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A priest in white ritual dress with a white head wrap sits at a brick fire pit (homa kunda) with a bright open flame, pouring offerings from a metal plate beside stainless steel bowls on the green mat. Behind the fire, a draped pink-and-white table holds a deity murti and a kalasha-like vessel decorated with white jasmine garlands and red flower strands. A banner behind shows a temple illustration and Tamil text. The scene is outdoors at dusk with palm trees and a painted backdrop.

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June 19 20142014-06-19June 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesA priest in white dhoti and white head-turban, with a red tilak on the forehead and rudraksha mala beads, sits before a brick-built homa fire pit at night. He holds an offering of sticks or herbs toward the bright flames, with steel bowls of offerings and marigold garlands on the brick base. Behind him is a painted backdrop of palm trees and a blue sky, and a banner with large Tamil lettering and a fire graphic. A pink-draped structure with garlands stands at the right. The scene shows a homa ritual in progress.2014-06-29June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesOutdoor fire ritual at night beside a large green banner. A priest with a shaved head, wearing a white dhoti and white shawl with a white turban, sits cross-legged at a white brick fire pit where a large flame rises among white and orange flower garlands. Around the pit are brass pots, bowls of pink petals, bananas, pomegranates, limes and other fruit on a white cloth. A pink-draped altar holds a deity murti with flower garlands. Behind it a banner shows a printed portrait of a figure in a red-and-gold turban with white flower garlands, raising one hand, beside temple imagery. A white tower cooler and a fan stand to the right. The scene reads as a homa fire ritual.2014-06-19 +2 copiesNight homa at an outdoor temple in Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam style. A tall fire rises from a square fire pit built of stacked yellow-brick blocks decorated with flowers, rice and marigold garlands. A bearded priest on the right wears a white-and-green striped turban, a white dhoti and layered gold chains; he holds a small offering and sprinkles it over the flames. A bare-chested man beside him, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, sits behind a brass bowl. Other white-clad devotees sit in the background near a yellow-railed platform, and on the left a figure in orange and red sits beside a decorated kalasha-like arrangement of red and orange flowers.2017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02September 20 20062006-09-20September 20 20062006-09-20January 30 20162016-01-30Night outdoor homa at the Nithyanandeshwara Sadashiva Temple. A fire burns in a square pit built from stacked yellow-ochre bricks, topped with flower petals, fruit and offerings. A bearded priest in a white dhoti with a gold-and-beaded neck garland sits at the right, holding a brass bowl, while a priest in a pink-and-white turban and gold necklaces sits beside him. Behind them, many white-clad and bare-chested participants sit in rows. At left, an ornate deity murti or palanquin is decorated with red flowers, and a figure in orange robes sits nearby. A lit lamp post and palm trees appear in the background.2017-05-02