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July 06 20152015-07-06July 21 20122012-07-21July 11 20122012-07-11July 17 20152015-07-17A photograph of an evening ritual indoors. A standing man in orange and saffron robes with a shawl, a red-and-gold sacred thread and white tilak on his forehead, holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small bell in the other, facing a fire pit. The fire pit holds a flame with flower petals and offerings in the foreground. To the left stands a golden deity murti in an orange cloth draped over it, garlanded with white flower strands and with hands folded in front of its chest. Seated devotees in white dhotis and kurtas sit on the floor with palms pressed together, and a man in an orange shirt sits on a chair wearing a white cap. Other people stand in the background in white and dark clothing, also with hands folded.2012-09-05A photograph of a homa or yagna at an outdoor-style fire pit lined with brick, with bright flames rising from stacked wood. A man with a shaved head and white tilak markings on his forehead and arms sits cross-legged in an orange-red robe, holding a long wooden stick toward the fire. He wears a gold necklace and a bracelet, and a microphone stands beside him. Nearby are silver bowls, a brass oil lamp and small offering vessels on an orange cloth. Seated devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls, with garland flowers at the edge, sit on blue and striped mats behind him. a person: the seated ritual leader wears orange robes, a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style neck mala.2012-09-04July 17 20152015-07-17May 20 20142014-05-20Photograph 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.2004-07-02July 11 20122012-07-11January 06 20182018-01-06July 11 20122012-07-11