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Outdoor fire ritual under tall trees. A brick fire pit with burning wood and an offering dish sits in the foreground. A figure with long dark hair and a cream-coloured garment sits cross-legged beside the pit, hands extended over the flames, with a bronze bell nearby. Behind, a man in white garments stands with hands joined, and a man in a red shawl and brown cap holds a small object. Several other people in white and dark clothing stand under ornate red and orange umbrellas. A brass lamp stand and a brass vessel rest on the right, and a garlanded decorative stand with a small pyramidal ornament appears at far right. A saffron flag is visible at the upper right.

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Outdoor fire ritual under overcast skies beneath decorated umbrellas. A man with long dark hair sits in a cream and white ceremonial outfit, his hand extended over a brick fire pit where a fire burns with offerings and sticks. A woman in a black head covering and white sari kneels at left beside a tray of offerings and a container. Behind them, a man in a dark leather jacket and another in white kurta stand near a table with brass lamps. A bearded man in a red shawl and brown cap holds a brass lamp, and a figure in a blue hooded garment holds an orange flag. Garlands of colourful beads hang on a small rounded shrine with a red cloth. The man seated centre has an appearance-based cue of long swept-back hair and ceremonial clothing, labelled as a probable match for Swamiji, presiding over the fire ritual, a homa.2006-04-01Outdoor fire ritual at a wooded mountain camp under overcast skies. 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Several people in winter jackets are visible at the edges.2006-04-01Outdoor photograph of a homa fire ceremony at a forest camp. A central figure with long dark hair and a cream-and-gold garment sits cross-legged behind a brick fire pit with burning wood, hands pressed in namaste. The figure has distinctive long dark hair and ornate gold-toned clothing, a person cue. Around the pit, a woman in white with gold border sits at left tending offerings, and standing men wear white kurta-style clothes, a dark jacket, and a red shawl with gold border. A brass oil lamp stands at right beside a red-and-gold umbrella and garlanded items on a table. Trees and overcast light form the background.2006-04-01Outdoor fire ritual with a central figure seated in cream and white traditional garments, hands joined in a mudra and long dark hair falling loosely, in front of a brick fire pit with a burning flame and offerings of flowers and grains. 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