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A woman in a yellow sari with a red-and-maroon border sits on the floor beside a stone-lined fire pit where a tall flame rises from burning logs. She wears glasses and a necklace and reaches toward the fire. Behind her a framed portrait of a long-haired figure in saffron robes, with white beads and rudraksha malas, is draped with a saffron cloth and garlanded with orange and red flower garlands. The portrait is labelled in small printed text. A tiger-striped cushion rests nearby, with brass oil lamps and a brass kalasha-like vessel. On the left, a deity murti in a gold arch is decorated with a green and yellow garland. The setting looks like a homa in a temple hall.

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A woman in a yellow saree with dark red border kneels beside a brick-lined fire pit, feeding wood into a bright blazing homa fire in a temple hall. Behind her, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" is draped with orange cloth and garlanded with red and orange flower garlands and rudraksha malas. The portrait shows a smiling figure in orange robes with white beaded necklaces, seated in meditation. Nearby stand brass oil lamps, a deity murti with yellow flower garland, and a tiger-striped cushioned seat.A woman in a rust-orange sari with a dark red blouse leans over a stone-lined fire pit, extending her hands toward a bright open flame in an indoor temple-like hall. Behind her, a seated woman in a yellow sari and glasses watches the fire. In the background, a portrait of a smiling man with long hair, wearing an orange robe and white flower garland, is framed by a canopy with red and orange marigold garlands and rudraksha beads. A brass oil lamp stands nearby, and a deity murti adorned with green and yellow garlands sits at left beside white pillars. The scene appears to be a fire ritual being performed at a temple shrine.A woman in a yellow saree with a red border sits beside a homa fire pit lined with white bricks, flames rising high in the centre. Behind her, a framed portrait of a smiling man with long hair in orange robes and a rudraksha mala is garlanded with orange and red flowers under an orange canopy; the portrait is a depiction, not a physical person. A dark stone deity murti stands in a sari, a brass aarti lamp and oil lamps stand near the fire, and brass plates hold flowers and offerings on a small table. The woman is the only physical person visible.September 15 20112011-09-15A photograph of an indoor homa or fire ritual in a plain room with white-washed walls. A woman in a white sari with a gold border and a dark bead necklace stands at left, holding a flaming vessel of offerings over a small white brick fire pit. Four devotees kneel at right with palms pressed together: a man in an orange shirt, a man in a white shirt, and a woman in a green sari, with a child partly visible at lower left. A framed portrait on a draped white table shows a woman in orange garments seated amid flowers, flanked by two brass oil lamps with lit flames. Trays of flowers, offerings and brass vessels sit on the white cloth in the foreground.2009-10-10A photograph of a homa at dusk in a temple hall with white pillars. A brick fire pit burns brightly in the centre. A woman in a gold-bordered sari sits on a wooden chair behind the fire. Nearby, a woman in white with folded hands sits on the floor, and a man in a red shirt sits beside her. Other devotees sit or stand around the fire, including a woman in a dark red sari on the right and two girls in red and pink. On the left, a woman in white with her back to the camera faces the fire. A decorated empty seat with red and white garlands and a framed portrait stands at left, beside a brass lamp. Brass plates of fruit, flowers and sweets sit in the foreground.A blurred indoor ritual photograph in a white-walled temple hall. A fire burns in a square white fire pit at centre, with a row of offering plates of fruit, flowers and coloured cloth in front. A woman in a white garment kneels at left and another in white sits behind the fire, while a woman in a yellow saree sits at right and a girl in yellow is visible at lower right. Behind them, a deity murti stands in an ornate gold-and-red arched shrine decorated with garlands, and two standing guardian figures in orange robes flank the shrine. At right, a framed portrait labelled with a figure seated in orange robes is garlanded in orange and red flowers on a low altar with small lamps.A photograph of a homa fire inside a plain room. A woman in a white sari with gold border stands at left bending over a brick fire pit, placing an offering into the flames. Two seated devotees at right: a man in a cream shirt with palms pressed together in prayer, and a woman in a teal sari with a long braid. Behind the fire pit, a table draped in white holds bananas, flowers and brass lamps, and a framed portrait shows a man in saffron robes with flower garlands, beside a small deity image. Brass plates and bowls with offerings sit on the floor. The portrait is a depiction of an unidentified figure with no visible a person-specific cues beyond saffron clothing, so identity is uncertain.2009-10-10A photograph inside a temple shrine room during a homa. A priest in white dhoti and white kurta stands at a brick-built fire pit, with flames rising from it and an offering being poured into the fire. Three women sit on the floor to the right: one in a yellow sari with hands folded in prayer, and two others in yellow and orange saris, one with palms joined. Brass plates of food, a kalasha and small oil lamps sit on the floor. Behind them, a white-walled shrine holds dark stone deity murti flanked by two standing statues in orange garments, with a decorated deity figure framed by red and white garlands and an arch. On the right, a framed portrait of a figure in orange robes with rudraksha beads and a red garland is placed on a cushioned seat. Two more figures in white appear partly at the left edge.July 17 20062006-07-17January 14 20102010-01-14October 26 20112011-10-26