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A homa fire burns on a red-and-white mat in a temple hall decorated with colourful pennants and a flower-garlanded shrine table. A bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti and yellow shawl pours an offering from a silver vessel into the flames while nearby men in white dhotis and garlands hold fruit and red flowers. Brass oil lamps, metal pots and purple-and-pink flower-decorated bricks surround the fire pit. A man in orange cloth holds a bell at left, and a seated priest with a rudraksha mala is at lower right. Several people are visible, including devotees in the background.

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April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesA homa fire ritual inside a temple hall with a red-and-white striped mat. A priest in a bare upper body, purple and gold dhoti, pours liquid from a silver vessel onto a burning fire pit ringed with bricks wrapped in flower garlands, and marigold and flower garlands hang behind. Several men in yellow and white dhotis stand nearby, one holding a tray of fruit and another a tray of red flowers. Behind them, a decorated deity murti is adorned with garlands, and devotees with folded hands watch. Brass vessels and oil lamps sit around the pit, and colourful drapes and pillars frame the hall.2018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14A ritual fire ceremony in a temple hall decorated with colourful pillar banners, hanging umbrellas and marigold garlands. Several priests in white dhotis and orange-yellow cloths stand around a fire pit built of stacked red bricks decorated with flowers, from which flames and smoke rise. A bare-chested man in a yellow dhoti kneels at the fire, and a priest in a purple-bordered white dhoti holds a dish of offerings. A tall figure with long hair in orange robes and a garland stands with hands joined in namaste at the centre-back, while a brass lamp and copper vessels sit on red-and-white striped mats. A deity murti is visible on an ornate altar behind the fire.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14Fire ritual inside a decorated hall with marigold and orange garland strings hanging overhead. A brick fire pit with a burning log sits on a red floor, surrounded by flower-decorated offering trays, coconuts, brass pots and kalasha vessels. Four men in white dhotis with gold borders stand at the homa; one bare-chested man in the center holds a white cloth-wrapped vessel above the flames, while another offers a brass dish. Several people in orange and saffron robes sit to the right amid garlands. At left, a seated figure in a white garment with a heavy garland and dark hair decorates an altar. Deity murti is not clearly visible.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesA homa fire ritual inside a decorated hall with bunting and marigold garlands. Priests in saffron and yellow dhotis and white upper cloths tend a fire pit built of red bricks decorated with flowers, with a coconut and fruit offering on the left. A priest in white dhoti and yellow shawl with a purple waistband, bare-chested with sacred threads, raises a brass vessel over the flames while smoke rises. Behind him a figure in a rust-red garment with a white floral garland stands with hands folded in prayer. A large floral-decorated altar with a green canopy and colourful garlands sits at the right. Several onlookers stand in the background. Text overlay reads Nithyananda Paramashivam and2018-04-14