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A homa ritual at AadiKailaasa, Bengaluru, with a brick fire pit decorated in yellow and flowers in the foreground. A long-haired man in orange robes and a multi-strand rudraksha-style mala stands centre, holding a small lit flame, with several men in orange clothing around him and a bare-armed woman in a pink sari kneeling at lower left. Tall brass oil lamps stand at right beside a wooden carved peetha-style seat, and a red curtain forms the backdrop. Swamiji (probable): the centre figure has long swept-back hair, orange robes and a rudraksha mala, cues consistent with the page's label, presiding over the homa.

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A homa fire ritual in a temple-like hall at night. A man with long dark hair, wearing saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala, sits on a leopard-print seat behind a fire pit, pouring liquid from a vessel into the flames. Another man in saffron sits to the left beside brass vessels and a plate of offerings. Seated devotees in orange and white clothing fill the background. White brick-like altar blocks are decorated with red flower petals, and a brass lamp stands on the right. A standing fan is visible.2007-02-162004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02Photograph of an outdoor puja at a riverside setting. A central figure in long dark wavy hair, saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, holding a small brass vessel with a flame and handling offerings. Seated around a low ornate golden table are orange-robed devotees, a man in white with an orange shawl and folded hands, and a woman in orange with a mala. A gilded deity murti stands beside a golden shrine base. Marigold and flower offerings lie in front of the table, and standing devotees with folded hands and orange shawls are behind a microphone stand.2008-07-03A seated figure in an orange saffron robe and orange head covering sits before a stone fire pit (homa kund) with bright flames and yellow flower offerings, holding a silver plate and a small bell. A microphone stands nearby. Behind him, two standing men in white kurtas and a seated man in white clothes attend the ritual, with a trident (trishul) and a garlanded deity murti in the background. Probable Swamiji: the figure has long hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala, and the page states he conducted the homa, so the appearance-based label applies.2004-07-02November 12 20072007-11-12A photo of a homa or fire ritual on a stage before a painted backdrop of a colourful deity murti with a golden arch. A central figure with long dark hair wears a red-brown robe with a gold border, a garland of pink and white flowers, and holds his hands over a bright fire on a brick platform, with a brass vessel and ornate golden ritual objects nearby. Two younger attendants in saffron-orange robes stand at left, one holding a silver bowl, and a third in a red-brown robe bends over a tray of offerings. Three seated devotees in white clothes with hands folded in prayer sit at right beside a golden ritual stand. A kalasha and flower offerings sit at the lower right corner.2013-05-15July 03 20082008-07-03A photograph of a ritual inside a decorated hall with a red curtain and a painted pillar. A man with long curly hair and layered beaded necklaces, wearing an orange-saffron robe, stands at left holding a small brass vessel and a lit flame near a brick-and-gold fire pit. Behind him, several young men in orange robes with rudraksha malas stand with folded hands and offering trays. On the right, a large blue-skinned deity murti with a crown, flowing black hair and yellow-and-white garlands is adorned with flowers, next to tall brass oil lamps. A gold-coloured yantra-shaped stone object sits on the fire pit. Seven or so people are visible.2008-10-27Photograph of a night puja at an outdoor temple setting. A central figure with long dark hair, ornate gold necklaces with large gold beads, a pink-and-gold beaded necklace, gold armbands and a saffron-orange robe lights a small oil lamp on a silver-rimmed stone platform. The probable Swamiji candidate is distinguished by his long swept-back hair, gold ceremonial necklaces, and saffron clothing. To his left, a shaved-headed attendant in saffron wears a sacred thread and tilak, pouring from a small vessel. To the right, a saffron-clad priest with a shaved head and tilak sits with palms joined in namaste beside a brass plate, flower garlands and a bowl of red and white flowers. Behind them a crowd of devotees stands in the dark background.2013-05-27July 03 20082008-07-03A photograph of a fire ritual, a homa or yagna, on a white-tiled fire pit where flames burn with wood and offerings. A central figure with long dark hair, a rudraksha-style gold bead necklace and an orange robe sits cross-legged, gesturing while speaking into a microphone on a stand; the appearance is consistent with the page's Swamiji candidate, so this is a probable Swamiji (probable) seated at the ritual. Beside him a smiling man in orange robes sits, and to the right another orange-clad man with a gold necklace holds a tray. Plates of flowers, fruits, brass bowls, a kalasha-like vessel and marigold garlands surround the fire pit. Behind them, devotees in white and yellow shawls and orange robes sit along a wall, with an orange-draped seat at left.2008-12-26February 16 20072007-02-16