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Outdoor 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.

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July 18 20062006-07-18July 18 20062006-07-18July 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 20062006-07-18A 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.2006-07-18A 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.2006-07-18A ceremonial outdoor yajna scene under a canopy decorated with palm fronds, purple cloth and a framed deity shrine with red garlands at the upper left. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, a flower garland, a rudraksha-style necklace and a red tilak, with his hands raised in a mudra beside a low platform heaped with pink, red and white flower garlands. A younger man in white kurta and orange shawl sits to the right with hands folded, and a silver kalasha-type vessel stands nearby. Behind them, white-clad devotees sit in rows and a few people in orange sit or stand, performing a fire offering ceremony. Appearance-based cues suggest a person for the central orange-robed figure with long hair, garlands and necklace; the depiction is a physical presence in the scene.2006-07-18A photograph of a large outdoor yajna (fire ritual) under a canopy decorated with banana trunks, palm fronds and a purple cloth backdrop. In the centre, a young man with long swept-back hair, wearing saffron-orange robes, a long gold-toned necklace and rudraksha-style beads, sits cross-legged behind a raised fire pit of stacked bricks heaped with pink, red and white flowers. He has his hands folded in prayer and a microphone stands before him. Nearby, another man in an orange shawl sits beside a silver kalasha vessel, while people in white dhotis and white clothing sit around the platform, some with hands folded. A small deity shrine with garlands is visible in the upper left, and flower petals cover the foreground.2006-07-18A photograph of a yajna ceremony under a canopy decorated with palm fronds and purple cloth. At the centre, a man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, a long beaded gold-toned necklace and bangles, with hands folded in front of a tiered altar heaped with pink, red and white flowers and garlands. To the right, a younger man in white with an orange shawl sits beside a silver kalasha-style vessel, and an older man in orange sits further back. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and saris sit on mats, and a small deity shrine with lamps stands at the upper left. The figure's cues are long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate beads, consistent with the page's a person reference, though the appearance is not certain. Flower garlands line the altar's base and the foreground.2006-07-18July 18 20062006-07-18