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A photo of a homa or puja scene in a white-walled hall. A man with long dark hair, bare-chested under an orange saffron cloth, wears a white and green flower garland and speaks into a microphone while seated on a raised platform. Behind him stand a gold trident and a silver trident. Surrounding attendants wear white dhotis and orange shawls, some with sandalwood tilak, and a standing man in white holds a small object. Brass bowls, a water bottle and a white fan are visible, and a yellow-flowered ritual area sits in front. A few people are visible in the foreground and background.

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A seated man in saffron-orange robes, wearing a white and multicolored flower garland and rudraksha beads, speaks into a handheld microphone during a homa-style ritual at a raised white platform. A fire or smoke rises from a small vessel in front of him. Around him, devotees in white kurtas and orange shawls sit or stand, one holding a long metal rod, another waving a peacock-feather fan with a red emblem, and a standing man in white holds a silver cross-shaped ritual implement. A tabletop fan and metal offering bowls are visible.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25Indoor ceremony photographed from the side. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a long garland of white flowers with multicoloured stripes, seated and smiling while holding a microphone. Beside them a seated man in white kurta with an orange shawl sits at left, and a younger man in white holds a cup of water near a microphone. Behind, several people in white clothes with orange shawls sit or stand, some holding long silver-topped staffs and a large black peacock-feather fan with a red emblem. A white pedestal with silver bowls and brass lamps sits in the foreground, and a small electric fan and a Kinley water bottle are visible.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25Photograph of a seated ritual gathering in a white-walled hall with orange drapes. Centre, a man with long swept-back hair, a red forehead mark, an orange garment and a white flower garland with a rudraksha mala sits behind a microphone stand, gesturing with one hand over a low white brick altar strewn with yellow marigold petals. Around him, young men in white dhotis and orange shawls sit on the floor; one at left wears a rudraksha mala and another has a white forehead marking. At right, a bespectacled man in an orange shawl and white clothes sits beside a golden ceremonial staff and silver trident. In the background, a woman in white and orange draws back an orange curtain, and a large orange cloth hangs from the window. Incense sticks stand in a metal holder at left. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), seated centre with long hair, orange garb, garland and rudraksha mala, presiding over the ritual.2007-12-25A photograph of a seated speaker in orange clothing addressing a gathering at a microphone. The central figure wears an orange garment over bare shoulders, a large white flower garland with green and blue ribbon accents, and rudraksha beads, with long dark hair swept back. Beside him, a young man in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala sits with a white forehead mark, and to the left another seated man in white and orange looks down. Behind them, rows of people in white and orange sit before orange drapes, with a tall gold pole and a silver ceremonial staff with a trident-like finial at right. Because the page notes Swamiji at this event, the central figure has distinctive visible cues: long swept-back hair, a flower garland and rudraksha beads, and orange clothing, so he is a probable Swamiji candidate physically present.2007-12-25A photograph of a ritual at an ashram hall, with a seated man in an orange shawl and a white-and-orange garland of white flowers and striped ribbon, holding a microphone and a small object near a stone platform strewn with yellow marigold petals. Behind him rises a large peacock-feather fan. Beside him, a man in a white kurta with an orange shawl holds a tall silver ritual staff. Other seated devotees in orange and white clothing sit in the background near a white wall and a standing fan.2007-12-24December 24 20072007-12-24A photograph of a homa ritual in a hall. A seated man in orange robes and a white flower garland with a tricolour-striped band speaks into a microphone, hands raised over a white brick fire pit decorated with yellow flowers. Around him, men in white dhotis and orange shawls sit on mats, some with sacred threads and vibhuti marks. A stand-mounted microphone and metal offering bowls with fruit, grains and firewood surround the pit, with orange curtains in the background.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25