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A seated man with long dark hair and bare back wears an orange cloth and sits before a homa fire pit built of white bricks, with a brass bowl of liquid, small oil lamps and a silver ladle on the platform. Around him, seated devotees in white clothes and orange shawls take notes and watch; a woman on the left wears white with a beaded necklace and writes. A microphone on a stand is near the central figure, and rows of clay oil lamps are arranged on the ground.

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Outdoor ritual photograph of a homa or yagna. A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a blue cloth at right, wearing an orange shawl over bare shoulders, his hand extended over a brass bowl of liquid and rows of small clay dishes with offerings. A microphone on a silver stand is in front of him. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and orange shawls sit on the ground, one holding a notebook. A standing man in white clothes is partly visible at the left edge beside a white brick platform with marigold petals. Swamiji (probable): the seated central figure has long swept-back hair and a saffron shawl with bare upper body, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji at this event.2006-09-21Outdoor homa ritual under trees. A person with long dark hair and an orange wrap sits on a wooden chair before a stepped altar of white bricks decorated with orange marigold petals, a silver vessel and a brass bowl. Smoke rises from the fire area. Their outstretched right arm points toward a wooden stand holding a book. A microphone on a boom stand is in front of them. Behind, a row of seated devotees in white clothes with orange shawls watch, and a cameraperson in white stands with a camera on a tripod. Blue tarps cover the ground.2006-09-21Outdoor ritual scene at a homa or yagna site. A man with long dark hair and an orange wrap, seen from behind and partly bare-chested, sits at a low white brick platform pouring from a silver vessel into a brass bowl, with silver spoons and small brass cups nearby. Around him, a group sits on the ground: white-clad men and women and several men wearing orange shawls, some holding notebooks or papers. A microphone on a stand is in front, and a man in orange sits at the right edge. A stone platform with scattered leaves and offerings lies in front of them. Background shows trees and a ladder.2006-09-21Outdoor homa ritual under trees with smoke rising. In the foreground, a figure with long swept-back dark hair wearing an orange-saffron wrap is seated before a white brick fire pit decorated with orange marigold petals, a silver ritual vessel and a brass bowl. The figure gestures with one arm toward a microphone on a stand. Behind, a row of seated devotees in white and orange-saffron clothing sit in rows, and a cameraman in white with a tripod-mounted camera stands at the back. A young man in orange and white sits at the right edge beside the microphone stand.2006-09-21A photograph of an outdoor homa ritual beside a white brick fire pit. In the right foreground a figure with long dark hair wears orange robes and sits in a carved wooden chair, gesturing with both hands while speaking into a microphone on a stand. In front of him are a small table with a book and a red flower, and brass bowls of rice or grain. Around the fire pit sit about a dozen young men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls, some seated cross-legged on a blue mat and others on the ground behind. Dried wood sticks and brass vessels with oil lamps are arranged near the pit, and trees shade the setting.2006-09-21Outdoors under trees, a homa is performed at a brick-built fire altar with a silver ceremonial spoon and a brass bowl, with marigold petals scattered on the bricks. A person in saffron-orange cloth sits on a low seat at the right, bare-shouldered, one hand raised toward the fire, speaking into a microphone on a stand; a recitation book rests on a wooden stand. Several seated participants in white and orange clothing, some wearing orange shawls, watch in rows, and a cameraman in white stands on a tripod behind the altar amid rising smoke.2006-09-21December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor homa ritual under trees with white smoke rising. A woman with long dark hair in an orange sari sits on a low wooden seat at a brick-lined fire pit, one arm extended toward the flames, and a microphone on a stand is in front of her. Orange flower petals are scattered on the white bricks, and a silver ritual vessel and a brass bowl sit by the pit. Seated devotees in white clothing with orange shawls face the fire, and a cameraman in white stands on a tripod behind the smoke. Another man in an orange shawl sits at right on a wooden chair.2006-09-21Outdoor photo of a seated figure in an orange sannyasi cloth with long dark swept hair and a small forehead mark, sitting on a wooden seat before a low square fire pit of white bricks. Brass vessels, a silver pot and a small brass kalasha-style vessel sit on the brick platform beside a microphone stand. Around the pit, a crowd of about a dozen people sits on the ground wearing white garments with orange shawls, seen from behind. Large banyan trees with aerial roots and a open book on a stand frame the scene. Appearance-based cues of long swept-back hair and orange clothing mark a probable Swamiji (probable) presiding over a homa, seated on the wooden seat with the ritual vessels nearby.2006-09-21Outdoor homa under a leafy tree canopy. A stepped altar of white bricks stands on a blue tarpaulin, with a brass vessel, a small brass kalasha and a brass lamp placed around it. A seated figure in orange wrap and long dark hair sits on a low wooden seat at the right, facing the fire pit, with a microphone stand before them and a water bottle nearby. Around the altar, rows of seated people wear white kurtas with orange shawls, and a cameraman in white stands on a tripod at the back. Smoke rises from the fire pit.2006-09-21Outdoor ritual homa at an open-air site beneath large trees. A central figure with long, swept-back dark hair, bare-chested under an orange shawl and with a red-white tilak on the forehead, sits behind a white brick fire altar and speaks into a microphone on a stand. Beside him, a man in white clothes with an orange shawl sits cross-legged on a blue cloth, hands folded. Brass bowls, a silver goblet, and small offering dishes are arranged on the blue mat. Several rows of small clay dishes filled with items sit in the foreground, and rows of seated listeners in orange and white, seen from behind, face the altar. Other figures in orange and white sit at the left and rear.2006-09-21A seated man in an orange saffron robe with a white and green flower garland leads a ritual beside a low brick fire pit decorated with yellow marigold petals. His long, swept-back hair is visible and he gestures with one raised hand toward a microphone on a stand. Behind him, a row of men in orange shawls and white dhotis sit on white cushions, and a woman in orange and white stands near the back. A man in white holds a small child at the left edge. Gold and silver ceremonial staffs and a tall trident-like finial stand against the white tent wall, with colourful paper chain decorations overhead. Brass ritual vessels and incense sticks sit by the pit. Probable Swamiji (leading the homa), with long swept-back hair, saffron robe and garland; the people around him are devotees in orange shawls.2007-12-25