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A photograph of a homa at an outdoor stone platform. A man with long dark curly hair, wearing orange robes and a red-and-yellow vibhuti mark on his forehead, sits cross-legged before a fire pit with bright flames and reads from an open book at a microphone on a stand. Beside him, a younger man in orange robes with a gold necklace sits with a silver plate of offerings, incense sticks, a purple-wrapped item, and brass vessels. Marigold petals lie on the orange cloth. Appearance-based label: a person, seated and reading the ritual text beside the fire.

Outdoor photo of a seated ritual on a paved area. In the foreground a metal fire tray holds stacked wood pieces, and a brass plate of orange marigold flowers sits at the lower right beside a small bell. Behind them are silver and brass vessels, a bowl of mangoes, and stacks of folded orange cloth on an orange cloth. Four men sit in orange robes: the man at right, with long dark hair, a red forehead mark and a microphone stand beside him, sits with hands folded; the man second from left wears a gold bead necklace with a pendant and hands folded; the man behind him wears a gold bead necklace; a young man at far left wears an orange shawl over white clothes. Standing figures in white and orange are in the background.

Outdoor ritual photograph. A long-haired man in orange robes and a gold necklace sits cross-legged on a striped mat, head bowed over a silver tray of offerings holding fruit and food. Beside him, a younger man in orange with a red tilak sits at a microphone stand, holding a small object. Behind them, a seated crowd of devotees in white and yellow dhotis and orange shawls watches. Brass pots, a flower-filled bowl with pink petals, and a small lamp sit on the mat in front. A man in an orange kurta with a white headband sits at the left edge.

A 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.

A photograph of an outdoor ritual on an open paved area. Four men in saffron-orange robes sit on orange cloth. On the right, a man with long dark swept-back hair and an orange shawl sits cross-legged beside a brass tray of orange marigold garlands and a small brass bell. Next to him, a younger man in an orange robe and a gold-bead necklace sits with his hands together over a rectangular iron fire pit holding stacked wood, an arrangement. Behind them, a man in an orange robe and gold necklace with white tilak on his forehead sits near a microphone stand. At the far left, a seated man in white and orange clothing sits near a stack of folded orange cloth, brass vessels, a bowl of fruit and a brass lamp. Devotees in white and orange clothing stand in the background.

A photograph of an outdoor ritual on a stone platform. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged at the right, smiling, with a microphone on a stand before him. Beside him, a man in orange robes and a gold beaded necklace sits with hands folded over his chest, and a younger man in orange with a gold necklace and white forehead markings sits behind them. Several people in white clothes with orange shawls stand or kneel in the background. In front is a dark metal fire tray holding stacked wood, with brass vessels, a silver pot, mangoes in a bowl and a plate of orange marigold petals.

January 22 2008

A photograph of a seated ritual gathering in an orange-walled hall. In the foreground, a bald-headed, grey-bearded man in saffron robes with a red-and-green shawl sits with hands folded in anjali, speaking. Beside him, a man in saffron with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, hands clasped, and a younger man with long swept-back hair in saffron sits at right. Brass pots, a kalasha-style vessel, a small brass lamp and bowls of red and yellow flowers lie on the floor before them. Behind, devotees in white and saffron sit or stand, and a standing figure in orange draped cloth appears at top left, with a white-clad priest at far left.

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.

June 28 2008

A photograph of a homa ritual in a hall. A seated man in orange robes and a white flower garland with a tricolour-striped band speaks into a microphone, hands raised over a white brick fire pit decorated with yellow flowers. Around him, men in white dhotis and orange shawls sit on mats, some with sacred threads and vibhuti marks. A stand-mounted microphone and metal offering bowls with fruit, grains and firewood surround the pit, with orange curtains in the background.

Outdoor ritual on a paved terrace with orange cloths spread on the ground. Three men in saffron/orange robes sit cross-legged before a rusted metal fire tray holding stacked wooden sticks, the start of a homa or yagna. The foreground man on the right has long swept-back dark hair, a red-orange forehead mark, and a saffron wrap, with hands folded and eyes closed. The middle man wears a gold bead necklace over orange clothing, and a third man behind wears orange with a white tilak. Before them sit a silver platter of orange marigold petals, a silver kalasha-style vessel, brass bowls with mangoes, and incense sticks. Standing people in white clothing and a stack of folded orange cloth are in the background.