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A seated figure in an orange-saffron robe and gold beaded necklace sits on a red-cushioned chair before a ritual altar, holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small offering vessel in the other. The figure has long dark hair swept back and a red mark on the forehead. Behind the altar, two deity murtis are adorned with garlands of yellow, red and green flowers, and a framed portrait hangs at the upper right. Silver vessels, banana bunches, and tiered offerings of flowers, fruit and sweets surround a wooden platform decorated with orange marigold and white jasmine garlands. A palm-frond and banana-leaf decoration frames the scene. Probable Swamiji seated in orange robes with long hair and a gold necklace performing a fire-offering ritual during a yajna.

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A seated man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, a gold necklace and a gold bracelet, and holds a small ritual object over a fire-offering platform. He sits on a cushioned seat in front of a homa setup covered with flower-garlanded earthen kalashas, fresh flowers, banana leaves and pots. Behind him, garlanded deity murtis of metal and wood stand on a decorated stage beneath a cloth canopy, with a framed portrait on the right. A tiered arrangement of pink and white flowers and a lamp appear in the foreground. a person: the long swept hair, saffron robe and gold ornaments are the visible cues for the presiding figure leading the fire offering.2006-07-17 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor ritual set under cream draped cloth. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes, with a gold chain and a gold bangle, sits on a low white-and-orange seat with his palms held together over a fire pit. The fire pit is a tiered brown earthen platform decorated with orange and pink flower garlands, with silver vessels and oil lamps placed around it. Behind him stand gold-framed deity murtis draped in multicolored flower garlands, and to the right are rows of banana-leaf offerings and pink flowers. A large framed portrait of a man in a saffron turban hangs on the upper right. Banana bunches hang overhead. Several people are not visible in the frame, and the man is seated in a manner consistent with a homa-style fire offering.2006-07-17 +1 copiesPhotograph of a fire ritual (homa/yagna) in a decorated pandal. A man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange-saffron cloth with a rudraksha-style gold and beaded necklace, sits on a red-cushioned seat, hands folded before a silver-stemmed oil lamp with a flame and incense smoke. Behind him, a fire pit is surrounded by marigold garlands and banana leaves, with clay offering pots and a silver vessel. Behind the altar, large garlanded deity murtis, including a golden figure with a crown, are displayed against draped gold fabric.2006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17A photograph of an outdoor puja hall during a homa. A man with long dark hair, wearing saffron-orange robes, a gold-beaded necklace and a white flower garland, sits cross-legged on a red-cushioned seat with his palms pressed together before a sacred fire pit. Behind him are two deity murti garlanded with multicoloured flowers, and a golden kalasha-style altar. To the right, rows of brass pots with mango leaves and pink, white and orange flower offerings are arranged on the ground. A microphone stands near the seated man, and a backdrop with a printed portrait is partly visible in the upper right. A small figure of another person is partly visible behind the fire pit.2006-07-17A photograph of a fire-offering ritual in an open pavilion with a draped white and red cloth ceiling. A man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange garment, a gold chain and a red-orange shawl, sits on a low seat and holds a ritual vessel over a flame. Before him is a raised fire pit with a brown mound, surrounded by pink and white flowers and orange marigold garlands. Behind the altar are two decorated deity murti garlanded with multicolour flower strands. Stacked brass and bronze vessels and small offerings are arranged along the platform, and banana bunches and a bamboo pole frame the top of the scene. A framed portrait of a man in an orange turban is visible at the upper right, and a sign on the photo reads 'Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam'. People: one physical person, the seated ritual performer, with other figures partially visible at the edges.2006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17A photograph of a yajna fire ritual in a decorated open pavilion. A long-haired person in an orange saffron robe with a gold-beaded necklace sits on a red-cushioned seat, holding a ladle over a bowl and performing the offering beside a fire pit lined with orange and pink flowers. Behind them stand two gold-crowned deity murtis garlanded with yellow, red and white flower garlands, and to the right another garlanded murti. Tiers of flower-decorated offerings and brass lamps fill the foreground, and a small child sits partly visible behind the fire pit. Hanging bananas and coconuts decorate the left side of the stage, and a framed portrait of a turbaned figure is displayed at the upper right.2006-07-17