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July 02 20042004-07-02A seated figure in an orange saffron turban and orange robe sits on a red and gold cushioned seat decorated with white flower garlands, holding a microphone stand with one arm extended and making a gesture while speaking. A rudraksha-style mala hangs on the chest, and white markings are visible on the arm. Behind, a man in white clothes stands at left, while a bespectacled man and a man in white with a red forehead mark sit at right. A brass bowl stands near the seat, and a bamboo pole runs across the foreground.2004-07-022004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02A seated man in an orange saffron robe and matching orange turban performs a ritual in a open-sided hall with latticed wooden screens. He wears a long dark rudraksha mala and sits on a red and gold patterned cushion, with white ash marks on his arms, a microphone at his mouth, and his hands resting on his knees. Before him are brass vessels, bundled bamboo sticks and scattered white flower petals. Behind him, devotees in white clothes sit on the floor, including a man in white with an ID badge. The scene looks like a puja or satsang with white ritual decorations.2004-07-02July 02 20042004-07-02 +1 copiesFebruary 29 20042004-02-29 +1 copiesOctober 18 20022002-10-18July 02 20042004-07-02July 02 20042004-07-02Night outdoor homa ceremony with a large orange-painted brick fire altar, adorned with white jasmine garlands, fruits, flowers and small brass vessels. A figure in saffron robes with a shaved head and tilak sits beside the altar holding a brass plate of offering sticks, while a second figure in saffron cloth with long dark hair, a rudraksha-style gold bead necklace and a shawl sits at a microphone, hands joined over a brass tray. Seated devotees in white clothes fold their hands in prayer behind them. Oil lamps burn on the altar, and the crowd fills the dim background.2010-02-12May 24 20062006-05-24 +1 copiesA seated man in long swept-back dark hair, orange saffron wrap and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace with a gold pendant sits cross-legged before a fire homa, hands clasped, with a brass bowl and wooden fuel visible at the flames. Behind him a carved wooden backrest with floral motifs is visible. A crowd of seated devotees with closed eyes surrounds him; a man in blue wears rudraksha beads, a woman in pink wears rudraksha beads, and a man in white at left has a white dhoti. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure, identified by long hair, saffron clothing and gold necklace, performing homa.2006-05-22