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A 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.

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A seated priest in a red-orange dhoti-style wrap and red-orange turban performs a homa at a brick fire pit with a large open flame at night. He wears layered gold beaded and bead-ornament necklaces, multiple bangles on his arms, and long reddish sacred cords or malas over his shoulders. He offers items into the fire with his hands. Brass vessels, a plate and small cups with offerings sit on the floor beside him, and a covered brass container is at the right edge. The setting is dark with warm firelight.2013-12-20 +1 copiesA 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.2004-07-022004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-022004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02Night photograph of a homa fire ritual. A large flame rises from a fire pit on a low platform in the foreground, with a seated figure in orange-saffron robes behind it, partly obscured by the fire. A microphone stand stands to the right and a small electric fan is visible at left. Small offerings and brass items sit on the platform. A dark background surrounds the scene.2007-02-16July 09 20152015-07-092004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02A photograph of a homa at night: a tall flame rises from a brick fire pit in the foreground. Seated behind it, a man with curly hair, a white and red forehead mark, and a rudraksha mala with a large central bead wears an orange saffron robe and sits in meditative posture, hands near his lap. Several other men in orange robes sit in the background, and a brass plate with yellow flowers rests to the right.Night photograph of a homa fire ritual at the Kumbh Mela. A brick-lined fire pit blazes in the foreground with a tall flame. Two men in saffron-orange robes sit on mats behind it. The seated man at centre has curly hair and a red tilak, wears a saffron wrap and a beaded rudraksha-style mala, and holds a mala in his hands while tending the fire. The man at right wears an orange turban, a saffron robe and a heavy ceremonial gold necklace, and sits with hands folded. Behind them a crowd of devotees in orange and white sits watching, and brass plates of offerings lie on the mat. a person appears to be the man at centre, identified by his distinctive hair, saffron wrap, mala and ceremonial gold necklace cues, presiding over the homa.January 21 20182018-01-21 +1 copiesNovember 18 20152015-11-18September 21 20062006-09-21 +1 copies