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A seated group of devotees fills a hall with a woven mat floor and whitewashed walls, facing a long-haired person in saffron-orange top and orange garment seated at the left edge with raised hand. A second person in white with orange shawl sits in the foreground, back to camera. A standing man in white kurta and red-bordered shawl stands near a white cow sculpture and a tripod-mounted camera. Trays of white rings, puffed sweets, fruit and marigold flowers sit on the floor, with a long dark rod laid across the mat. Festive orange-and-white pennants hang from the upper right.

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December 25 20072007-12-25A photograph of a homa ritual in an open hall with white walls. A long-haired man in saffron-orange garments and a white and multicolour flower garland sits cross-legged on a saffron cushion before a brick fire pit holding oil lamps, bowls of offerings, bananas, coconuts and white flowers. Behind him, men in orange shawls and white dhotis sit on mats, with a standing figure in white bending near the back. Gold-and-silver ceremonial staffs and red cushions stand to the right, and a small group of women and children in white and orange sit along the rear wall. Probable Swamiji is the central seated figure, identifiable by the long hair, saffron ceremonial clothing and garland; he is shown leading the ritual.2007-12-25A photograph of a temple-hall ritual with devotees seated on woven mats. In the foreground a woman in orange robes with long dark hair sits with her back to the camera, and a golden staff stands at the right edge. On the left, seated priests in orange and saffron cloth attend to brass vessels, flower-filled plates and fruit arranged before a seated couple, a man in white with flower garlands and a woman in orange with a flower garland. Behind them, a large crowd of seated devotees in white, orange, pink and blue saris and white shirts watches. A standing man in white and orange stands near a golden deity murti and brass lamps on a stone altar at left.2008-12-26A seated wedding-style Vedic ceremony in a covered courtyard with white walls and a corrugated roof. In the centre, a bride in a yellow and white sari sits on the floor beside a groom in white dhoti and shawl with flower garlands. Several saffron-robed priests sit around a long mat with brass plates of fruit, sweets, flowers, coins, a coconut and a yellow box. On the right, a man in orange robes and orange shawl sits on a red-and-blue patterned mat with a ceremonial staff nearby. Behind them, a large seated audience of women in saffron, white, pink and green saris and men in shirts fills the floor, with a few standing men in white near a photographer at the back left.2008-12-26December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 24 20072007-12-24Photograph of a homa ceremony at a brick-lined fire pit (kund) decorated with yellow flowers. A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged on an orange cushion, wearing an orange robe, a multicoloured flower garland and a microphone clipped at his chest, his hands raised over the offerings. Plates of fruit, flowers, grains and ritual items sit before him. Around him, seated devotees in orange shawls and white clothes watch, and a child sits at the left. Someone stands at the right holding a long golden ceremonial staff. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and garland, conducting the fire ritual as the central figure.2007-12-25A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a hall with a corrugated roof and rows of orange pennant flags overhead. A fire burns in a brick-lined square pit in the centre, with yellow and white flower petals scattered around it. Seated participants in white and orange clothes, some wearing flower garlands, sit close to the pit; a woman in a blue top and a man in a white shirt are at the left edge with a bright flame in front of them. A standing man at right wears an orange dhoti and a red sleeveless top with a white flower garland and holds a brass plate near the fire. A videographer in white stands on the left behind a camera on a tripod. Brass pots with yellow flowers sit in the lower left, and smoke hangs in the air across the hall, with many seated people behind.2007-12-26A seated homa in a whitewashed hall: a square brick fire pit decorated with yellow flowers sits in the foreground, with trays of fruit, bananas, grains and offerings nearby. A man in saffron-orange robes and a white jasmine garland sits before a microphone stand, hands folded in prayer. Around him devotees in white kurtas and saffron shawls sit on mats, some with palms joined. Gold-finished ceremonial staffs and a red-and-gold window screen frame the background. A printed caption on the image reads a and the source . a person is seated centrally in saffron robes with a garland, presiding over a Vidhyarthi-style homa2007-12-25December 24 20072007-12-24December 26 20082008-12-26