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A seated ritual at a homa fire pit, with a bald man in orange robes and a gold chain holding a brass plate of yellow grains and petals, while a younger person with long dark hair, a white and orange flower garland and an orange robe reaches to take offerings from it. A microphone stands in front, a fire burns in the foreground beside stacked brick-like offerings topped with flowers, a bowl and a ladle sit nearby, and a garland-draped orange cloth and a wall of flowers frame the scene. Behind them, people in white and yellow stand near a wall-mounted board of names, and a fan is visible.

December 26 2009

December 26 2009

A photograph of a homa or yagna ritual at an outdoor pavilion with a fire pit of bricks and flames at lower right. A bald-headed man in orange robes and an orange turban-style cap, with gold beads and a gold necklace, kneels at left, leaning toward the ritual with his hands extended. Beside him, a person with long swept-back hair, wearing an orange robe, a white and orange flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala, sits cross-legged holding a brass plate of food with a ladle, facing a microphone stand. Marigold and yellow flowers lie on plates and the floor, and a brass vessel sits near the fire. Behind them, devotees in white and orange clothing stand and sit, and a row of orange and white floral garlands hangs at right. Swamiji appearance cues are present: long swept-back hair, orange robes and a rudraksha mala, so the seated figure is a probable match for the Swamiji candidate.

A photograph of a seated ceremony. A person with long dark hair and a white flower garland, dressed in orange, bows forward and holds a hand over a silver tray of fruit, flowers and offerings. Beside them, a shaven-headed man in an orange robe, orange head cloth, rudraksha-style beads and a gold chain offers the tray, wearing glasses. A microphone stands in front. Behind them, seated devotees in orange, yellow and white garments, several wearing saffron shawls, watch. A red pillar and orange cloth hang at right. No appearance-based a person candidate is clearly established, so the identity is uncertain.

A man seated cross-legged in orange ochre robes with a matching orange and maroon shawl over his shoulders, wearing thin-rimmed glasses, a red-and-orange head wrap and a large gold beaded necklace with a pendant. He holds a brass vessel in his right hand, pouring liquid, and a small brass bell in his left hand, performing a ritual at a fire pit made of yellow bricks with a brass pan and marigold flower offerings. A microphone on a stand is beside him, and a brass lamp and cup sit on a white cloth in the foreground. Behind him is a red-and-white painted wall with a black plaque, and a hanging red-orange cloth is at right.

December 26 2008

A homa fire ceremony in an open courtyard with a small fire pit burning, offerings and flower-decorated brass plates arranged on the floor. A man with long dark hair and a flower garland, wearing orange robes and a gold necklace, sits cross-legged in front of a microphone with his right hand raised, while beside him an orange-robed priest with a shaved head and folded hands sits in prayer. Another orange-robed man with a garland sits at the left, and a white-clad man in a red shawl and several seated devotees in white and yellow clothing sit behind. A bride-like woman in red with yellow flower garlands sits in the foreground near the fire, and a white fan stands at the right edge beside a painted red-and-white wall.

A photograph of a temple puja. A man with swept-back dark hair, white and red tilak on his forehead, wearing a saffron-orange garment, rudraksha malas and a gold-bead necklace, sits on a raised seat holding a silver tray of red kumkum and gazing upward. Behind him sits a second man in orange robes, a red head wrap and gold chain, looking down. A decorated deity murti stands in a golden shrine, and red and white flower garlands and a green-and-pink silk cloth drape the altar edge. Probable Swamiji is the seated man holding the tray, with long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and saffron robes; appearance is consistent but this is an appearance-based label only.

A photograph of a temple-hall ritual in an open, covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and orange-washed walls. A priest with a bare chest and grey hair, wearing an orange dhoti and a red shawl with gold border, holds a brass tray of green leaves toward a man seated on an orange cushioned chair. That seated man wears an orange robe, a white-and-cream garland of flowers, a white tilak and white markings on his arms, with long dark hair swept back; he appears to be a person receiving the offering, with his long swept-back hair, orange robe and flower garland as the qualifying cues. Another orange-robed man stands behind, and seated devotees in white and a woman in a yellow-bordered sari sit on the floor, with a red mat below. A standing man in a white shirt watches at right, and framed photographs hang on the wall behind.

A photograph of a temple ritual at a shrine. A young man with swept-back hair, a vertical white forehead mark and bare-shouldered orange robes wears a long gold bead necklace and sits cross-legged, gesturing with his hand during the ceremony. Beside him an older bearded man in orange cloth holds a small metal bowl. In front of them stand brass oil lamps, plates of yellow marigold flowers, green leaves, sweets and fruit. Behind them a white marble deity murti sits on a seat draped in orange cloth and wears a jewelled necklace, with a large dark velvet backdrop embellished with silver ornaments, and a red and yellow flower garland hangs at the side. Another orange-robed person is partly visible at left, and an orange curtain and red gate frame the scene.

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