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A blurry indoor photograph of a homa in a plain whitewashed room with a barred window. A fire burns in a small raised fire pit in the centre. Two men sit cross-legged on a mat at left: one in a white shirt with a red marked forehead, the other in an orange-bordered white garment. Several seated devotees in white and light-coloured clothes face the fire from the foreground and right. Behind the fire, a large framed portrait is garlanded with white flower strands and red blooms, with small oil lamps and offerings on a red cloth below. A brass pot and clay lamps sit near the priests. Stacked offering vessels are at left.

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A blurred indoor photo of a ritual in a plain white-walled room. A fire burns in a brass or copper vessel at the centre, with a ceremonial fire pit in front of seated devotees. A large framed portrait on the left wall shows a bearded man wearing a white turban and a garland of yellow and red flowers; a framed picture beside it, also garlanded, shows a woman in an orange sari. Several people sit on the floor in white clothing, including a woman in a white sari at centre-right and a man in a white shirt at right. A figure in white with an orange cloth sits in the lower left foreground. Bananas and flower offerings lie at the lower left and oil lamps glow on the altar ledge. Appearance-based identity of the portrait subject is uncertain.2006-11-01November 01 20062006-11-01A photograph of a homa fire ceremony in a white-walled room. A fire burns in a rectangular pit lined with orange-painted bricks at the lower centre, with an orange-robed priest in a white shirt and red-and-white scarf tending it at the front left. Behind the fire, a large framed portrait on the wall shows a smiling man with a white turban and long hair, garlanded with white flowers and a rudraksha mala; this is a portrait, not a physical person. Beneath it, a smaller framed picture of a figure in saffron robes is garlanded with white flowers, with a brass plate of fruit and flower petals in front. Several devotees in white and cream clothes sit on the floor at right, hands pressed together in prayer, with bananas and a steel bowl at the left edge. Oil lamps burn beside the picture.2006-11-01Indoor puja in a plain whitewashed room with a fire pit of stacked yellow blocks and a bright flame at the centre. A large framed portrait on the back wall shows a man in a white turban with a rudraksha mala, garlanded with white and orange flowers. Beneath it, a smaller framed photo of a figure in saffron-orange robes with a necklace sits on a table draped in cloth, flanked by brass oil lamps and rose petals. Seated on the floor around the homa are a priest in white with an orange shawl, several devotees in white and cream saris and dhotis, and a bowl of bananas and fruit at the left. Counts visible people: about six.2006-11-01November 01 20062006-11-01November 01 20062006-11-01November 01 20062006-11-01A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a plain room with a white-painted wall and barred window. A fire burns in a pit at the center, with offerings and a steel bowl placed nearby. A woman in a white sari with a gold border sits cross-legged before the fire, pouring from a small vessel. Around the fire, several people in white clothes sit on the floor, including a young man in white shirt and a dhoti-style garment and a woman with a long braid. Behind the fire, a framed portrait of a man in orange robes is garlanded with white and pink flowers, labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA". Two brass oil lamps flank the portrait on a white-draped table, and fruit is arranged on a side table at right.2006-02-27A small indoor puja room where a priest in white holds a lit flame over a square arrangement of yellow blocks. Behind them, a portrait of a woman in orange and a framed garland-decorated photo sit on a white-draped table with flowers. Several devotees in white sit cross-legged on a blue rug with folded hands, a woman in a white sari with a pendant at the centre, and a bowl of red flowers and bananas nearby. A wall poster shows a hand with garland and a figure in orange. Readable timestamp shows 1 13:00.2006-11-01A photograph of a homa fire ceremony indoors. A central brick fire pit with bright flames is decorated with pink flower petals. A woman in an orange shawl over a white sari, wearing a dark beaded necklace, pours from a vessel beside the fire. A bald man in a white t-shirt and white dhoti sits in the foreground facing the fire, and a woman with white flowers in her hair and a gold-bordered white sari sits at right. Other seated women in white and gold clothing are visible, one in a yellow sari in the lower foreground. Behind the fire, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" is garlanded with yellow and orange flowers, flanked by brass oil lamps and a row of red petals. Framed religious prints hang on the wall at upper right and smoke drifts through the room.November 01 20062006-11-01A photograph of a homa fire burning in a warmly lit room with yellow walls and red door frames. A large flame rises from a fire pit in the foreground, surrounded by brass and copper vessels and offerings. Behind it, a doorway is decorated with a hanging torana of leaves and red flowers. On the left, a person in white clothes sits near the fire. On the right, an elderly man in glasses and a white shirt and an older woman in a dark top sit close to the fire pit.2006-10-25