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Photograph of an evening ritual in an indoor hall with glass walls and a dark patterned backdrop. In the foreground a priest in a red-orange dhoti and matching shawl, with a red head wrap, bends over a stone fire pit where a flame burns, tending it with a ladle. Around the fire lie silver trays, brass dishes, a kalasha-like vessel, flowers, and green leaves; a gold-draped table stands at left. Behind them, roughly thirty devotees in white clothes and red or rudraksha malas sit on steps with palms pressed together, some with shaved heads. A figure in orange sits on a throne with a tall orange canopy at the back, in an ornate setting, with a small child in orange seated on the steps. The scene reads as a homa or puja, and the seated figure's identity is not clear from appearance.

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December 15 20132013-12-15December 15 20132013-12-15Night outdoor ritual at a fire pit: a standing man in a rust-red dhoti and saffron-orange shawl with a rudraksha-style mala holds a lit oil lamp aloft to the left. Seated devotees in white clothes with red waist cloths and orange-red shawls sit with palms pressed together before a stone fire pit with a burning flame and brass offering vessels. A shaven-headed priest in saffron with white horizontal markings kneels at the right foreground. Behind them, a golden-framed deity murti is seen in shadow, with a sanctum and plants nearby; more devotees sit in rows.2013-04-01December 13 20132013-12-13A photograph of a homa being performed in an indoor hall in Bali, with a brick fire pit burning in front. A priest in a red-orange dhoti and red headcloth, bare-armed and kneeling, tends the flames with an offering. Behind him a robed figure stands near a tall orange tiered ornament beside a gold-draped altar. Seated devotees in white clothes and red-and-white beaded necklaces sit on steps and the floor, many with palms pressed together. A banner at top reads Inner Awakening with a portrait of a smiling saffron-turbaned man and the words Paramahamsa Nithyananda in Bali. Brass plates, leaves and offerings are arranged in front.2013-12-15December 15 20132013-12-15December 15 20132013-12-15 +1 copiesOutdoor evening homa at a brick fire pit with a lit flame, performed in front of a seated group of devotees dressed in white. A man in a saffron-orange turban and orange-red cloth sits cross-legged at the fire with palms pressed together and eyes closed, wearing beaded necklaces and a rudraksha mala. Beside him, a young boy in orange robes and glasses sits with hands folded. Brass and silver ritual vessels, a copper bowl, a bell and a kalasha-style pot surround the fire pit on a tray of leaves. Behind them, many people in white sit on paved ground with hands in anjali, some wearing white headbands, and a blue cloth-draped table stands at right. The scene is lit warmly by the fire and dim evening light.2013-12-09April 01 20132013-04-01Night outdoor ritual in a garden with a sacred fire pit in the foreground, flames rising from a brick hearth surrounded by brass pots, bowls, and vessels with leaf-wrapped offerings. A standing person in a red-orange robe stands on paving stones near the fire, while to the right a figure in a red-orange dhoti and a red-orange head wrap with a rudraksha mala and gold chain presses palms together in prayer. Rows of seated participants in white clothes sit on the grass with hands folded in namaskar, with lanterns and tall umbrellas lighting the scene. A framed golden deity image stands on a pedestal in the background among the lit lamps.2013-12-13December 13 20132013-12-13Night outdoor ritual in a garden with lit lamps and a building in the background. At the right, a shirtless man in a red-orange dhoti with an orange-and-cream striped head cloth stands beside a blazing fire pit, holding a ceremonial vessel aloft with both hands. Rows of people in white clothes sit on the grass facing the fire, and brass pots and kalashas decorated with green leaves and flowers are arranged on a mat at the lower left. Further back, a seated figure in orange garments sits beneath a white umbrella near a lamp, with another figure in white standing nearby. The scene appears to be a homa or yagna with offerings.2013-12-13