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A large group of seated devotees in white and maroon attire fills a tent-covered hall during a homa ritual. In the foreground, a young man in an orange-and-gold dhoti and shawl speaks into a microphone while facing the ceremony. Behind a wrapped garland-decorated object, a man in orange and gold sits before a brass-and-silver setup of kalasha-like vessels, oil lamps, banana leaves and offerings, with a small brick fire pit in the right foreground. Brass lamp stands line the left side and a camera on a tripod stands at the back. The scene appears to be a samaya deeksha initiation ceremony with a homa.

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A seated ritual gathering in a hall with many devotees in white clothes and orange-red shawls, some wearing rudraksha malas. In the foreground, three priests in saffron-orange garments face the audience with microphones, flower garlands and ritual vessels nearby. Near the centre, a man in white sits beside a man in a gold-bordered orange wrap and dhoti, seated on a low silver-toned platform with hands folded, while a row of brick-like offerings and flowers lies to the right. The scene suggests a homa or samaya deeksha initiation, with rows of participants seated on the floor.2015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17 +1 copiesPhotograph of a seated group ritual in a hall with a large crowd of devotees in white clothes and red-orange shawls. In the foreground a man with bare upper body and orange-and-purple wrap sits behind a silver puja platform decorated with red and white flowers, with a kalasha-style vessel and brass offerings. Nearby a man in white with palms joined sits with devotees. Behind them stand tall brass oil lamps and a golden deity murti in an arched shrine, with a framed deity image on the left. Marigold garlands and offering plates lie in front of the platform.2015-07-17A large hall during a homa fire ritual, with a crowd of dozens of seated devotees in white and saffron clothing filling the floor. In the centre, a sacred fire burns in a brick fire pit, and a priest bare-chested in a saffron-bordered cloth sits near it, extending his arm toward the flames. Foreground figures in saffron and orange cloths sit facing the fire, one with a microphone in front. To the right, a large blue-draped table holds marigold garlands and offerings. A decorated green canopy throne with a portrait stands at the back-left beside brass lamps and kalasha-like vessels. Ceiling fans, white draped tents and cameras surround the hall. A homa for Samaya Deeksha is suggested by the page, but only the fire ritual and seated gathering are visible. The visible crowd is roughly 50 to 100 people.2015-07-17A homa fire ceremony in a hall filled with seated devotees, many dressed in white with saffron-orange shawls. In the foreground a square brick fire pit, its rim decorated with red and white flower patterns, holds a small burning flame and smoke rising. A priest in saffron shawl sits with his back to the camera at left. Opposite, a bare-chested officiant with a red head covering, rudraksha mala and white dhoti sits behind a silver stand, holding a ritual item over the fire. Brass lamps, a flower-garlanded deity murti at left, bananas and bowls of offerings sit around the pit. Two microphones stand in front.2015-07-17A homa fire ritual in a tented hall. A brick fire pit with burning flames and marigold garlands sits at centre, with offerings and brass dishes around it. A man in saffron-coloured robes with long hair sits behind the fire, tending the flames with a ladle, while three priests in gold-bordered silk dhotis and shawls sit in the foreground facing the fire, one with a microphone at his side. Behind them, a large seated congregation in white and orange clothes watches, with brass lamp stands and a blue-draped altar with garlands to the right. The fire-ritual setting is visible, but the man at the fire is not clearly identifiable from appearance alone.2015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17A large tented hall during a homa fire ritual. Smoke rises from a fire pit in the foreground where a priest in a bare-backed pose wearing a gold-bordered dhoti and sash tends the offering. Rows of seated devotees, many in white, fill the tent behind, with a veil of smoke drifting through. A golden throne-like seat draped with a garland of yellow and white flowers stands at left, and a golden kalasha with flowers sits nearby. Brass oil lamps, fruit and flower offerings and metal stands line the floor, and a microphone is set up in front of a seated man in an orange garment. Colourful striped mats cover the left edge. A camera on a tripod is visible at the back of the tent.2015-07-17A photograph of a homa fire ceremony in a hall with a raised golden throne canopy at the back. A seated figure on the throne wears a garland of marigold and red flowers and a red shawl; a dark-haired man in a rudraksha-style necklace and red cloth sits to the left beside a microphone. Priests in white dhotis and saffron-trimmed shawls sit on floor mats behind the fire pit, where a flaming homa kunda with flower offerings and a brass vessel stands. Golden parasols, ceremonial tridents and a decorated kalasha frame the scene, with rangoli patterns in yellow and orange at the left edge.2015-07-17 +1 copiesA large hall during a homa fire ritual for samaya deeksha. In the foreground, a square brick fire pit burns with flames while a robed priest sits beside it, with metal bowls of offerings, fruit and flower garlands nearby. Several seated men in white and saffron-coloured dhotis and shawls, some with rudraksha malas, sit on striped rugs facing the fire. A decorated deity murti garlanded with orange and yellow flowers sits at left, under a gilded canopy with lamps. Many devotees fill the hall behind, and a large brass oil lamp stands nearby.2015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17