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2004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02August 01 20142014-08-01August 01 20142014-08-01April 10 20162016-04-10November 26 20172017-11-26August 01 20142014-08-01A photograph of a homa ritual at a thatched-roofed hall. In the foreground, a figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban sits at left, holding a long ladle over a brass vessel. Before them, a fire blazes in a yellow-tiled fire pit with flower petals on its edges. Behind, a row of seated devotees in white clothes with rudraksha malas watch the ritual, and a framed picture hangs on the wall above. Orange lattice windows line the background.2004-07-02July 02 20042004-07-02Evening homa at an ashram, with a yellow brick fire pit blazing in the foreground and flames rising from offerings. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes, an orange turban and a rudraksha mala sits behind the fire pit and holds a ritual item, appearing to be the officiating priest. Around the fire, several men and boys in white ritual clothes sit on the ground, some with hands folded or holding ritual items. A brass lamp, a small bowl of grains and a floral garland on a pedestal are visible. Behind them, a white-robed audience and a shrine area are partly visible. a person: the saffron-robed, turbaned figure leading the homa matches the presentation cues, though this is appearance-based only.2004-07-02August 01 20142014-08-01A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a dim brick-walled room. A fire burns in a rectangular brick fire pit surrounded by flower garlands, fruit and offering plates. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a red cloth over his shoulder kneels and feeds the flames from a bowl, while another priest in white dhoti stands behind with hands joined in prayer. A man with a red turban and rudraksha-style beads sits at left holding a ladle over the fire, and a bare-chested young man with a tilak sits at right. Brass vessels and leaves lie on the floor.2016-10-16Night fire ritual, a homa at a brick-lined fire pit with tall orange flames and smoke. A man in white dhoti and shawl on the left holds a silver vessel over the fire. Seated at right on an ornate silver-backed chair with leopard-print cushion is a man in an orange shawl over a maroon-red robe, wearing a white flower garland and a red-orange tilak on his forehead, hands joined in his lap. Behind him, priests in red-orange and white garments stand, and a woman in orange-red sari with hands folded stands nearby. A silver bowl sits on the brick edge, and a silver ceremonial staff with a fringed canopy rises at right.2014-08-01