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Indoor photo of a homa at a temple hall. A yellow brick fire pit with burning flames sits in the foreground, with a brass pot and oil lamp beside it. A man in an orange cloth wrapped around his head and an orange garment, seated at a microphone and holding a ritual stick over the fire, leads the rite while a bearded man in white and a woman in white join in, offering into the fire. Seated devotees in white and orange fill the background, and a woman in a yellow sari sits to the right. Behind them a large metal sculpture of a deity murti with a dark circular halo hangs above a red altar cloth, flanked by brass lamp stands. a person is the man in orange at the microphone, identified by his orange head wrap and garment and seated leading position.

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Indoor homa ceremony in a temple hall with a brick fire pit glowing with flames in the foreground. A man in an orange saffron robe and orange head wrap sits cross-legged at the left, speaking into a microphone and holding a ladle over a brass vessel. Beside him, several people in white ritual clothes sit and offer items into the fire, one woman holding a small brass dish. Behind them, seated devotees in white, red and yellow saris watch, and a large dark deity murti with a backdrop of brass lamps hangs on the wall. Several oil lamps and a brass kalasha sit near the fire pit.2004-07-02A 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.2004-07-022004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02A homa is being performed at a rectangular yellow fire pit with bright flames rising from burning wood. A man seated at left wears an orange saffron robe and an orange headwrap, and speaks into a microphone on a stand while gesturing toward the fire. Beside the fire pit, a bearded man in white ritual clothes holds a wooden ladle, and a bronze bowl and brass vessels sit near the pit. Behind them, a seated crowd of devotees in white and yellow clothing watches, and a couple of other people sit in the background near a wall with lattice windows.2004-07-022004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-022004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02September 19 20152015-09-19Night photograph of a homa (fire ritual) in progress at an outdoor ashram setting. A large fire burns in a square stone fire pit in the centre, with sticks and offerings beside it. A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a long layered garland and gold ornaments, stands at the right holding a ritual vessel and pointing toward the flames. Around the fire, shaved-headed priests and devotees in saffron and orange robes sit on the ground, some with rudraksha malas. Behind them a large crowd of seated people in white clothing fills the courtyard, with a silver-framed altar panel and a deity murti with flower garlands on a pedestal at the left. Hanging green and floral decorations frame the scene.2013-07-22October 27 20142014-10-27Night outdoor ritual at a fire pit: a standing man in a rust-red dhoti and saffron-orange shawl with a rudraksha-style mala holds a lit oil lamp aloft to the left. Seated devotees in white clothes with red waist cloths and orange-red shawls sit with palms pressed together before a stone fire pit with a burning flame and brass offering vessels. A shaven-headed priest in saffron with white horizontal markings kneels at the right foreground. Behind them, a golden-framed deity murti is seen in shadow, with a sanctum and plants nearby; more devotees sit in rows.2013-04-01July 02 20042004-07-02September 19 20152015-09-19