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May 28 20132013-05-28Two young priests in orange and saffron robes sit on a white floor performing a homa at a fire pit built of yellow-painted bricks. The priest on the left, with a shaved head, wears a rudraksha mala and sits with palms resting on his knees near a microphone stand. The priest in the centre, with a white forehead mark, holds a long metal ladle over the bowl and flames. Brass pots, oil lamps, a kalasha wrapped with white garland, and a silver vessel with a spout sit in front. Behind them is a turquoise wall with pink and yellow temple-style decorations and a gold deity murti at the upper left. A fan stands in the background.2013-05-28A homa or yagna at a fire pit built of yellow-dyed bricks and sticks, with a seated priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold border holding a lit oil lamp over the pit while chanting. Gold beaded necklaces and bangles adorn him, and a white tripunda marks his forehead. Beside him, a second priest in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl sits with palms joined in prayer, wearing a gold necklace and a white forehead mark. Brass plates hold flower petals, kumkum and bowls of offerings, a bundle of wood lies at left, and a microphone stands in front. Behind them a deity murti is draped in garlands of marigold and red flowers, with a red cloth backdrop. A pastel shawl and a prayer book rest on a floor cloth.2011-11-29Seated worship scene in a hall with a painted deity murti behind. A shaven-headed priest in orange-saffron dress with a rudraksha mala and white vibhuti marks on his forehead and arms sits cross-legged on a mat, performing a puja with silver vessels, flower offerings and a silver lamp before him. Beside him, a younger attendant in orange robes sits close. Behind them, devotees in white clothes with orange lanyards sit in rows, including a woman in a cream sari at left and a woman with curly hair in white at right. Pink and white flowers and a silver bowl lie on the floor and a yellow-tiered stand sits at right. A white fan stands at left.2013-05-13A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes stands at a stone yagna platform, holding a small silver ghanta (bell) in his right hand and reaching toward a bowl of offerings on the left. He wears a long gold ceremonial necklace with a large gold pendant, rudraksha beads, gold earrings, and white tilak marks on his forehead and arms. Beside him a younger attendant in orange cloth with a red-edged shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing rudraksha malas and red bangles. Behind them are orange walls, a red door, and a hanging garland of marigolds. A pressure-cooker-style steel bowl and a small brass vessel sit on the platform. Two people are visible.2013-09-09May 28 20132013-05-28May 28 20132013-05-28A group of young male students in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on the floor performing a puja with brass vessels, oil lamps and flower offerings on silver trays. Several boys wear white tilak lines on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks, and one boy in dark-rimmed glasses holds a small brass bell. Behind them, more seated devotees in orange and maroon garments are visible in a bright indoor hall. Brass kalashas, flowers in pink and white, and lit oil lamps are arranged in front of the children. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in the foreground.2014-04-04Two men sit before a homa fire pit built of stacked bricks topped with white powder, marigold petals and kumkum, with a bright flame rising from the wood. The man on the left in white dhoti and gold necklaces holds a stick and a folded white cloth; his bare chest bears white sacred markings. The man on the right wears an orange saffron robe with gold border, rudraksha beads and a tilak on his forehead, and feeds the fire with a small stick. A silver vessel and brass pot sit nearby, and a red wall forms the backdrop.2015-11-28April 30 20152015-04-30A seated puja in a hall with a golden deity murti and gold-trimmed backdrop behind. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest in saffron robes with white tripundra markings on his forehead and arms sits beside silver puja vessels and garlands of white flowers. A young person in a maroon wrap and rudraksha mala holds an open book and gestures while speaking. Further back, men in white dhotis and orange scarves sit on the floor, and a tall gold lamp stand with coloured tiers stands at right. Photo credit overlay reads Nithyananda Paramashivam2013-05-15July 14 20132013-07-14 +1 copies