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A night-time homa at an outdoor ashram setting. In the foreground a man with a bare chest, orange-red dhoti and rudraksha-like white garland sits cross-legged on a silver seat, holding a stick over a fire burning in a yellow-brick fire pit. Offerings of fruit, flowers, a brass vessel and a basket of sticks surround the fire on a striped cloth. Behind, a seated figure in saffron-red robes and beads sits on a large ornate golden throne with red cushions, a trident standing beside it. A white ambulance marked NITHYANANDAM and several orange-robed devotees stand in the background, and a woman in orange with a silver-beaded necklace kneels at the right edge. The seated figure on the throne shows several cues of a possible a person, but the appearance is not certain enough to confirm.

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Night-time homa at an outdoor pavilion. In the centre a fire burns inside a square enclosure of yellow-painted bricks decorated with marigold petals, with brass vessels, fruit and banana offerings laid around it. A bare-chested man with a rust-coloured dhoti and orange head cloth, wearing a white flower garland, sits cross-legged pouring an offering from a ladle. Behind the fire, a large gilded throne with a carved cobra-hood canopy holds a seated man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a dark turban. Devotees in orange and white stand behind in the background, and a white ambulance is parked beyond the pillars. Brass trishula staffs and lamps frame the scene.2018-03-12A seated man in a rust-red turban and rust-red cloth wrapped around his waist sits cross-legged before a fire pit built of yellow-painted bricks. He is bare-chested with white sacred ash markings on his arms and chest, wears a white flower garland and beaded rudraksha bracelets, and holds a long-handled ladle over the burning fire. Nearby, a brass bowl, brass pots and a silver vessel sit on a striped mat, and a silver throne with a red-and-pink flower garland and green cloth lies to the left. In the background, a white van and a potted plant stand beside a brass trident, and two people in orange robes are partly visible at the far edge. The scene suggests a fire ritual such as a homa.2018-03-12Night-time ritual at a temple-style pavilion with a fire pit (kund) built of yellow-painted bricks, flames rising, and a flower-decorated offering tray. A seated figure in a rust-red robe and red-bordered cloth sits on a large ornate gold throne with a gold arch behind him, with a red cushion and a striped rug beneath. Two young men in saffron-orange dhotis stand at left, one with hands folded in namaste and a metal tray in his hand, both wearing white-beaded and rudraksha-style necklaces and tilak marks. At right, a bare-chested priest in a rust-red dhoti with gold border and a red-orange cloth over his shoulder, wearing bracelets and tilak, leans over the offering tray lighting oil lamps. A white ambulance is partly visible at upper left. Possible a person candidate on the throne, appearance uncertain: dark wrapped hair, red garment and rudraksha mala.2018-03-12A seated priest in a saffron-orange turban and bare chest, with white sandalwood markings and a rudraksha-style bead mala, pours an offering with a ladle into a square yellow-brick fire pit where a flame burns. Behind him, a golden throne with a red cushion sits beside a brass trident and a flowered plate of bananas. Standing figures in orange robes watch from the left, and a white van with NITHYANANDAM lettering is parked beyond the courtyard. A large pink and yellow flower garland drapes a decorated seat in the foreground. This appears to be a homa fire ritual.2018-03-12February 16 20162016-02-16A night-time homa at a brick fire pit in front of a gilded throne. A seated man in saffron-red robes, a white flower garland, gold necklaces and gold bangles sits on a red-cushioned throne with his hands resting on his knees; a person by appearance and ornate cues, placed on the throne. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a green checked shawl and a pink head-wrap leans over the flaming fire pit, pouring offerings onto the flames, with gold necklaces and bangles. Seated devotees in white, some in red shawls, sit behind, and marigold-like petals decorate the brick edges. A distinctive white-and-pink logo and the label 'a person / / ' appear at the lower right2016-07-03February 16 20162016-02-16August 22 20172017-08-22March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesMarch 16 20172017-03-16 +1 copiesMay 10 20182018-05-10 +1 copiesMarch 11 20182018-03-11