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A fire ritual inside a decorated hall during a yajna. A man in orange robes holds a silver tray with a lit flame, while a second person in orange sits behind him near a fire pit covered with flower petals and garlands. Smoke rises from the altar. Behind them stand deity murtis draped in garlands of yellow and orange flowers, and a banner reads Nithyanan partly visible on the right. Silver pots, bowls of offerings, banana stalks and sugarcane frame the scene, with flower garlands on the floor.

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A homa/yagna at an outdoor pandal. On the left a shaven-headed priest in saffron robes sits beside a second figure with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and saffron garment, who holds a silver plate with a burning flame toward a sacred fire pit covered with orange and pink flowers and white jasmine garlands. Silver vessels, pots and bowls sit on a woven mat, smoke rises across the scene, and a large display of deity murtis draped in multicoloured garlands stands behind, with a backdrop of pale draped cloth and banana plants. Silver lamps stand at the pit's sides.2006-07-17A photograph of a fire ritual inside a decorated pavilion. A long-haired man in orange robes and a gold beaded necklace sits on the floor and tends a fire pit, with a smoking altar and offerings in front of him. Behind him, deity murti are garlanded with red, yellow and green flowers beneath a pale draped backdrop, and a second priest in orange sits at the left. Silver vessels, a brass oil lamp, rose petals and marigold garlands line the foreground. Smoke rises through the frame, consistent with a homa/yagna.2006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17A photograph of a homa fire ritual under a decorated pandal. A long-haired man in orange ochre robes and a rudraksha mala stands at a fire pit, holding a ladle and offerings over thick smoke, with flower garlands along the pit's edge and silver lamps flanking it. A second man in orange sits at left, beside brass bowls and red offerings, and a third figure in white stands behind them. Behind the fire, a deity murti is adorned with marigold garlands, with banana plants and cloth draping the altar.2006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17Smoky photograph of a fire ritual (homa) in a decorated temple-style pavilion. A long-haired figure in orange-red robes sits cross-legged before a fire pit, reaching toward the flames with a white cloth draped over the knees. Beside them a shaved-headed man in orange robes and white garlands sits in attendance. Flower-covered stone platforms, brass pots and a lit oil lamp stand before the fire. Behind them are a garlanded deity murti and a backdrop of pale draped fabric with a large portrait on the right. Smoke fills the air.2006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17A seated priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and orange shawl, wearing a long gold necklace and with long dark hair, performs a fire offering beside a raised brown homa platform decorated with orange and white flower garlands and pink roses. Smoke rises from the fire pit at centre. Behind, a deity murti pair in ornate gold and red garlands is adorned with yellow and white flower garlands, and a bank of fruit and flowers is arranged to the right. Brass kalasha vessels and oil lamps sit on the mat in front, with bananas to the left. A second person in orange sits in the background.2006-07-17A photograph of an outdoor homa fire ritual under a draped tent with red and gold fringed valances. Two saffron-robed figures sit at a raised fire pit: the seated central priest has long hair, a rudraksha mala and a gold-coloured necklace, and offers into the smoking fire while an attendant in orange beside him holds a tray. Behind them stand two large deity murtis garlanded with yellow, red and white flower strings, and a dark framed portrait is visible at the top right. Flower garlands and marigold strands decorate the fire pit and banana plants frame the scene. Oil lamps and brass vessels stand at the front.2006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a decorated temple-style hall. A long-haired man in orange clothes kneels at a fire pit, holding a silver plate or ladle over flames rising from the altar. Behind him, a second man in orange sits. The fire pit is edged with red and orange marigold garlands and pink and white flowers, with brass pots and vessels at the front. Smoke drifts through the room. Behind the altar stands a large deity murti in gold and blue, garlanded with yellow and white flowers, beside another garlanded figure and a framed portrait labelled Nithyananda.2006-07-17A photograph of a fire yagna at an open-air pandal. A long-haired figure in orange robes and gold necklace sits at the fire, holding a brass tray with offerings and a flame, while an orange-robed attendant sits to the left and another assists near the bottom edge. Smoke rises from a fire pit bordered with orange marigold garlands, white and pink flowers. Behind them stand decorated deity murtis draped in colourful flower garlands, and a large framed portrait at upper right. Tall banana bunches and draped cream fabric and red valances frame the canopy.2006-07-17