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Indoor ritual setting on a red cloth-covered floor. A man with long dark hair and a beard, wearing a white kurta and white dhoti with a fringed border, stands at left with his back partly turned. A framed portrait of a woman is decorated with red and orange flower garlands and placed on a gold-bordered table draped in gold cloth. Potted plants flank the altar. In front, rows of brass lamps are arranged on the floor, and offerings include bananas, apples, coconut, betel leaves, sweets, a brass kalasha and brass lamps. Plain blue-grey walls and a window with curtain frame the scene.

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A homa is performed on a red floor in a bare hall with pale blue walls and a barred window. A brick fire pit holds a large blazing flame, with brass vessels and a banana, apple and orange offering plate beside it. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a gold-bordered shawl holds a tray of offerings above the fire, while a woman in a teal sari with glasses stands beside him. In the foreground, a child in white with a yellow cloth sits near the fire, and another figure in white sits beside. Plants surround a decorated altar with a framed portrait garlanded with flowers and a deity murti behind a white backdrop. Brass bowls, wooden sticks and a bowl of grain sit on the floor.January 14 20102010-01-14Indoor ritual in a plain blue-walled room with a red floor mat. A brick fire pit (homa kund) is bordered with orange-yellow markings and filled with ritual items; a brass oil lamp and fruit tray sit beside it. Four people are seated: on the left a man in white with a yellow shawl, in the centre a woman in white pouring from a brass vessel toward a decorated altar, a woman in a teal sari making an offering at the altar, and on the right a bespectacled man in white clothing. Behind them a framed portrait of a woman in saffron garb is garlanded with pink and white flowers, with a pink cloth and deity murti on a table. Potted plants, a white banner and a metal oil lamp complete the setting. The portrait is a depiction of a woman, not a person.A photograph inside a plain whitewashed hall with an orange floor cloth and a striped woven runner reading NITHYANANDA DAY. Two men in white dhotis sit at right beside a low fire-box, one holding a lit oil lamp with hands folded in prayer. Behind them a brass row of lamps and offering plates stands on the floor. Two standing men in white dhotis face the altar area, one in a yellow shawl with a folded-hand gesture. Banana plants, orange cloth hangings and a small framed photo wall decorate the room, with a fire pot with flame at bottom right. Puja setting with brass lamps, plates and a homa fire.2010-01-14July 08 20102010-07-08Dim, low-light photograph of an evening ritual setting with warm lamplight. In the centre-right, a man seen from behind, shaved head, wears a long white kurta and white dhoti, holding a small object near a silver ritual vessel. To the right, a person in orange robes sits beside a flower-decorated table. Potted plants, a draped orange cloth and a flower-garlanded altar with lit oil lamps and offerings surround the scene.A puja ceremony in a temple hall with a red and white striped wall. Three men sit on orange cloth; the two on the left wear white kurtas with yellow shawls, and the central man wears a white kurta and yellow shawl with hands folded in prayer. Dozens of small brass oil lamps (lamps) fill the floor in front of them, with banana leaves, fruit, flowers and a brass plate. Behind them a framed photograph of a smiling woman in orange robes with a beaded necklace is garlanded with red and yellow flowers, placed on a red velvet chair. A carved stone shrine and a seated deity murti are visible in the background, with a red and orange hanging cloth.2010-06-06December 31 20112011-12-31A photograph of a home shrine set up on a low wooden stand with a pink cloth. A framed portrait printed on paper shows a figure with long dark hair and an orange garment with a beaded necklace, seated against a rocky backdrop; the portrait is garlanded with pink and white flowers and fronted by a pink and gold flower-covered arrangement with decorative gold-framed motifs. Below sit a brass bowl of fruit including apples and bananas, a brass tray with a green leaf and small offering, a red cloth bundle, brass lamp stands, and a brass plate with lit oil lamps. Potted green plants flank the shrine against a pale blue wall. No physical people are present.A photograph of a homa fire pit built of brick at left, with flames rising from it. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold border leans forward over kalasha pots on silver plates, placing offerings with a rudraksha mala around his neck. Brass vessels, a plate of yellow flowers and marigold petals surround him. At right, deity murti are dressed with white garlands and a pink cloth, beside a teal draped table. A gilded throne stands in the background with people in white standing nearby.2010-12-26July 08 20102010-07-08October 04 20102010-10-04 +1 copies