Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Night outdoor homa at a sandy beach setting. A brick fire pit with a bright open flame sits at the lower right, with a long-handled ladle being offered into it by a priest in a pink-and-white turban and white dhoti with a garland, who is holding a ritual implement. Beside him a bare-chested man in white dhoti and a pink-bordered cloth wears a white garland and stands at the altar table covered with brass vessels and offerings. On the left two seated people in orange and white clothes sit with hands pressed in anjali, and a brass oil lamp rests on the sand before them. Behind, a seated figure in a red-orange robe with hands folded sits on a cushioned throne-like seat. A large crowd of devotees in white and colourful clothes sits in the dark background.

More like this

Open the gallery
December 25 20152015-12-25December 25 20152015-12-25December 25 20152015-12-25Night outdoor fire ritual on sand: a brick-lined fire pit with a bright flame sits in front of a draped blue altar piled with fruit, flowers, coconuts and a small decorated kalasha. A shirtless priest in white dhoti with a pink-and-purple headcloth and gold necklace leans over the fire, while a second man in white dhoti and green-gold shawl sits cross-legged on the left, handling ritual items and a small bell. Silver oil lamps stand on the sand. Behind them, a seated crowd of devotees in white and red clothing watches quietly. Looks like a homa or yagna. a person is not clearly visible.2015-12-25A night-time outdoor fire ritual on sand, with a small brick fire pit burning brightly at centre. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a pink turban holds a brass plate of offerings over the flames, while a second bare-chested priest in white dhoti and pink sash stands beside him holding a plate of offerings and a garland-adorned ritual item. A woman in an orange sari and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a green cloth at left, beside a young man in white kurta with a mala. A seated figure in red-orange robes with folded hands sits on a raised chair at upper left, with a pink-draped cushion. Behind them a large crowd of devotees sits on the beach in the dark. A brass oil lamp, flower-decked offerings and a teal-draped altar table with fruit and coconuts stand at right. The scene reads as a homa or puja on the beach.2015-12-25Night outdoor fire ritual on a sandy beach. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with pink sash and rudraksha mala stands holding a plate of offerings beside a seated priest in a pink turban and white dhoti who tends the fire. A brick fire pit burns brightly in front, with a teal-draped table of flowers, fruit and kalasha-like offerings behind it. A large crowd sits in the background, and a woman in orange sits at left.2015-12-25Night-time outdoor homa on a sandy beach. A brick-lined fire pit blazes in the foreground. Two priests in white dhotis work beside it: one kneels at left wearing a magenta head cloth, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and a green-trimmed cloth; another stands bent forward at centre, bare-chested with a pale-pink head cloth and garlands. Behind a draped teal table stands a brass-and-flower altar with a kalasha, fruit, marigold garlands and a decorated ornament. A brass oil lamp stands at right. A seated audience in white and red clothing fills the dark background, roughly twenty to thirty visible people.2015-12-25December 25 20152015-12-25Night outdoor ritual on a sandy beach at a homa fire pit built of stacked bricks, with bright flames rising. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a pink-and-gold cloth, rudraksha mala and gold necklace stands and pours from a vessel into the fire. A crouching assistant in white dhoti with a pink turban tends the flames. Two seated young people in orange and white clothes sit with palms pressed in anjali, one with a mala. Behind them a figure in orange sits on a red-cushioned throne-like seat with raised arms and palms together, making the presence of a possible a person candidate; appearance is uncertain. A blue-draped altar holds fruit, flowers and kalasha offerings, and brass oil lamps stand nearby. A large seated crowd in orange, red and white watches in the dark background.2015-12-25Night fire ritual outdoors: a standing bare-chested man wearing a white dhoti with a pink sash and a white flower garland stands beside a seated priest in a pink turban, white dhoti and gold-bordered cloth, who tends a burning fire pit lined with bricks. Behind them a draped blue-grey altar holds fruit, a coconut, flowers, a kalasha-style vessel and a small bell-shaped lamp. A crowd in white and pink clothing watches in the dark background. The scene suggests a homa/yagna.2015-12-25Night-time outdoor homa on a sandy beach. A fire burns on a low brick-and-wood platform in the foreground while a bare-chested priest in a striped cloth and gold necklace tends it. Another priest in a purple turban sits cross-legged beside the fire, and a third standing priest in a white cloth raises a vessel near golden metal deity murtis on a red pedestal at right. A teal-covered offering table holds flowers, fruit and brass lamps. A seated woman in red sari with gold bangles watches at left. Around 30 white-clad devotees stand and sit in the background, with city lights beyond.2015-12-25Night outdoor ritual on a sandy beach. A bald man with a red-orange cloth draped over his shoulder and wrapped at the waist stands facing a small blazing fire pit with stacked logs and offerings in front of him. To the right, a bare-chested priest in white and gold-bordered dhoti raises his arm near copper-coloured deity murti on a red-draped platform. A woman in a red-orange sari sits on a cushioned chair at left, facing the fire. A large crowd of seated devotees in red, orange and white clothing fills the foreground and background, and lamps glow in the distance.2015-12-25