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February 16 2007

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A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a crowded hall. At the centre, a man with long dark hair, sitting cross-legged on a leopard-print seat, wears a saffron-orange garment with a gold-toned shawl and a gold necklace; he holds a small microphone and a ritual implement over a brick fire pit with flames and offerings. Beside him, a woman in a white blouse with an orange shawl sits at the fire pit with brass vessels and a plate of flowers and sweets. Around them, seated and standing devotees in orange and white clothes fill the room, and an open book and a pale-yellow cushion sit on the platform. A standing fan and a brass lamp are visible at the edges.2007-02-162004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02February 16 20072007-02-16A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered shawl, long swept-back dark hair, a gold beaded necklace and white vibhuti marks on his forehead performs a ritual gesture with his right hand, seated on a tiger-skin-draped seat before a low white platform. Brass vessels, a silver lamp stand with a lit oil lamp and red flower petals are arranged in front. Around him, devotees in orange and white sit and stand, a trident is visible at upper right, and a pedestal fan stands at left. The setting is a plain concrete-block hall at night.2007-02-16Evening ritual photograph at an open-air hall with a fire pit (homa/yagna) in the foreground, smoke rising from its ash-filled square pit. A central figure with long swept-back hair, a red-orange tilak, saffron/orange robes, and a multi-strand gold and orange flower garland sits cross-legged on an ornate throne-like seat with a golden frame. Around the pit, shaved-headed monks in saffron robes sit with palms pressed together, and women in orange and red saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas sit in rows with hands folded in prayer. Brass vessels and oil lamps are placed near the pit edge. Several onlookers stand in the background near a white ceiling fan and string lights.2013-03-10Photograph of a homa fire ritual in an indoor hall during the Sanyas Dheeksha Mahotsav. A standing figure in a bright orange robe and matching orange turban, with long dark hair, holds a ceremonial rod and gestures toward a blazing fire pit at lower left, with a brass vessel beside it. Around him stand people in white ritual clothes, some holding garlands and a staff, and a seated woman in a white sari with a cream shawl and red-trimmed cloth sits near the flames. Rows of seated devotees in white, cream and blue fill the background, with one woman in blue with palms pressed together. A framed deity image hangs on the upper left wall beside a lattice window. Multiple people are visible.2004-07-02Night photo of a fire ritual, a homa, at an outdoor ashram site. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes, an orange turban, and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged behind a microphone on a stand, holding a ritual cord and hands in gesture. Men in white kurtas and dhotis sit or kneel around a brick fire pit with bright flames, with a brass oil lamp, a kalasha-style vessel and a bowl of offerings on the yellow brick ledge. A white-clad man leans in at right. Seated people and a framed picture are visible in the background.2004-07-02A homa fire ritual in a courtyard. In the foreground a woman in orange robes pours ghee from a long wooden ladle into a lit fire pit made of brick, with pineapple, fruit and marigold garlands beside it. A seated man in orange robes with a beaded necklace sits behind a silver bowl of orange flowers. Around them, a large group of devotees in orange shawls and white clothes sit and stand, some with vibhuti or kumkum on their foreheads. A tall woman on the right in an orange robe holds a microphone near the fire, and a small silver kalasha sits on the mat. Counting visible people, there are more than twenty.2007-07-11May 22 20062006-05-22June 09 20092009-06-09July 12 20122012-07-12February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copies