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A photograph of a puja ceremony seated on a mat before a low brick-walled square structure with small lit lamps along its rim and sand inside. A bare-chested priest with a white tilak and an orange shawl over his shoulder sits at the centre, his hand reaching toward the brick enclosure. Beside him a bearded man with a white tilak and a bare chest holds a stick toward the ritual. An older man in a white dhoti and white top with a rudraksha mala sits at the right, holding a bundle of thin sticks over a brass plate of pink flowers, bananas and brass bowls. A woman in a green sari and a younger woman in white stand nearby, and many seated devotees in white clothes and grey shirts fill the background.2004-06-12June 12 20042004-06-12A photograph of a homa at a yellow-brick fire pit, with a bright flame rising from the burning wood. A man in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange head wrap, seated at left, holds a ladle over the fire and speaks into a microphone on a stand. Beside him, seated devotees in white ritual clothes press their palms together or hold incense sticks, and a brass vessel of ghee and small oil lamps sit near the pit. Behind them, a large brass lamp stand and a dark-framed metal artwork hang on the wall, with rows of seated devotees in white and a woman in yellow sari at right. Ritual performed with a fire pit and offerings, consistent with a homa. Appearance-based cues: saffron robe and orange head wrap, but not enough for a confident identity; the figure is labelled only as the officiating priest leading the homa.2004-07-02A homa fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit inside a tent, with flames and smoke rising from the centre. Three priests sit in the foreground with their backs to the camera, bare-shouldered and wearing white dhoti-style cloth with coloured borders; they face the fire, and microphones stand before them. Behind the fire pit, a seated congregation of around thirty devotees wearing white clothes and maroon or saffron shawls presses their palms together in prayer. Brass vessels, a kalasha and red flower petals lie around the fire. Hindu homa ritual with devotees in white.2015-07-16April 05 20122012-04-05A seated congregation at an indoor satsang or discourse, with many devotees filling the hall. In the foreground a young man in white dhoti with an orange-red shawl and rudraksha mala claps his hands, beside a man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark. Another man in white clothes with a grey-streaked head and white tilak sits with hands folded. Behind them, devotees wear orange and saffron robes, rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, and a young boy in a patterned golden robe sits at left. a person is not clearly identifiable here, so no ceremonial figure is named. Watermarked archive photograph of devotees in prayerful attention.2016-04-10Photograph of a homa fire ritual in a courtyard at night with a crowd of devotees seated on mats. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha-style mala sits at the right, hands folded before a fire pit of stacked red-brick kundas with flames rising at the centre, with a microphone stand nearby. Opposite him a man in grey trousers and white shirt sits at the fire, and a kalasha-type brass vessel and bowls with flower petals and marigolds lie on the mat. Behind them, men and women in white and coloured saris sit with palms pressed together, including a toddler in the middle, and a worn plastered wall forms the backdrop. Several people are seated in the foreground at left, all with hands folded in prayer. a person's appearance is not clearly visible.2004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02October 14 20122012-10-14Outdoor homa ceremony before a large seated congregation of several hundred devotees dressed mostly in white with red and orange shawls. In the foreground a brick fire pit holds a lit flame with brass vessels, offerings and marigold and rose petals. A tall silver trident stands beside it. On the left a man in an orange-red dhoti with a yellow-orange cloth wrapped on his head and a gold garland sits on a red-draped seat facing the fire, with a richly decorated ceremonial parasol behind him. Several shaven-headed priests in orange and white sit beside the fire making offerings, while a cameraman stands at the back on the right.2014-08-01October 05 20112011-10-05Outdoor ritual homa in a garden with a large crowd seated on mats. In the foreground, a priest in white dhoti and pink headband pours offerings into a wooden fire pit with flames, with baskets of rice and bowls of yellow flowers beside it. Another priest in white and an orange shawl sits nearby, holding a microphone. Behind them, rows of devotees in white and orange clothing sit on mats, many wearing rudraksha malas. A gold-cushioned seat with a trident stands at left, and a tall ceremonial pillar with rings stands in the background among palm trees. a person is not clearly identifiable from appearance, so no candidate is named.2016-09-09