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A photograph of a homa at night. A man in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange head wrap sits behind a fire pit, holding coconuts up before a flame. He wears a rudraksha mala and has a tilak on his forehead. A microphone stands near him. Two men in white shirts sit to the right, one with a beard, and offerings and a kalasha are visible on the stone platform. The man in orange is a person with distinctive saffron robes, orange turban and rudraksha mala, performing the homa; the appearance is consistent with the page but not certain.

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2004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02A photograph of a homa fire ritual at night. A seated man in red-orange robes and a red turban sits behind a low yellow brick fire pit, with tall flames rising from burning offerings and wood. He holds a small object near the flame and a microphone stand is visible at left. Another person in white clothing sits at the right edge, near a small lit lamp on the fire pit ledge. The background is dark. Swamiji (probable): the seated man wears a red turban and saffron-orange robes with ornate gold-bordered fabric at the shoulder, and rudraksha-style beads are visible on the robe, supporting the page's note of a homa conducted during the Sanyas Deeksha Mahotsav.2004-07-022004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02Night ritual photograph at an outdoor homa or puja site. A seated man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with long hair and a rudraksha mala around his neck, breaks or prepares a coconut with both hands over a fire pit lined with stone. A brass vessel and wooden ladle sit in the foreground, and a microphone stands at left beside a gold-embroidered cushion. Behind him, two men in white dhotis sit near a carved wooden throne-like seat.2004-07-02October 06 20132013-10-06October 06 20132013-10-062004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02A photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban performing a fire ritual at night against a black background. He wears a microphone headset, a red tilak mark on his forehead, long rudraksha malas around his neck, and bangles on his wrist. He holds a thin stick over a silver bowl with a burning flame, while smoke rises to the left. A green leaf and a coconut sit near the bowl, and yellow flowers appear at the right edge. A man in such clothing and presentation is described as a sannyasi performing a homa, with an appearance-based a person candidate present but identity uncertain.2013-10-06A man in an orange-red turban and matching saffron-red dhoti-style wrap with a gold border tends a large fire at a homa. He wears a rudraksha mala and heavy gold beaded necklaces, with bead bracelets on his wrists and a red bindi on his forehead. Bright flames rise from a brick fire pit in front of him, and a copper pot sits to the side. The setting is dark and smoky, with the figure lit mainly by the fire.2014-01-05Outdoor evening ritual in front of a red brick wall with yellow sunflowers behind it. A standing figure in a red-maroon turban and dark rust draped robes with gold border holds a flaming camphor lamp over a decorated altar-like platform draped in orange cloth. The altar holds a deity murti, garlands, and coconuts with green leaves and beaded adornments. A shaved-headed young devotee in orange-red robes sits at left with hands pressed together in prayer, and another partially visible person sits at far right. Warm lamp light illuminates the scene.2014-05-04February 16 20072007-02-16A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long, swept-back dark hair, a gold-bead necklace and white ash markings on the forehead presses palms together in prayer beside an open fire pit, a homa, with orange flames. Another saffron-robed priest with a red-and-orange head wrap sits behind a bowl, and a seated audience fills the dim background. Fruit, flower garlands and a white garland sit on the altar, and a microphone stands at the right edge.2010-02-12