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A 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.

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July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17 +1 copiesJuly 17 20062006-07-17A photograph of a fire ritual inside a decorated pavilion. A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged at the left, wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders and a long orange-and-gold beaded necklace, and holds a round silver tray over the fire pit. Smoke rises from a rectangular fire pit lined with orange marigold garlands and white flower garlands, with roses and petals scattered around it. Silver vessels, a silver pedestal lamp, fruit and a bowl sit on the ground in front. Behind, large deity murtis are dressed in yellow and red garlands against gold drapery. A wooden pole with banana-leaf wrapping stands at the right. a person wearing orange clothing, a long gold necklace and a beaded mala performs the homa, with a shaved-head priest-like attendant at the left edge.2006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17A 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 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.2006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17A photograph of a fire ritual (homa/yagna) at an outdoor pandal. A long-haired figure in orange-saffron robes and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace sits on a raised seat draped in white and garlanded with white flowers, holding a long wooden ladle over a smoking fire pit lined with marigold and rose garlands. Smoke rises through the frame. Behind, a decorated deity murti with yellow-and-green garlands stands on an altar, and a framed portrait with a caption sits at the right. Banana plants and draped cloth frame the scene.2006-07-17A photograph of a fire ritual (homa/yagna) in progress. A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a low seat, dressed in orange-saffron robes with an orange shawl draped over his knees, wearing a gold pendant and bangle. He holds a bundle of burning torches or ritual sticks in his right hand, flames rising, and smiles. Before him a raised fire pit with a small flame and smoke, surrounded by silver vessels, bowls of offerings, fruit, flowers and orange-red marigold garlands. Behind him, deity murti are decorated with white, green and yellow garlands, and banana plant leaves frame the scene.2006-07-17A seated man in an orange-red robe with long dark hair and a gold chain performs a fire ritual at a homa altar, lifting an offering vessel toward the flames. Smoke rises across a flower-decked altar with a banana plant on the right. Behind the altar, two bronze deity murtis wear garlands in red, white, yellow and green, flanked by framed portraits and a large painted portrait of a turbaned man. Silver lamps, brass vessels and fruit sit on the low platform, and a white-clad attendant is at the left edge. a person: the seated figure wears long swept-back hair, an orange-red robe and a gold chain, consistent with the page's description of the yajna.2006-07-17A photograph of a fire ritual at an outdoor yajna altar. On the left, a man with long dark hair and bare upper body wears an orange-saffron cloth and gold necklace, holding a metal tray with flame near a fire pit. Smoke and a small flame rise from the altar, which is decorated with pink and white flowers and orange garlands. Behind it stands a large ornate deity murti draped in green and white flower garlands, flanked by smaller garlanded murtis, with a portrait backdrop and banana plants framing the scene. Silver lamps and metal vessels sit on a woven mat in front.2006-07-17