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Outdoor homa at an ashram courtyard with a square stone fire pit burning with flames at the centre. A standing priest in rust-red dhoti and orange shawl with gold border holds a kamandalu and a ladle-like vessel over a flame at left. Seated priest in white dhoti with gold border, rudraksha mala and bronze armbands tends the fire, with brass bowls, flower garlands and small oil lamps around the pit. A man in white clothing with a pink-and-gold turban sits at right. Behind them rows of seated devotees in orange and red robes, several young children among them, face the ritual, while a camera on a tripod records the scene. Trees, a red wall and a palm stand in the background.

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October 03 20142014-10-03An outdoor homa at a fire pit lined with wooden planks, with flames rising from the square pit. A man in a rust-orange dhoti and wrap pours liquid from a small silver vessel into the fire. Beside him a young man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and red-brown armbands sits cross-legged, holding a ladle over the fire. On the right a seated man in a white dhoti wears a bright pink turban and rudraksha beads, with an arm band, facing the fire. Behind them devotees in orange and maroon robes sit on the ground under a red-walled shelter, with a live-streaming camera on a tripod. Brass lamps, silver vessels, marigold garlands and a kalasha stand in the foreground, and a deity murti garlanded with flowers is visible at the right edge.2014-10-03December 26 20132013-12-26September 15 20152015-09-15October 03 20142014-10-03January 15 20182018-01-15May 03 20122012-05-03A ceremonial fire ritual on a stage with a floral backdrop. A man in an orange sleeveless garment and orange dhoti wears a white and pink flower crown with a peacock feather and a long red-and-yellow flower garland. He holds a silver bell in one hand and a silver lamp with burning flame in the other, beside a brass bowl and white blocks with marigold petals. Behind him an orange-robed man with a red head cloth and gold necklace holds a microphone and speaks, and another man in orange presses his palms together. A brass tray and a tin of ghee sit on the floor near incense sticks. The setting suggests an aarti or homa at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam event.2009-12-24Night-time outdoor ritual before a golden deity murti garlanded with yellow and white flowers. A shaved-headed young priest in orange dhoti and orange shawl, with beaded necklace, stands at a table draped in red cloth and heaped with yellow flowers and mango-leaf kalasha-style offerings, handling a ritual vessel. A second shaved-headed devotee in orange sits in the foreground by a homa fire pit lined with yellow and red petals, flames rising from it. A seated figure in orange-brown robes sits on an ornate red and gold throne at right, with others in orange and white clothing and a drum set in the background. The setting is a temporary open-air mandap under a corrugated roof.2013-09-30Night-time ritual homa at an outdoor courtyard beside a pale wall. A figure in orange saffron robes and a wrapped shawl leans over a yellow-draped altar, placing an offering into a flaming fire. Beside him, a bare-chested man in an orange-and-gold dhoti, orange turban and layered rudraksha-style beaded necklaces holds a small metal vessel. The altar holds a flame, bundled white offerings, flowers, a brass bowl, banana leaves and potted plants. A camera on a tripod records the scene at left. Two people are visible.2014-01-05A homa fire ceremony in an outdoor ashram setting with palm trees behind. A central flame burns in a fire pit at right-centre. A priest in white dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged at the lower right, facing the fire. Standing at left, a man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands beside an ornate red throne with gold trim. Beside him, a woman in a red and orange sari stands near several devotees in orange and white. Brass vessels and a kalasha sit on a white-draped platform at left, with a basket of offerings near the bottom right.2012-05-03January 05 20142014-01-05