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A photograph of a fire ritual inside a temple hall with white stone walls and tall decorative pillars wrapped in red, blue and yellow cloth. In the foreground, a priest in orange robes sits at left, tending offerings on a metal tray with rice, flowers and spoons. A bright fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit, with rose petals scattered around it and a brass bowl nearby. Behind the fire, a wicker chair with red cushions holds a framed photograph garlanded with orange and white flowers, showing a figure in orange robes seated in meditation. Two dark stone guardian statues stand on either side. The scene suggests a homa or yagna with a portrait placed as the focus of worship.

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December 12 20122012-12-12A photograph inside a temple hall with a white-walled shrine and polished reddish floor. In the foreground, a person in white clothes and a white shawl with a dark border sits cross-legged before a brick-lined fire pit with a bright flame, holding a ladle near a brass bowl of offerings, a homa or yagna. Behind, a dark deity murti in an orange-draped sari stands in a niche, and gold-framed figures with garlands, including one in a pink sari, sit on a raised platform. On the right, a framed portrait garlanded with red and orange flowers rests on a wooden peetha bench with a striped cushion, beside brass oil lamps. The portrait's subject is not identifiable as a physical person here.2009-09-21A temple interior where a priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands barefoot on a polished floor, holding a ceremonial lamp or aarti implement toward a wicker sofa. On the sofa rests a framed portrait of a man in orange garments, garlanded with marigolds and white flower strands, with an orange cloth draped across the seat. Around the sofa are brass lamps, a kalasha-like brass vessel, plates of fruit, bananas and sweets, a basket of rose petals, and a small bowl. Behind them stands a dark stone deity murti with a garland, beside striped red, blue and yellow pillar cloths. The priest is performing a puja before the framed portrait.2008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In HyderabadA puja at a temple shrine with white pillars and a glossy reddish-brown floor. A priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands at left holding a lit aarti lamp and a brass bell. Before him a cane settee with red cushions holds a framed portrait garlanded with white and red flowers, draped in an orange cloth. Two dark stone deity murtis flank the shrine, and offerings of fruit, flower petals and brass vessels sit on a patterned rug. At right a seated devotee in cream clothes presses his palms together in namaskar. Portrait is printed, not a physical person.A homa or fire ritual performed in a white-pillared temple hall with a small fire burning inside a square pit of white stones, decorated with pink flower petals. Three men sit on the floor: two in saffron-orange robes at left, one with hands raised in namaskar, and two in white dhoti and yellow shawls at right, hands folded in prayer. Two framed portraits of a long-haired man in saffron with rudraksha malas stand on wooden chairs, one garlanded with orange and white flowers. A black stone deity statue wrapped in orange cloth stands at left, with brass lamps, a kalasha vessel, coconuts and bananas on a green mat in the foreground. +1 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine entrance where a priest in saffron-orange robes kneels on a mat with palms pressed together in namaskar. Before him is a fire pit made of a wooden box, with bundles of sticks, a brass plate of flower petals and grains, a brass lamp, and a white fibre whisk. Behind him stands a red-draped seat holding a framed portrait of a man with garlanded neck, orange robes and seated in meditation, labelled as a portrait. Two black stone guardian statues in orange sarees and garlands flank the doorway, which has red and orange drapes and a golden-framed inner shrine with a deity murti. Colourful striped pillar banners with bird motifs hang at the sides.A standing man in orange saffron robes, with an orange shawl over one shoulder and a garland at his neck, performs a ritual beside a gilded wicker couch draped with an orange cloth. On the couch sits a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" garlanded with yellow, orange and red flowers, with a pink flower bunch and tray of petals in front. He holds a brass lamp or lamp-stand near the portrait. Behind is a grey stone statue of a deity with a tall crown, wearing an orange and purple cloth, and colourful striped fabric hangs from white pillars. Oil lamps stand on the floor. +1 copiesDecember 12 20122012-12-12 +1 copies2008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In Hyderabad2008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In HyderabadA fire ritual on a raised stage before a gold-framed throne. Three men in saffron-orange robes stand at a white altar of many small lit oil lamps and a burning fire. The man in the centre holds a flaming vessel over the fire and wears a white crown-like headpiece and a garland of white flowers. The man at left holds a microphone and wears an orange shawl and rudraksha-style beads. A young attendant at far left rings a bell. A gold throne with carved lion-like armrests sits at right, a large framed portrait of a saffron-clad figure on it, decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands. Brass vessels, kalasha pots and a pot of offerings lie on the altar. A pink backdrop with floral arches frames the stage. This appears to be a homa or puja.2009-12-24