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Indoor photo of a homa at a temple hall. A yellow brick fire pit with burning flames sits in the foreground, with a brass pot and oil lamp beside it. A man in an orange cloth wrapped around his head and an orange garment, seated at a microphone and holding a ritual stick over the fire, leads the rite while a bearded man in white and a woman in white join in, offering into the fire. Seated devotees in white and orange fill the background, and a woman in a yellow sari sits to the right. Behind them a large metal sculpture of a deity murti with a dark circular halo hangs above a red altar cloth, flanked by brass lamp stands. a person is the man in orange at the microphone, identified by his orange head wrap and garment and seated leading position.2004-07-02A photograph of a homa at a yellow-brick fire pit, with a bright flame rising from the burning wood. A man in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange head wrap, seated at left, holds a ladle over the fire and speaks into a microphone on a stand. Beside him, seated devotees in white ritual clothes press their palms together or hold incense sticks, and a brass vessel of ghee and small oil lamps sit near the pit. Behind them, a large brass lamp stand and a dark-framed metal artwork hang on the wall, with rows of seated devotees in white and a woman in yellow sari at right. Ritual performed with a fire pit and offerings, consistent with a homa. Appearance-based cues: saffron robe and orange head wrap, but not enough for a confident identity; the figure is labelled only as the officiating priest leading the homa.2004-07-022004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-022004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02A seated man in saffron-orange robes and an orange headcloth performs a homa at an open fire pit in the foreground, one hand raised holding a ceremonial item near his head. Behind him stand a trident, a garland-draped backdrop and a red-and-gold canopy. Rudraksha beads hang across his chest. Several men in white dhotis and shirts sit nearby, one with hands pressed in prayer, while smoke rises from the flames.2004-07-02Night 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.2004-07-02Night-time homa at an outdoor ashram, with a large flaming fire pit built into a gold-coloured square platform in the foreground. Many devotees sit in rows behind it, most in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas, while others wear white. On the right a woman in a red sari with white flower garlands sits on a silver-framed chair, holding a tray of offerings near the fire. Brass pots and oil lamps sit on red rugs. A stone deity murti stands at centre-back beside a tall column, and an ornate ceremonial chair appears at top right. The crowd is large but partly obscured by darkness.2014-10-27A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a crowded hall. At the centre, a man with long dark hair, sitting cross-legged on a leopard-print seat, wears a saffron-orange garment with a gold-toned shawl and a gold necklace; he holds a small microphone and a ritual implement over a brick fire pit with flames and offerings. Beside him, a woman in a white blouse with an orange shawl sits at the fire pit with brass vessels and a plate of flowers and sweets. Around them, seated and standing devotees in orange and white clothes fill the room, and an open book and a pale-yellow cushion sit on the platform. A standing fan and a brass lamp are visible at the edges.2007-02-16A homa fire ceremony in an open courtyard. A fire burns in a brick fire pit with fruit, flowers and a pineapple placed beside it. In the foreground a person with long dark hair in an orange sannyasi wrap pours or offers from a wooden ladle toward the fire, with a microphone on a stand before them. Seated in rows behind the fire pit are devotees in orange shawls, including a man in orange robes holding a silver bowl of orange flowers, and women in orange and white. Standing people in orange shawls and white clothes watch from the background. A metal kalasha and brass bowls sit on the ground.2007-07-11July 22 20132013-07-22October 26 20112011-10-26October 27 20142014-10-27