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A photograph inside an unfinished concrete hall with bare pillars and brick walls. Banana plants and a green leaf canopy frame a homa area on a raised platform. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a red sash and red beaded necklace stands speaking into a microphone. A shirtless man in a white dhoti sits cross-legged before the fire pit with brass vessels, baskets, flowers and plastic water containers around him. A large painted backdrop shows deity murti artwork. A bearded man in white stands at the left edge and a boy in grey shorts photographs the scene.

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Interior photograph of a partly built hall with bare concrete pillars and brick walls, strung with small string lights. In the centre stands a raised platform decorated with tall green banana plants and a large painted deity poster in red and gold. Priests in white dhoti clothing work at a fire pit with burning flames, surrounded by brass plates, baskets, coconuts, flower offerings and white plastic jerry cans. A shirtless man in a blue and red striped dhoti stands at the left holding a small object, and a man in a white dhoti and red-orange necklace stands beside the platform. A bald, bare-chested priest in white dhoti stands at the right. The scene suggests a homa or puja ritual. No identifiable a person figure is visible with sufficient cues.2012-09-24A photograph inside an unfinished concrete hall with exposed pillars and brick walls, strung with small string lights. Two tall banana plants with broad green leaves and hanging bunches flank a central altar draped with a large painted cloth showing a deity murti. In front, a fire pit burns beside brass plates, baskets and offerings, indicating a homa. A standing priest in a white dhoti and cream shawl with a red-orange cloth over his shoulder holds his hands together. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti sits at the fire, and other seated participants in white are around the altar. A man in a white shirt at left holds a camera, and plastic water containers are stacked at right.2012-09-24September 24 20122012-09-24Outdoor-style homa ritual at a brick fire pit under a thatched open hall with a banana-leaf canopy. A man in a black shirt and white dhoti, seated at left, holds a lit oil lamp toward the blazing fire pit. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a red flower garland stands at right, facing the fire beside a woven basket of flowers and offerings. Behind them, a group of devotees in saffron and orange robes, white dhotis and sarees stands watching, including a bare-chested man with a yellow cloth over his shoulder. Smoke rises from the fire, and marigold petals and flowers lie on the ground in front.2012-09-24September 24 20122012-09-24March 16 20172017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16 +2 copiesOutdoor homa ritual under a covered open-sided pavilion with a brick wall at right. A fire burns in a wooden fire-pit box on a colourful striped floor cloth, surrounded by brass vessels, fruit, flower garlands and a kalasha. Many bare-chested men in white dhotis with coloured borders stand in a line or sit cross-legged, some holding offering plates with flowers. A seated bare-chested man with a garland and orange cloth sits on an ornate golden throne-like seat at right, with a decorated umbrella overhead. Potted plants and a decorative orange-and-gold backdrop frame the scene; a bus and trees are visible beyond.2017-03-16A photograph inside a plain whitewashed hall with an orange floor cloth and a striped woven runner reading NITHYANANDA DAY. Two men in white dhotis sit at right beside a low fire-box, one holding a lit oil lamp with hands folded in prayer. Behind them a brass row of lamps and offering plates stands on the floor. Two standing men in white dhotis face the altar area, one in a yellow shawl with a folded-hand gesture. Banana plants, orange cloth hangings and a small framed photo wall decorate the room, with a fire pot with flame at bottom right. Puja setting with brass lamps, plates and a homa fire.2010-01-14A photo of a homa fire ritual in a open-sided hall with a banana-leaf canopy and hanging green bananas. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a red cloth at the waist and a red rudraksha-style bead mala holds up a brass lamp stand with a flame while smoke rises from a brick fire pit filled with burning embers and flower offerings. A shirtless man in a yellow shawl stands at left and a man in dark blue crouches tending the pit, while a line of women in orange and white saris and a few men in white stand behind. Marigold flowers and a basket sit near the pit. Behind them and in the rear, a few more people are visible.2012-09-24September 24 20122012-09-24September 24 20122012-09-24