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A brick-lined fire pit (homa/yagna) burns with bright flames in the foreground of a room with a tiled floor. Behind it, a small table draped in a white cloth with a red-and-gold border holds a brass pot with pink flowers, brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, scattered petals and a framed picture. Above the table hangs a large framed portrait of a smiling young man in a white turban and dark garment with white lace-like collar, wearing a yellow marigold garland. No people are visible in the scene.

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Smoky indoor room during a fire ritual. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt bends over a small brick fire pit with burning wood and a metal vessel, while another seated man in white clothes sits nearby. On the wall behind a draped table, a large framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a smiling man in a cream turban and dark garment with a white ornate collar, decorated with a yellow marigold garland. A table holds a vase of pink flowers, a small lamp, a photo, and offerings. The portrait is a depiction, not a person physically present. Fire pit offerings suggest a homa.2006-10-20A blurred, smoky photograph of a room wall with a framed portrait of a smiling man in a white turban and dark jacket, garlanded with yellow marigold flowers and set on a teal background. Pink and orange flowers and a small offering sit at the base of the portrait. To the right, a second figure in white clothes sits partly visible, seen through haze. A small framed picture hangs at the top left.2006-10-20A photograph of a homa altar set up in front of a framed portrait. The large framed photo on the wall shows a man in orange robes seated cross-legged before a banyan tree, with a white flower garland, one hand raised, and a printed caption reading "PARAMAHAMSA N..." along its base. The framed photo is draped with yellow and red marigold garlands. Below it, a white-draped table holds a small golden kalasha-like vessel on a tray with red cloth and flowers, and a standing gold-and-blue deity murti. In the foreground, a fire burns in a brick fire pit with orange marigold petals scattered around, and brass oil lamps flank the sides. No people are visible in the scene.2007-10-21July 28 20082008-07-28Photograph of a home shrine set up for a puja, with a large framed portrait garlanded in red and yellow flowers at the top. Below, a white-draped seat holds an orange cloth bundle topped with a peacock feather. In front are brass oil lamps, a tray of pink and orange flowers, a brass plate of sweets, a kalasha-style brass pot, small bowls of kumkum and other offerings, coconut halves and fruit. A partially visible person in white clothing stands at the left edge. Shelves at right hold books and devotional items.November 01 20062006-11-01A photograph of a fire ritual in front of a seated figure in an ornate gold-framed niche. A large open flame rises from a brick homa pit lined with yellow and pink flowers, white petals, and a small silver vessel. Behind the fire, a figure wearing a white dhoti and yellow-bordered shawl sits on a gilded throne draped with a garland and an orange cloth, the figure's face and form partly obscured by the flames. The setting is a dim interior with cream walls and a teal panel. A small brass lamp stands to the right.2006-10-25Photograph of a homa ritual in a room with white walls. A man in white clothes with an orange shawl sits at left, holding a lit oil lamp flame over a fire pit stacked with yellow-painted bricks, a metal pot, bundles of sticks and many small leaf bowls of offerings. Two women in white sari-style clothes sit at right with palms pressed together in prayer, one with a red bindi. Behind them a large framed portrait of a man in white turban and rudraksha malas, garlanded with white jasmine and red flowers, hangs above a smaller garlanded picture of a saffron-robed figure on an altar draped in white with rose petals, a brass lamp and a plate of flowers. The portrait shows a man in a white turban and rudraksha beads, while a smaller saffron-robed figure appears in a picture on the altar.2006-11-01A framed photograph hangs on a white wall, garlanded with yellow marigold and red rose strands, showing a seated figure in white robes with a gold-bordered shawl, raising one hand, in front of an ornate silver-and-gold throne backdrop; the frame bears Tamil text. Beneath it is a cloth-covered floor altar with brass and copper bowls, cups, a small oil lamp, a brass tray, scattered flower petals and marigold garlands, and two framed deity pictures. To the left hangs a 2006 calendar showing a smiling man in a blue top with a turban and a deity image, and on the right edge a poster of a group of smiling people. The setting is a simple room used as a puja or healing space.Interior photograph of a small shrine room with a fire pit at the centre. A framed portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair, in orange robes and a rudraksha mala, sits seated before a tree trunk, garlanded with yellow, orange and maroon flowers. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha with flowers and leaves, a blue deity murti and a red cloth stand beside it. Smoke rises from the fire pit on a striped mat, with coconuts placed above on the table. No physical people are visible; the figure is a printed portrait, so the subject is a depiction.2008-11-28July 28 20082008-07-282009 - Nithyananda Vidyalaya Inauguration At Rajapalayam