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Photograph of a night homa in a dim hall. A man in an orange saffron turban and orange robe, with a microphone in front of him and a paper in his hand, recites beside a yellow brick fire pit with a bright flame. Seated in white garments, a bearded man, a bearded man with curly hair and a woman with hair pulled back and earrings follow along, the woman holding a notebook. A person in white stands at the right edge in the foreground. A decorative red and gold hanging is visible behind the speaker.

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July 02 20042004-07-022004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-022004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02A photograph of a homa fire ceremony at night in a brick-lined fire pit with large flames rising. On the left, a figure in orange saffron robes and an orange head wrap sits behind the fire. Several people in white ritual clothes sit or kneel nearby; one man in white holds a brass bowl with flames above it and a small brass vessel in his other hand. Women in white and onlookers are visible in the background against a lattice wall, with a decorated umbrella or banner at the top left.2004-07-02A night-time outdoor gathering beneath a large banyan tree with thick, twisting aerial roots. On the right, a man with long dark hair wearing an orange-saffron garment over white clothing sits cross-legged before a microphone, eyes closed and hands together, with a small fire lamp, brass vessels, fruit and flowers on a low tray in front of him. Seated to the left on white cloths are several devotees in white clothes: a man with grey hair and a rudraksha mala, a woman in a lavender sari, an older man with glasses and a mala, and others in white behind them, some with hands folded in prayer. A portable light is visible among the branches.2005-12-19 +2 copiesPhotograph of a homa at night. A visible fire burns in a yellow brick fire pit in the foreground. Several devotees in white clothing sit before it; a woman at left wears a white sari with gold borders and bangles, while a central figure in white with dark hair passes an offering into the flames. Behind the fire, a figure in orange-saffron robes with a rudraksha-style necklace performs the ritual. Above and behind, a framed portrait of a seated figure in yellow-orange robes hangs on a dark wall. At right a woman in white with glasses observes. Five to six people are visible.2004-07-02July 02 20042004-07-02Photograph of a homa or yagna at an ashram hall. In the foreground a fire pit with flames at its edge and a white ghee or offering block. A man in an orange turban and orange shawl, with long hair and white markings on his arms, bare-chested with rudraksha malas, rings a handbell and holds a wooden ladle over the fire pit. Seated behind him, a man in white with a long beard and rudraksha mala sits with hands folded, next to a woman in white. A lattice screen and an orange flag on a pole fill the background, with other seated devotees.2004-07-022004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02A photograph of a seated ritual at an ashram hall. A man bare-chested in saffron dhoti with a saffron turban and a long beard sits on a low platform, reaching toward a brass vessel on a yellow-painted stone yagna platform dusted with white powder, holding a long wooden ladle or ritual implement. Beside him a bearded man in white stands, and a woman in a pale yellow sari kneels attentively. A brass oil lamp and a brass kalasha sit on the platform, with a red and gold brocade cushion behind. White-clad devotees stand in the background, and a microphone stand is visible at left. This appears to be a homa or puja in progress.2004-07-0201 மார்ச் 2003 திருக்கோயில் பிரம்மோற்சவம் +1 copiesA 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.2004-07-02