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Outdoor fire ritual beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged on a blue cloth, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, and pours an offering from a ladle into a fire pit. A white-clad assistant sits at left holding a metal pipe-like instrument and a cloth. Brass and silver vessels, a bowl of flower petals, a kalasha-style brass pot, and a sprinkling of orange marigold petals lie around a white brick altar with smoke rising behind it. a person cues are the long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, while the ritual is a homa.

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Outdoor ritual scene beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots and a dark hollow in its trunk. A man with long dark hair and an orange saffron wrap sits on a low wooden seat behind a white brick homa fire pit, his hands resting on his knees, with a microphone stand nearby. Beside him, a younger man in white clothing with an orange shawl sits on a blue cloth. The brick pit holds a brass kalasha-like vessel, a small oil lamp, marigold petals, and brass bowls with offerings. The sitter is an appearance-based a person candidate, identified by long swept hair and saffron clothing, shown in person.2006-09-21A seated man in an orange saffron wrap sits before a banyan tree with dense hanging aerial roots, performing a ritual at a white brick fire altar. He has long dark swept-back hair, a red tilak mark on his forehead, and his bare arm extends over a brass bowl on the altar. A microphone on a stand is in front of him. Marigold flowers in orange and red lie on the altar bricks, and a small gold pyramid-shaped object sits on the right. Silver vessels stand at his side, and a small oil lamp burns on the altar. The a person candidate, with long swept hair, a saffron wrap and a red tilak, is. The setting is an outdoor ritual at a banyan tree.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.2006-09-21A photograph of an outdoor homa ritual beneath large banyan tree roots. A seated man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, holds a brass plate and a ladle-like spoon over a white brick fire pit where smoke rises. A microphone stands nearby on a stand, and a second man in white sits at the lower left handling offerings on a brass plate. Brass vessels, a small kalasha-style brass object, marigold petals and flower garlands surround the fire pit on a blue cloth. A probable Swamiji cue: long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, seated as the officiant of the homa, with the page noting a Sri Vidhya Homa.2006-09-21 +1 copiesOutdoor fire ritual beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over his body, sits on a wooden seat in front of a square brick fire altar (kunda) built from white bricks dotted with marigold petals. He holds a small object and a dark stick while smoke rises, and a microphone stand is nearby. A younger man in white clothes with an orange shawl sits to the left beside a water bottle and folded white cloths. On the blue mat in front are brass and silver ritual vessels, a silver cup, a small golden shrine-shaped vessel, a bowl of white powder, a pot with flowers, and rows of small clay oil lamps.2006-09-21A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a fire altar built from stacked white bricks. A man in an orange saffron wrap with long dark hair sits cross-legged at the left, bare-chested, speaking into a small microphone on a stand. His right hand reaches toward a small metal bowl of pink powder set on the brick altar. Marigold petals are scattered on the bricks, and a brass bowl, a silver vessel and a small brass pyramidal object sit nearby. Behind the altar, the large twisting aerial roots of a banyan tree and a dark cave-like opening form the background. Blue cloth and white towels with offerings lie in the foreground.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 ritual beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron wrap, sits on a carved wooden chair holding a ceremonial object with smoke rising from it, speaking into a microphone. Before him is a square altar of white bricks decorated with orange marigold petals, flanked by brass and silver ritual vessels, a small kalasha-like pot and a pyramid-shaped brass piece. Rows of clay lamps filled with oil and small wicks sit on the blue cloth in front. A second man in white with an orange shawl sits cross-legged on the right, watching the proceedings. The appearance of the seated man in the orange wrap is consistent with the page's reference to a person, but this is uncertain from appearance alone.2006-09-21Outdoor ritual scene beneath a large banyan tree with exposed aerial roots and a dark cave-like opening behind. A man seated cross-legged on a blue cloth wears an orange saffron wrap draped over his shoulders and bare chest, with long swept-back dark hair, and holds his palms together in front of a microphone on a stand. Before him is a brick-lined homa or yagna altar with a brass bowl, silver ladle, small brass pots, a kalasha-like brass vessel, a small oil lamp and scattered marigold petals. A white cloth lies at his side on a wooden seat with carved panels. The a person cues are a long swept-back hairstyle and saffron clothing with ceremonial bare-chested dress, consistent with a person presence.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.2006-09-21Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots, a man with long swept-back dark hair wearing an orange saffron shawl and bare upper body sits on a blue mat and speaks into a microphone, gesturing with his hands. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron shawl and bare-chested saffron attire, presiding as the speaker of the homa. In front of him a square fire pit of white bricks holds a glowing fire, surrounded by brass vessels, a silver kalasha-style pot, a copper pot, flower offerings and marigold petals. Two men in white dhotis with orange shawls sit nearby, one listening and one seated at the right edge. Dry wood and rows of small clay lamps lie at the bottom of the frame, and a brass deity murti or small figure sits on a stand near the fire.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.2006-09-21