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A photograph of a man seated outdoors before a large banyan tree with aerial roots, performing a ritual at a low white brick altar. He wears a bare upper body with an orange saffron cloth wrapped around his lower body, and has long dark hair. He holds a silver ladle or spoon and pours or sprinkles an offering into a brass bowl on the altar. Marigold petals are scattered on the altar, a small golden figure stands near the bowl, and smoke rises from a fire at the right. A clip-on microphone is attached near his shoulder. The scene suggests a homa or fire offering performed beneath a sacred tree.

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A seated man in an orange saffron wrap, bare-shouldered, with long dark wavy hair, pours an offering from a silver ladle over a fire pit during a homa outdoors. A small clip-on microphone sits beside him. Behind him a large banyan tree with tangled aerial roots fills the background. In the foreground a brass vessel holds offerings and marigold flowers, and smoke rises from the fire at right. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), with long swept-back hair and a saffron wrap, performing the ritual offering.2006-09-21A seated man in saffron-orange robes performs a fire ritual outdoors in front of a large banyan tree with dangling aerial roots. He has long dark wavy hair and a tilak on his forehead, and his bare shoulder and upper chest are visible. His right hand feeds an offering into a flame burning in a brass bowl on a white stone platform. A microphone on a stand is positioned near his face, and a brass vessel and yellow flowers sit on the platform. Swamiji (probable): the long dark hair, saffron robes and tilak are the cues, and he is presiding over a homa at the fire.2006-09-21A photograph of a homa fire ritual at the base of a large banyan tree with many aerial roots. A man seated on a low wooden seat wears an orange-saffron dhoti and is bare-chested, with long dark hair, and he reaches forward to throw marigold petals or flowers toward a square fire pit built of white bricks. The pit holds small brass bowls, a brass pot and a small brass pyramid-shaped object. A steel plate of flowers and offerings rests on his lap, and smoke rises beside the tree. Swamiji (probable) is indicated by the long hair, saffron clothing and ritual setting, while the bare-chested seated figure performs the offering.2006-09-21Outdoor ritual beside a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a bare upper torso, wearing an orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulder and lower body, sits on a carved wooden seat and holds a small silver vessel in his right hand. A microphone on a stand is near him. In front of him is a low platform of white bricks decorated with marigold flowers, a brass bowl, small silver containers, a golden pyramid-shaped object, and a pink flower. White cloths lie on the left. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, seated in a ritual role as the presiding figure.2006-09-21A photograph of an outdoor homa at a fire pit built from whitewashed bricks, with a bright flame rising and marigold petals scattered on the bricks. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a vertical tilak on his forehead sits on a low wooden seat, wearing an orange saffron wrap over his bare chest and shoulders. He holds one hand outstretched toward the fire while speaking into a microphone on a stand. Brass vessels, a bowl with a silver plate, small offering dishes and a pink flower sit near the pit on a blue cloth. A large banyan tree with aerial roots stands in the background. A person in white is partly visible at the left edge.2006-09-21A man with long dark wavy hair and bare chest sits on a carved wooden chair wrapped in a saffron-orange cloth, gesturing with his hands while speaking into a microphone on a stand. Before him is a small fire in a silver lamp, a brass bowl, and marigold flowers scattered over white stone blocks arranged as an altar. A large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots forms the background, and a small golden kalasha-like object sits at the right. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated in saffron clothing with long hair, shown addressing a homa-style fire ritual.2006-09-21Outdoor ritual photograph beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a red tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged, speaking into a microphone on a stand and holding a small object in his right hand. Beside him, a man in white clothes with an orange shawl sits on the ground. In front of them, a low platform of white bricks holds a brass bowl, a brass ritual vessel, marigold petals, a small copper pyramid-shaped object and a small lamp, with a wisp of smoke rising at right. A book rests on a wooden stand. This appears to be a homa or puja setting, with a visible fire area and offerings.2006-09-21A photograph of a homa ritual outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. A seated man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange-saffron dhoti-style cloth, holds his hand over a pyramid-shaped fire altar built of white bricks and decorated with marigold petals. Smoke rises from the altar. Around him are brass and silver vessels, a silver bowl, a red flower, a small golden kalasha on top of the altar, and white cloth on a blue mat. Ritual offerings are arranged on banana leaves in the foreground. Swamiji (probable) is indicated by the long swept-back hair and saffron clothing of the seated officiant performing the homa.2006-09-21A photograph of a man seated cross-legged on a low wooden seat in front of a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. He wears an orange saffron cloth draped over his body, leaving the upper torso bare, and has long dark hair. A small microphone on a stand is near his mouth as he speaks or chants. In front of him are a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, a brass bowl, a small brass kalasha or vessel, and white stone blocks arranged as an altar, scattered with orange marigold flowers. A white cloth lies at his left. The setting suggests a ritual homa or puja performed outdoors.2006-09-21Outdoor fire ritual beneath a large banyan tree with sprawling aerial roots. A figure with long, swept-back dark hair and a bare torso wrapped in orange cloth kneels on a blue cloth, pouring an offering with a metal ladle into a fire built within a stacked white-brick fire pit. Brass vessels, a small golden kalasha-style pot, a lit wick, flowers and rows of clay lamps line the foreground. A microphone stand stands beside him. The figure has distinctive long hair and orange clothing, so the appearance cue is probable Swamiji, performing a homa at a fire pit.2006-09-21A photo of a homa fire ritual outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti-style wrap sits cross-legged on a woven mat, pouring an offering from a white-tipped ladle into a square fire pit built of white-washed bricks. Bright orange flames rise from the pit on the right. Around him are brass bowls, a brass pot, a small brass vessel, and scattered marigold petals and flowers on the bricks. A rudraksha mala hangs from his hand and a carved wooden seat with a round carved backrest is behind him. The man has long, dark, swept-back hair and appears to be Swamiji (probable), identified by long swept-back hair and the bare-chested orange ritual wrap, seated for the fire offering.2006-09-21Outdoor photo of a seated man in saffron-orange robes performing a homa beside a square fire pit lined with white bricks, with a burning flame at right. He wears a red tilak on his forehead and has long, swept-back dark hair, and sits on a small woven stool facing the camera with his hands resting in his lap. Before him are brass and steel vessels, a brass pyramid-shaped object, a copper bowl, a small open book on a stand, and scattered marigold petals. A microphone stands at left. Behind him a large banyan tree with aerial roots forms a dark hollow at its base, and bare sandy ground surrounds the scene. Probable Swamiji wearing saffron robes, a long swept-back hair style and a red tilak mark, presiding over the homa ritual.2006-09-21