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Photograph of a homa ritual at an open-sided hall. A figure in orange robes, a matching orange turban and a long beaded mala sits with hands pressed in prayer before a brick fire pit where a flame burns. Beside him a man in white clothes holds a microphone stand, and a trident stands on the left. Seated devotees in white dhotis and kurtas fill the floor, and a bundled offering of orange cloth lies at the lower left. A dark drape with garlands and a decorated ornamental panel hang behind. Probable Swamiji is the robed figure in orange at the fire pit, identified by orange robes, orange turban and mala. Several people are visible in the scene.

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A homa fire burns in a square brick fire pit with yellow-painted bricks edged in white, decorated with flower petals. A person in an orange-saffron robe with an orange turban and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged at the fire, hands pressed together in prayer. Behind the pit, seated devotees wear white clothing, one man in a white shirt gesturing with a raised arm at the left edge. Orange cloth offerings sit in brass plates to the left. A trident stands behind the fire, with a decorated orange ceremonial canopy and a lattice window in the background. The scene is a fire ritual during a yagna.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.2004-07-02A warmly lit ritual hall during a homa. A central figure in orange-saffron robes, with long hair, a saffron head wrap and a rudraksha mala, sits before a brick fire pit where flames rise, performing an offering. Behind him stands a deity murti draped in cloth and decorated with flower garlands. A trident rests upright at left, held by a man in white. Other men in white clothing sit on the floor at left and right, hands folded in prayer, with orange cushions and marigold petals on the floor. Swamiji (probable): the saffron-robed central figure has long hair, a saffron head wrap and a rudraksha mala, consistent with the page's account of Swamiji conducting the homa.2004-07-02A 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 AdiKailaasa2004-07-02A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban with a white flower sits cross-legged at left, holding a rudraksha mala and speaking into a microphone. Nearby a fire pit blazes at right beside brass vessels and a brass bowl, indicating a homa. Behind them rows of seated devotees watch, including men in white kurtas and one man wearing a red-beaded pendant. Garlands hang at the left edge and oil lamps stand against a wooden lattice window.2004-07-02A 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.2004-07-02A homa ritual in an indoor hall with a brick fire pit in the foreground, flames rising from it. A figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban sits on a cushioned seat at left, with white sandalwood markings on the arms, holding a ladle and facing the fire; a microphone stands beside him. Seated in white ritual clothes, devotees fold their hands in prayer and watch, while a man in white holds a brass vessel with a burning flame. Brass pots and a kalasha sit near the fire, and a framed portrait hangs on the wall above lattice windows. Whether the saffron-robed priest is a person cannot be determined from appearance alone, so the identity is left uncertain.2004-07-02A photograph of a homa at an indoor hall during a sannyas initiation ritual. In the foreground, a man in saffron robes with an orange head cloth and a rudraksha mala kneels beside a square yellow-brick fire pit where flames burn, pouring offerings with a ladle. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a microphone and stands with hands folded, while a seated man in white ritual clothes sits near a brass tray of flowers and offerings. A garlanded deity murti stands in an alcove draped with cloth, and several seated devotees in white clothes sit on the floor at the back. Oil lamps burn on the fire pit's edge and the room is lit by latticed windows.2004-07-02December 30 20072007-12-302004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02