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An outdoor homa ceremony under a white tent with red and cream draped valances. A standing priest in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl raises a lit lamp toward a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure with long hair and a rudraksha mala, set on a yellow-orange vehicle. Flower garlands frame the portrait, and a tiered pyramid of brass kalasha pots stands in front. Several seated devotees in white clothes sit on white brick platforms facing the fire, with fruit, flowers and offering plates nearby. A printed portrait behind the kalashas shows a saffron-robed figure with long hair and a rudraksha mala, which may be Swamiji (probable); the portrait is a depiction, not a person in the scene.

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Outdoor homa or yagna at a covered pavilion with red and cream draped tent walls. A standing priest in white dhoti and yellow shawl holds a ritual item toward a tiered stack of brass kalashas with coconuts and flowers, and a framed portrait with garlands sits behind them on an orange-yellow vehicle-like platform. Seated devotees in white clothes face the altar on mats, with a fire burning on a low altar, bananas, plates of offerings and a cream armchair to the right. A portrait labelled on the photo is not legible; the framed picture shows a saffron-robed figure, but the depicted person's identity is not established from appearance.2010-07-24Outdoor homa ceremony under a white and red draped canopy. A standing priest in white dhoti with a yellow shawl holds a small ritual vessel and performs offerings at a square fire pit built from white bricks, with a lit flame visible. 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