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July 02 2004

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Evening 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.2004-07-022004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02A homa is being performed at a rectangular yellow fire pit with bright flames rising from burning wood. A man seated at left wears an orange saffron robe and an orange headwrap, and speaks into a microphone on a stand while gesturing toward the fire. Beside the fire pit, a bearded man in white ritual clothes holds a wooden ladle, and a bronze bowl and brass vessels sit near the pit. Behind them, a seated crowd of devotees in white and yellow clothing watches, and a couple of other people sit in the background near a wall with lattice windows.2004-07-02A 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.2004-07-022004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-022004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02August 01 20142014-08-01Night homa at an outdoor fire pit with a yellow-and-white painted square altar. A young priest in white dhoti and white head cloth, with rudraksha malas and red-and-gold bangles, pours offerings toward a flame rising from wood. Behind him, a bald priest in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala stands, and several saffron-clad young sadhus sit beside the fire with white tilak marks. Brass vessels, a kalasha and a lamp are on the ground. Seated white-clad devotees and onlookers fill the background.2013-11-07A homa fire ritual at a square orange-brick fire pit with tall flames. A man in an orange-red turban, rudraksha mala and gold ceremonial necklace, wearing an orange-red shawl, leans over the fire and places an offering with his right hand. Behind him a younger man in white with a rudraksha mala and tilak sits holding a brass ladle over a brass bowl. Brass oil lamps, a basket, banana leaves and metal plates of offerings lie on mats around the pit. Seated people in white and orange robes with garlands are visible in the background.2015-10-12Night fire ritual outdoors: a square brick fire pit blazes in the centre while a seated man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala pours from a metal ladle beside it, under a red and gold canopy with a trident-topped staff. Behind him, another robed priest sits near the flames. On the left a young man in white dhoti with a red turban presses his palms together in prayer, with brass pots, a kalasha-style vessel and open books on a red cloth. The scene suggests a homa or yagna. Four people are visible.2014-08-01October 11 20142014-10-11December 09 20132013-12-09