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Outdoor evening homa for a Vishesha Deeksha session. A seated figure in a red-brown saffron-toned robe and a pink-and-white flower garland sits on an ornate gold throne with a large gold lotus-petal backrest and red cushions, hands pressed in namaskar. In front, a fire burns on the ground with offerings and a metal tray. A white-clad priest with bare torso and sacred ash marks leans over the fire, and a bare-chested attendant stands at the right beside a gold trident staff. Trees and warm lights frame the scene.

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A photograph of a homa fire ritual at night. A priest in a white dhoti, with a pink head wrap and gold-beaded necklaces, pours offerings into a flame rising from a yellow brick fire pit scattered with red flower petals. Seated on a large gilded throne with a red cushion is a bearded man in saffron-orange robes, wearing a white flower garland, rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, with gold bangles on his wrists, hands resting near the fire. Behind them stand devotees in orange and white clothing with hands folded in anjali, and a golden staff rises beside the fire. A microphone stands in the foreground and a table fan is at left.2016-07-03April 03 20162016-04-03Night ritual photograph under a pink-and-white canopy with string lights. In the foreground, a fire pit with a flame and offerings of flowers and a bowl sits on a striped mat. A priest in white dhoti with a purple-bordered shawl, bare-chested with gold necklaces, pours or offers from a metal vessel beside the pit. A second priest in white dhoti with orange border bows with folded hands and a red-and-white cloth on his head. Behind them, a seated man in a saffron-brown robe with a gold necklace and red-trimmed cushion sits on an ornate gold throne, hands folded, smiling. A large crowd of seated devotees, many bare-chested in white and yellow cloth, fills the background.2017-05-25A night ritual in a tented pavilion with pink and white drapes and a ceiling fan. A seated figure in a red-brown robe and gold necklaces sits with palms pressed together on an ornate gold-and-red throne with a gold backrest. In front of him a square fire pit burns with a flame, its edges decorated with white flower petals, and brass vessels and banana-leaf offerings lie on the yellow platform. A shirtless man in white dhoti with a purple border stands at left with his hands together, and another in a white dhoti with orange border and red headcloth bends forward beside the throne. A kneeling shirtless man with his back to the camera faces the fire, and a crowd of seated and standing devotees fills the background. A white air conditioner unit stands near the throne.2017-05-25August 22 20172017-08-22A homa or fire ritual is underway at an altar with bright flames rising from a fire pit surrounded by yellow and orange marigold garlands and offerings. On the left, a bearded man with a tilak sits on a gold and red throne with his palms pressed together in namaskar; he wears a rust-brown robe, a gold pendant necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, with a shawl draped over his shoulder. Behind him, a woman in white with a red border and a marigold garland stands near a stone wall. In the foreground on the right, a man in an orange robe with a white head cloth holds a brass aarti lamp over the fire. Brass vessels and a green leaf sit near the fire pit. The man on the throne has distinctive long hair and a crown-like headpiece absent; his appearance matches the probable Swamiji cues of long swept hair, saffron-toned ornate clothing and gold necklace, so he is presented as a probable Swamiji in attendance.2016-09-09July 09 20132013-07-09 +1 copiesMarch 16 20172017-03-16 +1 copiesUnder a white tent with pink draping, a priest bare-chested except for a white dhoti with red and dark border and a red headcloth waves a gold oil lamp over a wooden platform laden with flowers and offerings, an aarti during a puja. Garlands of red and yellow flowers lie in the foreground beside a blue and red cloth. Behind, a seated figure in a red-brown robe and gold necklace sits on a red and gold throne framed by a large gold halo, hands joined in greeting. Several attendants stand in the background and a fan and bright lights are visible. a person: the seated figure on the throne shows long hair, gold ornamentation and ceremonial dress, matching the page's Satsang and Vishesha Deeksha event.2017-05-25A night ceremony under a large white tent at Adi Kailasa. In the foreground, a priest in a yellow cloth and sacred thread sits with his back to the camera before a wooden fire-pit area with marigold garlands. A bare-chested priest in orange-and-white dhoti pours liquid from a brass vessel. Seated on a gold-carved throne with red cushions, a bearded man with a black crown, orange robe, rudraksha mala and gold necklaces and bangles sits with palms joined in prayer, with a kalasha and flower-decorated offerings beside him. White-clad devotees fill the background with hands folded. The scene shows a ritual abhishekam or homa.2016-12-05July 03 20162016-07-03A photograph of a ritual fire at an ashram. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a red-brown robe, a long gold necklace and bracelets sits with palms pressed together in namaste on an ornate gold-and-red throne. Swamiji (probable) by appearance cues: long hair, ornate gold necklace and saffron-toned robe. In the foreground at right, a woman in a white and pink head covering bends over a fire pit, offering to a bright flame surrounded by yellow marigold flowers, lamps and fruit on brass plates. A second woman in a white sari stands in the background near a stone wall.2016-09-09