible at lower left. Brass vessels, marigold petals and a plate of white powder lie on the floor.2007-10-21A photograph of a homa or yagna in an indoor hall. A priest in orange robes and a head wrap, with a tilak on his forehead, sits at left and pours an offering with a long ladle into a small brick fire pit where a flame burns. Behind him a framed portrait of a bearded, long-haired man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, hands raised in blessing, is garlanded with yellow and orange marigolds. A white-draped table holds a blue and gold deity murti and brass oil lamps. In front, rows of brass plates hold offerings, and fruit such as bananas, grapes and apples sits on a white cloth. Three young women in white dress with rudraksha malas sit cross-legged at right on a mat. Palm fronds decorate the yellow walls.2007-10-21Indoor ritual scene in a pale green room with small dark leaf decorations on the walls. A man in orange robes and an orange head wrap stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp aloft in a raised hand as he performs an aarti before a framed portrait of a man in orange robes and a long rudraksha-style necklace, raising one hand in blessing, with yellow marigold garlands around the frame. The portrait is a printed picture, not a physical person. Below, a white-draped table holds a small deity murti and brass lamps. In front, a homa fire burns in a stacked brick fire pit with offerings, and brass plates of food and flowers sit on a white cloth. Three young women in white clothes sit cross-legged on the floor at right, watching the ritual.2007-10-21A standing priest in orange saffron robes and a saffron head wrap holds a ladle-like brass stick and a flame over a brick fire pit where a homa is performed, with white smoke rising. Behind him, a framed portrait shows a figure in orange robes and a pearl necklace, surrounded by marigold and red garlands, above a draped white altar with brass oil lamps and offerings. Three seated children in white clothes sit on mats at right, with their hands joined in prayer. Marigold petals, bananas and bowls of offerings lie around the fire pit.2007-10-21A homa is performed in an indoor hall before a large framed portrait of a seated saffron-robed figure labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda", draped with a garland of red and yellow flowers. In the centre, a man in an orange shawl and orange turban with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace kneels behind a square fire pit of white bricks, its flames rising as he tends it with a long ladle. Two men in white clothes sit nearby, one at left beside trays of coconuts, bananas and grains, another in the foreground. A white-draped altar holds a brass figure, a red-cloth shrine, brass oil lamps and marigold petals. Four people are visible.2007-10-21A photograph of a homa being performed indoors. A man in orange robes stands at left, pouring grains and round white offerings from a brass tray toward a small brick fire pit with flames. Two children in white clothes sit cross-legged at right, watching. Behind the fire pit, a framed portrait of a seated figure in orange robes with a white beaded necklace is garlanded with marigolds and red and yellow flowers. A blue-and-gold deity murti stands on a white-draped table, flanked by brass oil lamps. Brass pots, marigold petals and a green plant in a brass vessel sit on the floor.2007-10-21A seated priest in an orange robe and white dhoti performs a homa at a brick fire pit on a white-draped table, holding a brass plate of yellow and orange marigold petals. He has a white vertical tilak on his forehead. To the left stands a young man in white with a rudraksha mala. Behind the fire pit, several young people in white clothes sit cross-legged, some with white tilak and beaded necklaces. A framed portrait on the wall, garlanded with marigolds and red flowers, shows a figure in orange seated in meditation, and a small brass deity murti in blue and gold sits on the table beside a red kalasha. Brass oil lamps and offerings surround the fire pit.2007-10-21