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Two saffron-robed figures stand before a fire at night during a ritual. On the right, a man with long swept-back dark hair, a white tripundra with a red bindi on his forehead, and multiple rudraksha-style gold beaded necklaces presses his palms together in anjali at a microphone stand. He wears an orange garment and has ash markings on his arm. On the left, an older man in orange with a maroon border on his shawl and gold beads bows forward, eyes lowered, near an open flame. The background is dark with a blurred crowd of onlookers. This appears to be a homa or fire ritual.

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A 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.2010-02-12A photograph of three men in saffron-orange robes with gold necklaces, seated before white and pink cloth in a temple-like setting. The foreground man with long swept-back dark hair and a crown-like style, wearing a saffron robe and gold chain, presses his palms together in namaskar and looks upward. Beside him, a younger man in orange with a long gold and bead mala and a small framed pendant also joins his palms. Behind them an older man with glasses and a red bindi sits in the background. a person appears to be the foreground figure with long hair, saffron clothing and gold ornaments, shown in an in_person appearance-based candidate capacity, with the role of devotee in prayer.2010-01-08A photograph of a ritual performed at night against a dark background. In the foreground, a man in an orange saffron shawl draped over his head and body, with a gold multi-strand necklace of beads, holds a brass aarti lamp with a flame in one hand and a brass bell in the other, with white sacred ash markings on his forehead and arms. Behind him, a younger man in white clothes with an orange shawl stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Smoke or incense haze is visible in the background. The scene reflects an aarti offering.2009-12-16January 08 20102010-01-08December 25 20072007-12-25July 19 20132013-07-19A long-haired man in a saffron-orange garment and a gold bead necklace stands at a yellow-coated lingam, pouring or applying liquid from a small vessel, in a ritual abhishekam. A second man in orange robes with grey hair and a beard holds a silver tray with offerings at left, and a brass oil lamp stands at right against a dark background. The long-haired man wears a red tilak on the forehead and has distinctive long swept hair and gold beads, which are appearance cues for a person. Additional figures in orange appear behind at right.2010-02-12May 27 20132013-05-27December 16 20092009-12-16November 21 20102010-11-21May 17 20112011-05-17A photograph of two men in orange saffron robes standing side by side indoors near green palm plants and a white wall. The man on the right has long, swept-back wavy dark hair, a white tilak mark on his forehead, and wears a layered gold-beaded necklace over his orange garment; he stands beside a gilded golden throne with a red backdrop. The man on the left has short greying hair, a beard, wire-rimmed glasses, a rudraksha mala around his neck, and an orange shawl draped over his shoulder, and looks downward. Swamiji (probable) is the man on the right, identified by his long swept-back hair, gold beaded necklace and orange robe beside the gilded throne.2010-09-18