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Night homa at the Sri Nityananda Deshwara Temple. A fire burns in a white stepped fire pit in the foreground. On the left, a man in white dhoti with gold border and a beaded necklace bends over offering bowls and pours into the fire. On the right, a figure in orange robes and an orange turban holds a brass ladle over the flames, while a shaved-headed young man in orange with gold necklace kneels at the right edge. Behind them stands a white-and-red decorated deity murti of a goddess with multiple arms, flanked by smaller figures and garlanded in white and yellow flowers. Orange walls are strung with fairy lights and a signboard reads the temple name.

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A night-time homa at the Sri Nandeshwara Temple, with a large fire burning on a white stone fire pit in the foreground. Behind it stands a large goddess murti with a white crown and red-and-gold sari, flanked by smaller figures and a lion mount, surrounded by a halo of white fan-shaped decorations and strings of orange lights. On the left, a bald young priest in a white dhoti with gold trim and gold necklaces holds a metal bowl. On the right, a priest in a saffron-orange turban, bare-chested and wearing an orange dhoti and rudraksha mala, pours an offering into the flames with a long ladle. Pale flower petals lie on the stone floor, and a tall wall sign reads SRI NANDESHWARA TEMPLE.2011-10-05A night homa ritual at the Sri Nithyandeshwara Temple, with a large fire blazing on a white stone platform in front of a shrine. Behind the fire, deity murtis are decorated with white and gold sculpted crowns, red and yellow garlands. On the right, a man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban pours or feeds offerings into the flames with a long wooden ladle. On the left, a shaved-headed young man in white dhoti and a gold-edged shawl with a garland stands beside the fire. Brass vessels, a flower-filled plate and a kalasha sit on the ground, and string lights line the orange walls.2011-10-05October 05 20112011-10-05October 05 20112011-10-05October 05 20112011-10-05October 05 20112011-10-05A photograph of a homa fire burning on a white stone fire pit in front of a group of deity murti with a large white and gold arched backdrop, with Durga-type figures and a small elephant-headed figure garlanded with marigolds. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with a shaved head stands at left with palms pressed together in prayer. At right, a priest in orange robes holds a lit oil lamp aloft while another orange-robed attendant stands behind him. Brass lamps, brass bowls, a book and small offering plates sit near the fire. Red string lights frame the shrine wall, which reads Sri Nithyanandeshwara Temple on a banner above.2011-10-04A photograph inside a temple shrine lit with string lights, with a sign reading "SRI NANDESHWARA TEMPLE" above. A large fire burns in a raised white homa pit in front of a elaborately decorated deity murti of a goddess with multiple small attendant figures and a deity with an elephant head. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a shaved head stands at left with hands folded in namaste, and a figure in saffron robes stands at left behind him. At right, a person in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded, and another saffron-clad attendant holds a plate. Brass vessels, offerings and a lamp sit on the floor in front of the fire. The scene shows a homa or fire ritual.2011-10-04October 04 20112011-10-04October 05 20112011-10-05A photograph of a homa at Sri Nandeshwara Temple before a large deity murti of Durga-style goddess with multiple arms, white and silver decorated halo, garlanded with marigolds. A sacred fire burns in a square fire pit in front. On the left a priest in white dhoti with gold border stands with hands joined in namaskara; beside him a man in saffron-orange cloth. On the right a man in orange-saffron garments holds a plate of offerings and lights a flame, with another person in orange beside him. Brass oil lamps stand on the floor and red fairy lights decorate the wall.2011-10-04October 05 20112011-10-05