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Indoor temple ritual in an orange-walled hall with a homa fire burning in a brick fire pit on the floor, surrounded by brass vessels, plates of offerings, fruit, rice, kumkum and a kalasha. Behind it stands an ornate gold throne-like peetha decorated with floral garlands and a red-and-gold canopy. Several men in white dhoti and white shawls wear flower garlands and stand at the altar; one holds a folded cloth and another wears a golden crown-like headdress. A woman in a pink silk saree and a woman in a red patterned dress stand nearby, and a cameraman films. Children and seated devotees sit along the left side. A wall poster shows a map and the text Nithyananda Vedic Temples. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person by appearance alone.

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May 02 20122012-05-02May 02 20122012-05-02November 29 20112011-11-29May 02 20122012-05-02Indoor ritual scene with two white-clad priests seated before a small fire pit lit with an orange-yellow kund-like base, one with palms joined in prayer and both draped in white garlands of jasmine and red flowers. One wears a tall ornate headdress, the other a white turban. Behind them stands a large gilded throne with carved lion-like figures, draped in red and colourful cloth and garlanded with flowers. A standing figure in orange-red robes with a red garland and an orange sannyasi-clad attendant with a bald head stand nearby. Seated devotees in orange and white sit on mats at left. Brass vessels, fruit, a banana leaf, plates of rice and oil lamps are arranged on the floor, and a wall map of Nithyananda Vedic Temples with a poster stands behind. Appears to be a homa or puja ritual.2012-05-02May 02 20122012-05-02May 02 20122012-05-02Photograph of a homa fire ceremony in a temple hall. A brick-lined fire pit with a bright flame sits in the foreground. A woman in a red and green sari with white jasmine garlands and a man in a cream kurta with a garland bow over the fire, while a man in a yellow turban and white dhoti with garlands stands beside them. A cameraman with a video camera films at right. Behind them is a golden throne-like seat draped with a flower garland, and a wall banner reads Nithyananda Vedic Temples. A brass pot and offerings sit nearby. Three people are physically visible in the frame.2012-05-02November 29 20112011-11-29 +1 copiesA 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.2011-11-29A photograph of a temple scene in which a man in orange robes with red and white flower garlands stands before a large gilded throne with carved lion-headed arms, draped in red cloth and bright flower garlands. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti, wearing a white garland, stands beside a woman in a pink sari with white flower garlands and an orange shawl who holds a small child in green clothes. On the right, a shaved-headed man in orange holds a tray, and two men in white dhotis with white garlands and a man in a patterned cap stand by.2012-05-02A photograph of a reception in a plain room with orange-painted walls. In the centre, a man in a red silk dhoti and matching shawl with gold border, wearing a long garland of white flowers, walks with palms joined in greeting beside an ornate red and gold throne chair with a microphone on its seat. A woman in an orange-red silk sari carries a brass plate of offerings. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shawls stand with hands folded, one man in an orange robe with rudraksha beads, and women in white and red saris carry plates of fruit and flower garlands. Wall posters show a photo labelled with Maharishi and Yogi Ram Suratkumar, and a map titled Nithyananda Vedic Temples.2011-11-06