Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Night outdoor fire ritual on a colourful woven mat. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a yellow turban and gold chain sits at right, holding a long wooden stick over a small fire burning in a yellow brick fire pit. Another bare-chested man in a white dhoti with an orange shawl sits behind the fire, and a third man in a white dhoti sits at left with his eyes closed. Brass vessels, a brass kalasha, a plate of yellow rice, bowls of green grapes and a kolam-like rangoli design sit on a silver tray. Behind them stands a building with lit windows and a lamp-lit ground.

More like this

Open the gallery
Night outdoor homa at an open paved area with a fire pit (kunda) built on a yellow-cloth-covered box, flames rising. A man in a yellow headband, bare-chested with white dhoti and gold chain, pours an offering with a ladle-like spoon. Seated to his left, a bare-chested man in white dhoti and orange shawl with eyes closed. Behind them, a third man in orange-trimmed white dhoti sits. Before the fire, green grapes, brass vessels, kalasha-style pots, banana leaves, a tray of yellow rice, and a gold-decorated deity murti garlanded with flowers. Multi-storey buildings and street lights in the background.2017-04-03April 03 20172017-04-03April 03 20172017-04-03April 03 20172017-04-03Night-time homa at an outdoor ritual space marked with a white chalk om symbol on the ground. Two priests in white dhotis sit on colourful striped mats beside a flaming fire pit on a yellow-draped platform. The priest on the right, wearing a yellow turban and a rudraksha-style necklace, holds a ladle or stick over the fire. A third priest sits behind the fire, and a seated devotee in a white dhoti and orange shawl sits at left. Offerings include a plate of rice, bowls of kumkum, a rangoli-style design with green grapes and flower petals, and garlands near a gilded deity murti decorated with flowers.2017-04-03A night-time photograph of a homa fire ritual at an open ashram doorway. A seated priest bare-chested in white dhoti with a yellow turban and rudraksha mala lifts a ritual item toward a small burning fire pit with a yantra-style design and grapes beneath it. Another bare-chested man in white dhoti and orange shawl sits at left before a decorated deity murti garlanded with flowers. Two more men in white and orange shawls sit at right near brass vessels, a plate of yellow offerings and banana leaves. A large white kolam Om-style design is drawn on the ground in front. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2017-04-03 +1 copiesNight-time homa at an outdoor ritual ground under strings of coloured lights. A bright fire burns in a golden square fire pit at the centre, surrounded by brass plates of fruit, coconuts, red kumkum, flower petals and a large kalasha. A bare-chested man with a red-and-gold mala and a red cloth sits cross-legged on a raised seat beside the fire, while white-clothed priests and devotees in white dhotis with red shawls sit on mats and stand in rows behind. Several men in white are seated around the fire pit, one holding a ladle, and a garland of flowers and fruit lies on a tray at the lower right.2017-04-28Evening fire ritual under a white tent at a temple, with a rectangular wooden homa pit burning at the centre, its flames rising from a copper-lined fire tray decorated with flower petals and rangoli-like markings. Seated priests in white dhotis surround the pit; one bare-chested man in an orange shawl sits at the far side and another in a pink-and-purple headwrap stands with arms raised, offering items to the fire. Brass bowls, plates of fruit and flowers, and a silver bowl sit beside the pit. Hanging decorations, a gold-framed shrine and a deity murti are visible in the background, with lamps strung overhead.2016-12-12May 02 20172017-05-02April 03 20172017-04-03A homa fire burns in a square yellow-brick fire pit decorated with red flower petals and white powder. A priest bare-chested with a yellow turban and gold beaded necklace pours an offering from a ladle-like vessel into the flames. Beside him a second man in white dhoti with a yellow-bordered cloth and gold beaded necklace tends a tray of wood and offerings. Marigold garlands, oranges, bananas and flowers lie nearby; a heavy wooden door with brass studs stands behind.2017-04-06July 19 20132013-07-19