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Night photograph of a fire ritual (homa or yagna) at a raised yellow-washed square fire pit decorated with white and yellow flower garlands. A standing man in an orange saffron robe and orange head wrap, with a white tilak on his forehead, holds a flaming ritual vessel or tray with a burning cloth bundle near his chest. Beside him a younger man in white clothes holds a microphone. Seated devotees in white clothes and an orange-scarfed young man with a rudraksha mala watch from the ground in front of a large crowd in the dark background. Brass pots and a metal bowl sit on the platform edge.

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Night photograph of a homa fire ritual. A young shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes with a white tilak on his forehead and a gold-beaded necklace stands on a raised platform holding a metal tray with a white cloth bundle that is burning with flames. Beside him an assistant in white clothes with an orange shawl holds a long pole. A sunken square fire pit lined with marigold garlands and a yellow-and-white rangoli border lies in front, with a brass vessel and offerings nearby. A seated crowd in white garments watches from behind, with smoke rising into the dark sky.2007-02-11A homa ritual under an orange and green decorated canopy at night. A standing man in orange robes with a hood and a beaded necklace presses his palms together at the right of a square fire pit (homa kund) with smoke rising, flower garlands and marigold petals around its edge. Seated devotees in orange and red garments surround the pit, some with brass bowls and offerings. Behind them, a framed portrait labelled 'Paramahamsa Nithyananda' is garlanded with flowers. Men in white with yellow shawls stand at the right and lower right, and banana plants and leaf festoons decorate the tent. A brass vessel with flowers sits in the lower left.2009-09-25Night outdoor fire ritual (homa/yagna) with a square yellow-powdered altar pit bordered by marigold, white jasmine and yellow flower garlands. A central man in saffron-orange robes, orange head covering, horizontal white and red forehead marks, a gold necklace and rudraksha mala stands on the altar holding a long wooden staff and speaks into a microphone. Two white-clad attendants assist: one at left holds a pale cloth with gold borders, another at right holds the microphone cable and a mala. A third attendant kneels at left beside metal bowls and fruit. Decorated cloth banners and a crowd are faintly visible in the dark background.2007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11Night-time homa ritual at a square yellow platform with a sunken fire pit, its rim strewn with marigold and white flower garlands and white kolam-style patterns. A man in an orange saffron robe, shaved head with white and red forehead markings, wears a large ceremonial gold necklace and a rudraksha mala. He stands holding a wooden staff and a microphone, addressing the gathering. Two young men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand beside him, one pointing, the other holding a microphone cable. In the foreground a figure in a white veil or cloth kneels at the pit, and a man in white bends over offerings at left, with brass pots and a small deity figure. a person appears as the orange-robed figure with the gold necklace, and he is present in person.2007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with a red-and-gold border stands at night under a canopy of orange, green and leafy decorations, holding a metal plate of burning camphor flame with red and yellow flowers. He wears a long beaded gold-and-white necklace and gold bangles. Around him seated devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls press their palms together, and some hold small oil lamps. In the foreground a woman's head is visible, and a decorated white basket with banana leaves and flowers sits at right. Smoke drifts across the scene, indicating an aarti ceremony during a chandi homa.2009-09-25A night fire ritual under a canopy decorated with orange and green festoons and banana leaves. A shaved-headed man in orange robes stands at right holding a silver plate with a flame, facing a square fire pit covered with white cloth, marigold garlands and yellow flower petals. Smoke rises from the pit. Other people in orange and saffron clothing sit cross-legged around it, one with hands folded in prayer at left. Brass vessels with fruit, flowers and yellow rice offerings sit on banana leaves, and a framed portrait garlanded with flowers stands in the background. Several seated attendees in yellow shirts sit at lower right near a red-and-gold book. This depicts a homa, a fire offering ritual.2009-09-25February 11 20072007-02-11May 03 20122012-05-03 +1 copiesNovember 24 20062006-11-24