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July 05 2001

A photograph of a thatched-roof open pavilion where a shaved-headed priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and bare chest stands at a brick fire altar, holding a flame over a small lamp in front of a deity murti decorated with white and pink flower garlands. A second bare-chested man in a white dhoti holds a bell near the altar, and a third man in white shirt and dhoti stands at right with palms joined in namaste. Two framed portraits behind the altar, garlanded with flowers, show a man and a woman in white. A patterned pink floral backdrop and brass vessels and a kalasha complete the puja setting.

A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange head wrap, with a rudraksha mala draped over his chest, performs a ritual with his hands over a silver plate of flowers and offerings. Another person in a blue shirt sits before him with hands extended toward the same plate. Behind them, three framed portraits decorated with flower garlands and a rudraksha bead garland show saffron-robed figures, and brass oil lamps, a lit diya, steel vessels, a kalasha-style brass pot, white flowers and a bowl of fruit are arranged on the floor.

July 05 2001

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July 05 2001

2001-07-05 +1 copies

A seated figure in an orange saffron turban and orange sari-style wrap with gold border, wearing a gold necklace, kneels in a dim stone pillared hall. Beside him a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with sacred thread and a white shoulder cloth arranges offerings. Before them stands a framed image of a deity with yellow and white flower garlands, brass lamps, a kalasha, fruit and flowers. Oil lamps glow along the walls.

Photograph of a homa ritual at an open-sided hall. A figure in orange robes, a matching orange turban and a long beaded mala sits with hands pressed in prayer before a brick fire pit where a flame burns. Beside him a man in white clothes holds a microphone stand, and a trident stands on the left. Seated devotees in white dhotis and kurtas fill the floor, and a bundled offering of orange cloth lies at the lower left. A dark drape with garlands and a decorated ornamental panel hang behind. Probable Swamiji is the robed figure in orange at the fire pit, identified by orange robes, orange turban and mala. Several people are visible in the scene.

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July 02 2004

A homa fire ritual is underway on a brick and white-painted fire pit with burning wood and flames. A man in an orange saffron robe with an orange head covering and beaded necklaces sits cross-legged, tending the fire with his hands, while a younger man in white dhoti and shawl sits beside him with a rudraksha mala. Brass vessels, a ladle, a kalasha, flower petals, and a microphone on a stand surround the altar. On the right, a white-covered table holds brass items and a red and gold deity murti. Brass pots and offering plates with white granules are arranged on a cloth at the left. The scene is indoors on a floor with woven mats.