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A seated priest in saffron-orange robes with a white forehead mark and a gold chain performs a homa at a square brick fire pit where flames rise from burning wood. He holds a long wooden ladle over the fire, with a brass bowl and brass pots on a white cloth in front. A raised altar with a red-and-gold deity murti decorated with marigolds and a blue murti stands behind, flanked by tall brass oil lamps. Scattered marigold petals surround the fire pit, and a pineapple-like offering sits in a wire basket at right.

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A homa or yagna at a brick fire pit with flames rising in the centre. A man in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap, with a light sacred ash mark on his forehead and a wrist bangle, kneels on a mat and tosses an offering from a brass ladle while a microphone stands beside him. Another man in white ritual clothes and a white dhoti sits at left beside stacked firewood, brass vessels and a small brass lamp. Orange marigold petals are scattered around the pit, a brass bowl holds offerings, and a silver ritual object and a white-draped altar with a silver deity murti and garlands stand at right. A green plant and a coconut-like kalasha sit in the foreground.2007-10-21A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a hall. A priest in orange robes sits at the left edge, his arm and hand visible as he pours or offers from a small brass vessel into a square brick fire pit where split wood is burning. Marigold flowers are placed on the bricks around the pit, and a whole yellow fruit sits on green leaves in a brass stand at the front. Brass oil lamps stand on a white-draped table at the right, and brass plates with offerings and a small blue item sit on the left. The floor is grey concrete with a patterned mat behind.2007-10-21January 22 20142014-01-22A homa fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit on a tiled floor in an ashram hall. A seated priest on the left wears orange robes, an orange headwrap and a garland, and feeds offerings from a brass bowl into the flames with a ladle. A standing man on the right, in orange robes with a maroon-edged wrap, leans over the fire with his hand extended. Behind them a white-draped altar holds a brass deity murti, a conch-shaped vessel with red cloth, flowers and brass lamps. Above the altar hangs a framed portrait of a seated saffron-robed figure with a beaded necklace and raised hand, garlanded with marigolds and red flowers, with a printed caption at its base. Marigold petals are scattered around the pit.2007-10-21A homa fire ritual in an indoor hall. A man in an orange saffron robe and orange head wrap with a white tilak on his forehead kneels before a square fire pit built of white-washed bricks, pouring an offering from a brass vessel into the flames. A second man in white clothes kneels at the left beside trays of white powder, sweets, dried wood and small brass bowls of grains and spices arranged in rows on a white cloth. A brass kalasha with a coconut and mango leaves sits in front of the fire pit, marigold petals are scattered on the bricks, and a small brass lamp and silver deity murti stand on a white-draped table at the right. A microphone on a stand is near the robed man.2007-10-21A brick fire pit with burning wood and flames stands in the foreground, surrounded by marigold petals, brass plates of offerings, a coconut on a brass stand and a kalasha-like brass vessel. A man in orange robes and a saffron head covering sits behind the fire, holding a brass ladle-like vessel over the flames, with a microphone on a stand before him and a brass lamp and ganesha-like murti on a white-draped table to the right. A second person in white clothing sits at the left, beside stacked wood and brass pots, appearing to assist with the fire ritual, which fits a homa or yagna. Ash-streaked forehead and a bead bracelet are visible on the man in orange. Sprinkled marigolds cover the brickwork.2007-10-21January 22 20142014-01-22A 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 homa fire ritual in an indoor hall. A man in orange robes stands at left, pouring bananas, a red apple, a yellow lemon and pineapple from a brass plate into a brick fire pit where smoke rises. Marigold petals lie scattered on the bricks. Behind the pit is a white-draped altar with a dark metal deity murti and brass oil lamps. Above it hangs a framed portrait of a seated figure in orange robes with a mala, garlanded with yellow and red flowers. At right a young girl in white sits on a mat watching. Brass bowls, a kalasha-style vessel and a small bell sit on the white cloth at left.2007-10-21A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes sits on a carved wooden chair beside a square homa fire pit lined with white stone, pouring or offering from a ladle with a metal bowl at his left. He wears a gold beaded necklace and gold bangles. Behind him are brass oil lamps, kalasha pots wrapped in netting with mango-leaf and coconut tops, and a pink and blue deity murti garlanded with yellow marigolds. Lit string lights and flowers fill the background.2011-10-03A 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.2007-10-21Indoor homa or yagna in a plain room with pale yellow walls decorated with leaf sprigs. A seated priest in saffron-orange robes and a saffron head wrap, with a mala necklace, sits at left beside a microphone. At right a man in white dhoti and shawl stands bending over the fire pit. The fire pit is built of bricks with a burning flame, brass bowls, a coconut and marigold petals. Behind it an altar draped in white holds a deity murti and a kalasha-like object, with brass lamps on each side. Above, a framed portrait of a smiling figure in saffron robes and a bead necklace, seated before a tree, is garlanded with yellow and red flowers.2007-10-21