Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Night-time homa ritual under a decorated open pavilion with banana plants, marigold garlands and hanging orange-and-green cloth. A shaved-headed priest in an orange robe stands at right holding a plate of flame, while seated participants in orange and saffron robes and white garments with yellow shawls sit on mats around a central fire pit with offerings. Several women and men in orange and yellow clothing sit in front, one woman with palms pressed together. A tall brass oil lamp stands at right. Lights and a fluorescent tube illuminate the scene.

More like this

Open the gallery
Night outdoor ritual under a canopy decorated with orange and green fringed hangings and banana leaves, lit by floodlights and a hanging lamp. A standing priest in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala raises a large bright brass bowl of flame toward the seated group. Around a low offering platform, several devotees sit on orange cloth: women in orange saris and saffron-robed sannyasis, plus young people in white clothes with yellow shawls, hands folded in prayer. A tall brass lamp stands at the right edge beside flower petals and offerings. This is a homa or puja-style fire ritual.2009-09-26September 26 20092009-09-26September 26 20092009-09-26September 26 20092009-09-26A homa ritual under a colourful patterned canopy strung with leaves and garlands. A man in saffron-orange robes stands centre-right holding a metal plate with a lit flame, facing seated participants. Several people sit on mats in orange, red-striped and white garments, some with folded hands, while a woman in white with a yellow border sits at the left edge. Brass oil lamps with lit wicks, flower-decorated brass vessels, bundles of sticks, a plate of white offerings and baskets of fruit and flowers sit in front, and smoke rises in the background. A visible fire pit with offerings suggests a homa; the standing man's appearance is uncertain, so he is described by role only.2009-10-17 +1 copiesSeptember 26 20092009-09-26September 26 20092009-09-26September 26 20092009-09-26September 26 20092009-09-26September 26 20092009-09-26Night-time puja under a decorated pandal with hanging orange and green marigold-style festoons and banana leaves. A standing figure in saffron robes and a saffron head cloth holds a large brass aarti plate with a flame, facing seated devotees. Seated in front are several people in orange and saffron robes, some with hands pressed in prayer, and a woman in white at left. Two men in white and yellow robes sit at right beside brass lamps. A tall brass oil lamp with burning wicks stands in the foreground, and a deity murti with a decorated face and garlands is at upper right. Floral petals cover the low altar.2009-09-27September 27 20092009-09-27