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A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a thatched, lattice-walled hall. A figure on the left wears saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with white sacred ash markings on the arms, and is pouring offerings from a metal vessel into a fire pit with a long-handled ladle. Behind him a red and gold embroidered umbrella hangs on the wall. A seated man in white clothes with folded hands watches, and a woman in a dark green sari with folded hands sits among devotees dressed in white.

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Photograph 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.2004-07-02July 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.2004-07-02A photograph of a ritual inside a hall with lattice windows. A figure on the left wears an orange turban and orange robes, with white ash markings on the arm and torso, and holds a brass bell while seated before a low platform of sweets or offerings. Beside him, a man in white clothes holds a lit oil lamp on a long stand, with a red-handled ladle and a brass vessel of rose petals near the platform. Devotees in white garments and a woman with a red bindi sit behind them in rows, some with glasses. The lit lamp and bell suggest a puja or homa setting.2004-07-02Photograph 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).2004-07-02 +1 copiesA seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban with a white flower sits cross-legged at left, holding a rudraksha mala and speaking into a microphone. Nearby a fire pit blazes at right beside brass vessels and a brass bowl, indicating a homa. Behind them rows of seated devotees watch, including men in white kurtas and one man wearing a red-beaded pendant. Garlands hang at the left edge and oil lamps stand against a wooden lattice window.2004-07-022004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02July 02 20042004-07-02 +1 copiesA homa ritual under an orange and green decorated canopy at night. A standing man in orange robes with a hood and a beaded necklace presses his palms together at the right of a square fire pit (homa kund) with smoke rising, flower garlands and marigold petals around its edge. Seated devotees in orange and red garments surround the pit, some with brass bowls and offerings. Behind them, a framed portrait labelled 'Paramahamsa Nithyananda' is garlanded with flowers. Men in white with yellow shawls stand at the right and lower right, and banana plants and leaf festoons decorate the tent. A brass vessel with flowers sits in the lower left.2009-09-25A warmly lit ritual hall during a homa. A central figure in orange-saffron robes, with long hair, a saffron head wrap and a rudraksha mala, sits before a brick fire pit where flames rise, performing an offering. Behind him stands a deity murti draped in cloth and decorated with flower garlands. A trident rests upright at left, held by a man in white. Other men in white clothing sit on the floor at left and right, hands folded in prayer, with orange cushions and marigold petals on the floor. Swamiji (probable): the saffron-robed central figure has long hair, a saffron head wrap and a rudraksha mala, consistent with the page's account of Swamiji conducting the homa.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.2004-07-02A photograph of a homa ceremony in a thatched pavilion with lattice-patterned windows. A man in saffron-orange robes and a tall orange turban sits cross-legged at the left, his arm extended over a fire pit lined with yellow brick and scattered yellow flowers. Beside him a bearded man in white clothes and a rudraksha mala holds a ritual ladle over a brass vessel. Seated behind them, rows of devotees in white garments, a woman in a dark sari, and attendees watch. A framed portrait of a seated figure hangs on the back wall and a tall wooden pole with a red flag rises beside the fire pit.2004-07-02