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A homa is being performed on the floor of a hall. In the centre, a person in white kurta and pants with a yellow shawl sits cross-legged before a dark metal fire tray with a bright flame, holding a rudraksha mala and a few ritual sticks, with a red tilak on the forehead. To the left, a younger person in white with a yellow shawl and red-brown mala holds a ritual vessel beside brass plates and a small oil lamp. To the right, a person in white with long dark hair and a beaded mala sits in meditation posture. Brass bowls, a kalasha-style vessel and a lamp are arranged on the floor around the fire.

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November 19 20092009-11-19November 19 20092009-11-19A homa fire ritual in an indoor hall. A man in white clothing with a yellow shawl and a red bindi sits cross-legged before a metal fire pit, feeding a bright flame with sticks while holding a rudraksha mala in his right hand. Beside him, a younger man in white with a yellow shawl, rudraksha mala and white tilak sits on the floor. Brass oil lamps, bowls and plates of offerings are arranged on the floor, and another seated man in white with beaded necklaces watches from the right. Behind them are a whiteboard and cabinets. The white-clad man at centre has long hair and a yellow shawl; whether he is the a person candidate cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2009-11-19November 19 20092009-11-19November 17 20092009-11-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa being performed indoors on a tiled floor. A man in white kurta with a yellow shawl kneels before a metal fire pit, with a flame rising as he tends it, a red tilak on his forehead. Beside him, a second man with a white tilak sits cross-legged in white clothes and a yellow shawl. Brass lamps, a bowl, flower offerings and a fruit plate are arranged on mats in front. On an orange-cushioned seat at right stands a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda", showing a long-haired figure in orange robes and a beaded necklace, garlanded with white and orange flowers.2009-11-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa in progress indoors in a plain white-walled room with a window. Two men in white ritual clothes with yellow-green shawls sit cross-legged before a flaming fire pit, one tending it with his hands. Behind them on the left, a framed portrait of a long-haired figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits draped with a garland and beside a tray of fruit and an orange cloth. Small oil lamps flicker in the foreground near the fire pit.2009-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20092009-11-17June 06 20102010-06-06A homa is performed at a brick fire pit in a temple-like hall. Three priests sit on a striped mat around the burning fire: the man on the left wears a red-and-pink turban, a red-orange rudraksha-style mala, and a white dhoti, and he is feeding items from a woven basket; the man in the centre sits in white with a white shawl and a bead necklace; the man on the right wears a white dhoti, an orange-gold cloth and a bead garland, holding a small item over the flames. A fourth person in white dhoti and white kurta stands in a doorway behind them. Flowers, a brass vessel of ghee, and yellow marigold garlands surround the fire.2016-08-05October 16 20102010-10-16October 27 20142014-10-27