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A homa fire ritual in an indoor hall with orange-painted walls. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl sits before a yellow-brick fire pit with a bright flame, holding a ladle and speaking into a microphone on a stand. Brass vessels, bowls of offerings, a tray of fruit and a plate with yellow kumkum-coloured offerings sit on the orange cloth. Behind him, a man in orange robes with rudraksha mala sits on a red-and-gold throne, hands folded. Several more people in orange and white sit cross-legged, some with flower garlands, with a metal railing at left. A wall map titled Nithyananda Vedic Temples is visible, with its legend printed in English and Kannada. Approximately 25 people are visible.

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November 29 20112011-11-29November 06 20112011-11-06Indoor ritual gathering on an orange cloth in a hall with orange walls and a world map poster reading NITHYANANDA VEDIC TEMPLES. A priest in white dhoti with a gold-beaded necklace and bare chest, seated at right, raises a lit oil lamp over a square yellow brick fire pit (homa/yagna) holding burning wood. Around him are brass and steel bowls of fruit, flowers, vegetables, and food offerings. Several devotees sit in white and orange clothing with palms pressed together in namaskar, including a woman in an orange and gold saree at front and a man in white at left, and a woman in red and green at left edge. Behind them, a figure in red sits on a red and gold throne, and a robed figure in saffron stands near the back wall. Steel covered pots sit in the foreground.2011-11-06A photograph of a homa or yagna in progress inside a plain orange-walled hall. A yellow-brick fire pit holds burning sticks at centre, surrounded by fruit, flower garlands, brass vessels, kumkum and offerings. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on the left, holding a small flame; a woman in white and a woman in green-and-red sari sit nearby. On the right a priest in white with gold necklaces sits beside a microphone and a book stand. Behind them, a shaved-headed monk in orange robe stands at right, and in the background a figure in red and gold sits on a red throne with a gold-trimmed back, flanked by seated monks in orange and white. A wall map and posters are visible above. Mood is devotional and ritual.2011-11-06November 06 20112011-11-06November 06 20112011-11-06A photograph of an indoor ritual in a hall with orange-painted walls. A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with a bare chest and gold-toned bracelets stands at a sacred fire pit, holding a large white and orange flower garland. Beside him a man in white clothes and a dark rudraksha mala drapes the garland, while a woman in white kneels and touches it. A sitting woman in an orange sari bows at the front of the fire pit, with brass plates of fruit, flowers and offerings nearby. Seated devotees in white and green watch from the floor, and an empty red and gold throne stands behind them. A world map poster on the wall is labelled as Nithyananda Vedic Temples. The scene reads as a homa-style fire ritual with garlanding.2011-11-06A photograph of a ritual gathering in an orange-walled hall with a banana-leaf decorated doorway. In the centre foreground, a bare-headed man in a white shirt sits on a mat with his hands folded beside a woman in a green sari and a man in a green-and-white outfit, all seated before a row of stainless steel covered pots. On the right, two shaved-headed priests in white dhotis with rudraksha malas and tilak sit before brass vessels, flowers, fruit and offerings, one with hands joined in prayer. A woman in an orange-and-green sari sits at the edge of the mat. Behind them, a row of people in white sit on the floor, and a figure in orange robes sits in a gold and red throne-style chair near a wall chart of world map with the caption 'NITHYANANDA VEDIC TEMPLES'. Wall posters and a framed photo panel are also visible.2011-11-06A ritual homa in an indoor temple room with orange-painted walls and a world map poster reading "Nithyananda Vedic Temples" behind it. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold necklace holds a lit lamp toward a shaved-headed participant in orange cloth and a rudraksha mala who sits before a square fire pit built of yellow-painted bricks. Bundles of wood sticks, plates of flowers, fruit and yellow offerings lie on the floor. On the right, a gold-framed throne holds a deity murti draped in red and yellow garlands. Behind the throne is a rear wall with a light beam. On the left, a woman in orange sari with hands joined sits on a red throne, and a child in orange sits in white near a ritual spread. A printed photo caption on the top left is partly visible.2011-11-29December 26 20082008-12-26A photograph of a seated ritual gathering in an orange-walled hall beneath a world map labelled Nithyananda Vedic Temples. In the centre, a man in white dhoti and gold necklace sits on an orange cloth, holding a small vessel, while a man in saffron robe and rudraksha mala sits beside him near a low wooden platform with brass plates of fruit, flowers and offerings. Around them, devotees in white and green sit on the floor, a woman in orange sari sits at front, and steel tiffin containers with lids are arranged in the foreground. A large throne-like chair with a seated figure in saffron stands at upper left, and a banana-leaf decoration and camera equipment appear at right.2011-11-06A photograph of a ritual gathering in a room with orange walls and a world map poster reading Nithyananda Vedic Temples. A figure in a red robe and red-and-gold shawl sits on a red-and-gold throne at upper left, with a saffron-robed man beside him. In the foreground, a group sits on orange mats: a woman in green salwar with folded hands, a man in turquoise kurta, a woman in white, a man in white kurta with palms joined, and a man in white with his head bowed. A woman in an orange and green saree sits facing a priest in a white dhoti with gold necklaces who tends a small fire and offerings on a low platform. Steel pots with lids sit in the foreground, with banana leaves and oil lamps nearby.2011-11-06