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A photograph of a large outdoor yajna ceremony under a pandal with bamboo poles and palm-leaf decoration. In the centre, a man with long swept-back hair wears an orange saffron robe and a yellow-orange garland and sits before a tiered fire altar decorated with red and white flowers, holding his hands together in ritual gesture, with a microphone on a stand beside him. Behind the altar stands a silver vessel with flower-covered rims. A second seated man in white clothing with an orange shawl sits to the right. Other people in white ritual dress and orange shawls sit on mats in the background, and a deity image in a shrine with purple drapery is visible at the upper left. Several people are seated across the hall, and the scene shows a homa-style fire offering with flower garlands on the floor.

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July 18 20062006-07-18July 18 20062006-07-18July 18 20062006-07-18July 18 20062006-07-18Outdoor yajna ceremony under a tent with purple drapes, palm fronds and a decorated shrine at upper left. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged in orange saffron robes with a gold-beaded necklace, hands joined before a tiered altar of brown stone-like platforms decorated with white jasmine and pink and red flower garlands. Around them, many white-clad devotees sit on mats, some wearing orange shawls, and a man in a white shirt with an orange shawl sits at right beside a silver kalasha-style vessel. The centre figure presents distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and gold ornaments, so the appearance-based label applies: Swamiji (probable), performing the yajna. Surrounding devotees chant and offer in the background, and a microphone stand is visible.2006-07-18July 18 20062006-07-18A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron shawl and an ornate gold necklace, seated cross-legged before a fire-offering pit lined with red and pink flower garlands and white jasmine strands. He holds his hands together in a devotional gesture while assistants in white garments and orange shawls sit nearby, and a large silver kalasha stands at the right edge. Behind the rows of devotees, a purple-draped stage holds an ornate deity murti with flower garlands. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, saffron wrap, ceremonial gold necklace and presiding position at the homa match the page's yajna context. Several people in white and orange sit in the background at a yagna ceremony.2006-07-18July 18 20062006-07-18July 18 20062006-07-18A large outdoor yagna in a bamboo-pillared pandal. In the centre, a man with long swept-back hair, an orange-saffron shawl, a gold necklace and a gold bracelet sits cross-legged behind a flower-decked fire-altar platform, holding offerings in his hands. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, orange shawl and ornate gold necklace are the cues. Around him, white-clad priests in orange shawls sit at the altar, some with hands folded in prayer. Behind them devotees in white sit on mats, and a deity murti sits in a decorated shrine at the top left. Silver kalasha-style vessels and lamps stand among marigold and rose garlands, with a banner-like backdrop behind.2006-07-18July 18 20062006-07-18July 18 20062006-07-18