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A photograph of a fire ritual under a tent at night. A man seated on the left wears an orange-saffron robe, a gold bead necklace and a tilak mark on his forehead, and holds up a red and silver bowl with a bright flame rising from it. Smoke fills the air. Behind him a second person in orange clothing with a beaded necklace sits with a small metal vessel near the altar. Decorated cloth hangings, a flower-garlanded pot and a yellow altar platform with flower petals and incense sticks are in the foreground. Several people sit in the background. This appears to be a homa or yagna fire offering.

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A photograph of a fire ritual at an outdoor pavilion. A man with long swept-back dark hair and a tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange saffron robe and a long gold-beaded necklace, holds a brass tray with a flaming camphor or ghee lamp over a red-draped offering. Beside him, a second man in an orange robe and beaded necklace rings a handbell. In front, a yellow brick homa pit holds brass vessels, flower petals and offerings. Behind them, white-clad participants sit among tall striped pillars, pink and yellow garlands, and a floral-decorated altar with a kalasha-like vessel. Smoke hangs in the air. Swamiji (probable) is the man holding the flame, identified by his long hair, orange saffron robe and gold necklace.2010-02-12A photograph of a homa (fire ritual) in progress at night. Two saffron-robed sannyasis sit cross-legged behind a low brick fire pit lined with yellow bricks. The figure on the left, with long swept-back hair, a saffron shawl and a long garland of white flowers, holds a red tray with a flaming offering. The second sannyasi, in a saffron robe and garland, sits beside a brass kalasha and small metal vessels, pouring from a ladle. A flower-garlanded kalasha stands at the right edge. Smoke fills the background, where white-clad devotees stand near draped curtains with floral garlands and a sound speaker. Fruit and offerings lie in the foreground.2010-02-12A photograph of a homa or puja at an outdoor evening event under a tent. A sitting man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back black hair, a red forehead mark and a long beaded gold-toned necklace holds a brass plate and speaks into a microphone. Beside him, a second man in orange robes with long hair and a similar beaded necklace sits behind a low yellow platform. The platform holds banana fruit, orange, scattered flower petals, a small flame, a silver vessel and a decorated kalasha with white and pink garlands. Colourful painted pillars and draped cloth frame the background.2010-02-12A photograph of a homa ritual at night under a canopy. A man with long swept-back hair, a vibhuti mark on his forehead, an orange saffron robe and a beaded garland sits on a yellow brick platform, holding a flaming ladle over a fire pit and smiling. Smoke rises to the right. Behind him, a kalasha pot wrapped in white flower garlands sits beside offerings of fruit and flowers, and a few seated figures in orange robes are partially visible in the background. Colourful striped pillars and a draped cloth frame the scene.2010-02-12July 17 20062006-07-17January 22 20082008-01-22A photograph of a homa ritual at night under a tent. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a vertical white-and-red forehead mark sits in saffron-orange robes and a gold bead necklace, pouring grains from a brass plate into a fire pit. The fire pit is lined with yellow brick, with a flame rising from it and smoke drifting behind. Bananas, oranges, flower garlands and a metal vessel sit in the foreground. Behind him, another person in a white shirt tends the fire, and colourful painted pillars stand at the tent edge. The man matches the page's Swamiji cues of long hair, saffron robes and gold beads, so he is marked as a probable in-person Swamiji.2010-02-12A seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and white vibhuti on his forehead, and a gold bead necklace, holds pink flower petals over a homa fire pit with smoke rising. Beside him, another man in orange clothes with gold necklaces sits with hands folded in prayer. Yellow-orange ritual platform in front holds banana leaves, flowers and offerings; a brass kalasha with white garland and pink flowers stands at right, and white-clad priests sit in the background under a draped ceiling.2010-02-12January 22 20082008-01-22Night outdoor ritual on a raised platform with a crowd behind. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a white forehead mark and gold-beaded necklaces holds up a round brass plate with one hand while speaking into a microphone. Beside him, a second man in orange robes and beaded necklaces bends over an offering table. The table holds marigold and flower garlands, a kalasha-style vessel, brass bowls and a fire pit with incense sticks, consistent with a homa or puja. Strings of white flowers and green leaves hang at the front.2010-02-12July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17