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Photograph of a homa or fire ritual on a stage. A man in orange robes and an orange head wrap, with a rudraksha-style mala and gold necklace, pours an offering from a small vessel into a flame rising from a white brick fire altar decorated with yellow and pink flowers. Behind him, another person in orange stands, and a figure in white with a gold chain stands further back. At left, a bearded man in white with a yellow shawl and beads sits holding a small yellow-and-red box. Brass vessels, a steel pot and a kalasha-type bowl sit on the altar, with smoke drifting across the scene. A red curtain hangs behind.

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December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A fire ritual at a homa altar. A man in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap, wearing layered gold-toned beaded necklaces and bangles, holds his cupped hands over a flame burning on a low platform of white bricks scattered with yellow and pink flower petals. A bearded man in a yellow shawl and white clothes, with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, sits to the left at a table with ritual items. Another seated person in white stands behind the altar, a microphone stand near the flame. Red curtains hang behind them.2009-12-24A central figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange headcloth, with rudraksha malas and a gold-toned pendant, stands before a white brick fire altar holding flames with outstretched hands. A seated man on the left wears a white dhoti-style garment, a yellow shawl and a long grey beard, with a gold pendant and malas. A third seated man on the right wears white and a red-brown mala with a tilak. The altar is decorated with yellow and red flower petals, and brass vessels sit in the foreground beside a red curtain backdrop. A purple logo appears in the upper left corner.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A homa ritual under an orange and green decorated canopy at night. A standing man in orange robes with a hood and a beaded necklace presses his palms together at the right of a square fire pit (homa kund) with smoke rising, flower garlands and marigold petals around its edge. Seated devotees in orange and red garments surround the pit, some with brass bowls and offerings. Behind them, a framed portrait labelled 'Paramahamsa Nithyananda' is garlanded with flowers. Men in white with yellow shawls stand at the right and lower right, and banana plants and leaf festoons decorate the tent. A brass vessel with flowers sits in the lower left.2009-09-25December 24 20092009-12-24Photo of a seated ceremony on a raised platform draped in white and dotted with marigold petals. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange head cloth sits with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a multi-strand beaded necklace and a bracelet, with a microphone before him. To his left, a bearded man in white robes and a yellow shawl with a beaded mala holds a brass tray with offerings, and to the right a man in white garments and glasses sits near a microphone stand. Brass vessels and a kalasha-style pot sit on the platform, with incense smoke rising and a maroon curtain behind. Three people are visible.2009-12-24A homa or fire ritual on a platform built of white bricks decorated with yellow and pink flower petals. A man in saffron-orange robes and a saffron head wrap, wearing a beaded rudraksha-style mala and gold necklace, holds a stick over the flames, with a microphone in front of him. Beside him, a bearded man in white with a yellow shawl and gold chains sits with folded hands, and an older man in glasses sits behind. A brass vessel holds offerings, and red curtains hang behind the group. Appearance-based candidate for a person is the central robed figure, with saffron clothing and a mala as distinguishing cues.2009-12-24A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a hall with red curtains. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap, with a rudraksha-style mala and gold bangles, stands with both arms raised toward a tall flame. The fire rises from a stepped pyramid of white bricks decorated with yellow and pink flowers. A brass vessel sits on the bricks. To the left, a bearded man in a yellow shawl and white garments sits with ritual items before him, and behind the central figure another man in white with a garland sits near a microphone. The central figure's identity is uncertain from appearance alone; the description uses roles only.2009-12-24