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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.

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June 09 20092009-06-09Photograph 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.2004-07-02June 09 20092009-06-09June 09 20092009-06-09Night photo of a fire ritual, a homa, at an outdoor ashram site. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes, an orange turban, and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged behind a microphone on a stand, holding a ritual cord and hands in gesture. Men in white kurtas and dhotis sit or kneel around a brick fire pit with bright flames, with a brass oil lamp, a kalasha-style vessel and a bowl of offerings on the yellow brick ledge. A white-clad man leans in at right. Seated people and a framed picture are visible in the background.2004-07-02A homa fire ritual in progress: a brick-lined fire pit with a bright flame, scattered pink flower petals and offerings such as lemons, brass bowls and a tray of grains. Three men in saffron-orange robes sit close by; the central figure, with an orange cloth and gold beaded necklace, holds his hands over the flame while the man on the left, with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, holds a sacred item. A man in white with an orange shawl sits at right beside a microphone stand. Seated devotees in white and yellow clothing sit in the background, and a carved wooden chair stands behind the central figure.2009-06-09A photograph of a homa ritual at a thatched-roofed hall. In the foreground, a figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban sits at left, holding a long ladle over a brass vessel. Before them, a fire blazes in a yellow-tiled fire pit with flower petals on its edges. Behind, a row of seated devotees in white clothes with rudraksha malas watch the ritual, and a framed picture hangs on the wall above. Orange lattice windows line the background.2004-07-02June 09 20092009-06-09A 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.2004-07-022004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-022004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02A 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