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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.

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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.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 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.A homa is performed in a temple shrine room before a small brick fire pit with a lit fire and brass plates of offerings in the foreground. A man in white ritual clothes kneels at the fire, extending his hand toward it. Three women in yellow and orange saris sit on the floor with palms pressed together in prayer, one in a red-and-yellow sari at the lower right. Behind them, a deity murti is decorated with red and white garlands within a gilded arch, flanked by two tall orange-robed guardian statues. At the right, a framed portrait of a person in orange robes with a white bead necklace sits on a draped throne with red and orange garlands.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.October 02 20112011-10-02A temple interior during a homa beside a brick-lined fire pit with a bright flame. A man in white ritual clothes and glasses, seated at left, holds a lit lamp or torch toward the fire. Three women kneel at right with hands pressed together in prayer; the woman nearest the fire wears a yellow sari with a red border. Behind them stands a deity murti flanked by two dark-skinned standing figures in orange-saffron garments, all garlanded, with a decorated arch and marigold garlands. At far right a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a smiling figure in saffron with a rudraksha mala, on an orange draped seat with marigold garlands. Brass plates and offerings sit on the floor, and the white marble walls are carved with floral motifs.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.October 26 20112011-10-26October 26 20112011-10-26A homa is performed inside a temple hall with white pillars and carved white ornamentation. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt kneels over a brick fire pit, where a tall flame rises, feeding it with his hands. Around the fire are brass plates and bowls holding offerings, including coconut, fruit, leaves, grains and flowers. On the left, a seated man in white and a woman in a white outfit sit near metal vessels. On the right, three women in yellow and orange saris sit on the floor, one with palms joined in prayer. Behind the fire, a deity murti stands in a decorated shrine framed with garlands. Two tall dark-painted dvarapala-style guardian statues in orange cloth flank the hall. On the right, a framed portrait on a throne-like seat is draped with orange cloth and a marigold garland; the figure in the portrait wears orange robes and a rudraksha mala, but no name is printed.October 02 20112011-10-02