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Photograph of a homa or yagna ceremony inside a temple-like hall with a lattice window and a red and gold embroidered parasol-shaped canopy behind. A figure in an orange robe and orange turban sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, rudraksha mala draped on the chest, white markings on the arms. Stacked white blocks of ghee or offering material and smoke rise from a fire pit in the foreground, with a long wooden ladle resting beside it. Behind, a bearded man in white clothes wears a rudraksha mala, and a crowd of devotees in white sits in the background. a person (orange turban, saffron robe, rudraksha mala, sitting as officiant at the fire).

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July 02 20042004-07-02July 02 20042004-07-02July 02 20042004-07-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa or yagna ceremony in a temple hall. A man in an orange saffron robe and orange turban sits cross-legged before a fire pit at the lower right, adding offerings with his hands; he wears a rudraksha mala and has white markings on his arms. Behind him, a seated man in a white dhoti and shirt holds a wooden ladle-like ritual implement, and other people in white clothes sit along the wall. A deity murti decorated with white flower garlands and an orange-and-gold canopy stand in the background, with lattice windows behind them. The priest's appearance is not clearly established from the image.2004-07-02July 02 20042004-07-022004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02 +1 copiesA seated figure in an orange saffron turban and orange robe sits on a red and gold cushioned seat decorated with white flower garlands, holding a microphone stand with one arm extended and making a gesture while speaking. A rudraksha-style mala hangs on the chest, and white markings are visible on the arm. Behind, a man in white clothes stands at left, while a bespectacled man and a man in white with a red forehead mark sit at right. A brass bowl stands near the seat, and a bamboo pole runs across the foreground.2004-07-022004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02July 02 20042004-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 02 20042004-07-02Photograph of a homa fire ceremony in a thatched open hall. On the left, a man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban sits with palms pressed together in namaste, with white horizontal markings on his arms and a rudraksha mala hanging on his chest; a microphone is clipped near his neck. Beside a large flame, a man in white clothes and a rudraksha mala sits holding a ladle over a bowl. Behind them, seated devotees in white garments watch the fire, and a wooden pole with an orange cloth rises beside the flame.2004-07-02A photograph of a ritual in progress. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban, with a rudraksha mala draped over the chest and white marks on the upper arms, sits with eyes lowered and palms joined near a large raised block of white sugar or sweet material. Behind and to the right, two men in white clothes sit; the man on the right has a long beard and wears a beaded mala. A wooden ladle-like pestle rests on a vessel at the right, and a brass vessel with offerings sits at left near a silver tray. Behind the seated figure hangs an orange embroidered parasol-shaped canopy and draped white cloth with flower garlands, and a latticed wooden window lets in light.2004-07-02