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Night photograph of a homa at the ashram. A man in an orange-red saffron shawl and a matching red-orange head wrap sits cross-legged at a fire pit, feeding offerings into flames. Around the fire, several people in white ritual clothes with beards sit close together, one with a rudraksha mala. In the foreground, two people's heads are seen from behind. Behind them, a glowing oil lamp and a folded orange cushion or seat are visible, with decorative hanging ornaments and lattice windows lit in the background.

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A photograph of a homa at night in an ashram hall. A figure in orange robes and an orange turban sits behind a yellow-brick fire pit with a bright flame, pouring offering from a long ladle into the fire. Around him, several seated devotees in white ritual clothes listen or assist, some holding small items, including a bearded man and a woman in white. A brass vessel and a small oil lamp sit near the fire. The walls are dark wood with lattice screens. Visible people: about seven seated, including partially visible figures in the foreground.2004-07-022004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02A night-time homa at an ashram: a yellow brick fire pit with bright flames and smouldering ash sits in the foreground. Behind it, a man in saffron robe and orange head wrap, with long swept-back hair, dark rudraksha mala and a saffron shawl, sits cross-legged with hands raised over the fire, holding a brass plate. Beside him are a brass oil lamp, a small silver bowl of rice, and fruit. Several men in white dhotis and shawls sit to the left, with a microphone stand and a garlanded pillar behind. a person performing the fire ritual, with devotees in white nearby.2004-07-02Outdoors at night, a square mud fire pit bordered in yellow holds a small fire of thin sticks with flower petals scattered around it. A seated figure in orange-saffron robes and an orange head wrap, with a rudraksha mala, pours from a small brass vessel into the fire, a copper pot and brass plate of offerings beside them. Around the pit sit about a dozen devotees in white clothes, some with beards, some with folded hands, watching the fire ritual under a dark tree. A man in white on the right holds a camera-like object. The setting suggests a homa or yagna being performed.2003-03-01 +1 copiesA homa ritual in a hall lit by warm orange light. In the foreground a square yellow-tiled fire pit blazes with flames. Behind it a man in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap holds a brass vessel and a ritual lamp, with a bell in his other hand and a rudraksha mala around his neck. Seated devotees in white clothes sit on the floor on both sides, some holding bowls, while others watch. Flower garlands hang on the wall and a decorative plaque hangs above. a person (saffron robes, long hair, rudraksha mala) performing the fire ritual.2004-07-022004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-022004 - 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.2004-07-02Outdoor fire ritual at night in a yellow-rimmed brick homa pit filled with bundled sticks and scattered flower petals. A man in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange turban sits at the pit, pouring from a brass bowl and tending the fire with a ladle, rudraksha beads visible at his neck. Around him, about fifteen seated devotees in white dhotis and white shirts or saris pray with folded hands, while one holds a steel bowl of petals. A brass bell and a copper pot rest nearby, and a bald elderly man in white in the foreground rings a bell. Standing devotees in white watch from the background, and the ground is bare sand.2003-03-01 +1 copiesIndoor 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.2004-07-02November 20 20132013-11-20A photograph of a homa at an ashram. A figure in an orange-saffron dhoti and an orange head wrap sits at a raised stone fire pit, pouring offerings as smoke and flames rise from it. Around him, several men in white kurtas and dhotis sit cross-legged, some with hands folded, one with a cloth raised near his face. A man at right wears a white shirt and a lanyard badge. Behind the pit, a decorated altar with garlands and draped cloth is visible. Described as a fire ritual performed by a person in saffron.2004-07-02