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Outdoor homa ritual at a brick fire altar (kund) with a white brick square decorated with marigold petals and a silver ritual vessel with a long handle placed on it. A man with long dark hair, a red tilak and an orange-saffron robe sits cross-legged on a wooden seat, holding a brass bowl in his left hand while his right hand reaches toward the altar, with a microphone clipped nearby. Behind him a second person in white sits on a striped green mat with a trident and ritual items beside them, and a stack of firewood lies on the ground. A bronze lamp stand and a small brass vessel appear at the edges. Swamiji (probable): the man has long swept-back hair and orange ceremonial robes, which are the cues for this candidate, and is seated as the officiant.

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Outdoor homa ritual on bare ground. A person with long dark hair, a red tilak on the forehead, and a saffron-orange robe sits cross-legged before a square fire pit of white bricks decorated with marigold flowers. They hold a hand over a brass bowl of liquid offering and a small brass vessel sits nearby, with a yellow-and-orange kalasha-like pot on the pit's edge. A microphone on a stand is in front of them and a silver-handled ritual implement lies on a wooden stand with a book. Behind, a second man in white with an orange shawl sits on a striped green mat, with stacked firewood and a trident-marked bag at left.2006-09-21Outdoors on a sandy ground, a homa fire pit built of white bricks is decorated with marigold petals and sits beside a silver-handled ceremonial ladle and a gold tiered kalasha-like object. A man in saffron/orange robes sits cross-legged on a carved wooden seat with a microphone on a stand, reading from a small book held in his hands, with a brass bowl and small bowls of offerings nearby. Another person in white clothes and an orange shawl sits behind to the left by a tripod-mounted camera, and a figure in white sits near a trident on a green and red striped mat. Stacked wood sticks and a brass lamp lie on the blue cloth around the ritual area.2006-09-21A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe seated on a wooden chair during a homa ritual outdoors on bare red earth beside tree roots. He wears a tilak on his forehead, holds a brass vessel and a spoon over a square fire pit built of white bricks, and a microphone on a stand is positioned in front of him. A man in white clothes and an orange shawl sits to the left. Oil lamps, a silver kalasha and brass dishes sit on a blue cloth in the foreground. The description of the seated man as a person rests on the long swept hair and saffron robe.2006-09-21A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a vibhuti mark on his forehead, wearing an orange saffron cloth draped over his torso, kneels beside a white brick fire pit and pours a ladle of liquid. Rising smoke fills the air. Marigold petals are scattered on the bricks, and a brass bowl, a silver tray of flowers and a small brass vessel sit nearby. Behind him, a young man in a dark shirt sits in front of a carved wooden throne with a round back. The ground is bare earth under a blue cloth, with a banyan tree in the background. The scene shows a homa fire ritual.2006-09-21A seated man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl performs a homa at a tiered fire altar of white bricks with a lit blaze, holding a long stick or ladle over a brass vessel. He has long dark hair, a red forehead mark, and sits on a carved wooden chair near a microphone stand. Marigold petals are scattered on the altar, with brass and silver puja vessels nearby on a blue cloth, and a large ban yan tree behind.2006-09-21A photograph of an outdoor homa ritual on bare ground. A person with long dark hair, bare-shouldered and wearing an orange-saffron cloth, sits cross-legged on a carved wooden chair before a microphone, holding a wooden ladle over a brass vessel of white grains. Before them stands a stacked fire altar of white bricks with a silver footed cup, brass pots, a golden pyramid-shaped vessel, a small brass lamp, a silver lidded dish and small clay bowls of dried herbs and grains spread on a blue tarpaulin. A red-draped raised platform with a white-clad figure and garlands stands in the background. The person's cues are long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and an ornate setting, consistent with a probable Swamiji; the page marks him present at this homa.2006-09-21A photograph of a homa ritual. In the foreground a seated figure with long, swept-back dark hair and bare upper back wears an orange saffron dhoti-wrap and pours an offering with a ladle over a square fire pit lined with white bricks. Smoke rises from the pit, with marigold petals and small brass bowls of offerings and kumkum around it. A brass bowl and a small brass vessel sit at the edge, and a blue mat covers the ground. Behind, several people in white clothing and one in an orange shawl sit cross-legged, with a brass kalasha-like vessel nearby. The photo shows a copyright notice across the centre-right.2006-09-21A person in an orange saffron robe sits cross-legged behind a square fire pit built of white bricks and strewn with marigold petals, pouring offerings with a long-handled ladle over rising smoke. A brass bowl sits beside the pit, with a steel plate of flowers and small containers on a blue cloth at the left. A second person in the background, partly visible, sits near a carved wooden seat with a microphone stand. The setting is an outdoor ground of dry earth, consistent with a homa ritual. The orange-robed person has long swept-back hair and a forehead mark, with bare shoulders; the shoulder cues are not enough to determine identity from appearance, so the figure is described by role as the officiant.2006-09-21A photograph of a fire ritual at an outdoor site beside a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A seated man with long dark hair and bare chest, wrapped in an orange-saffron cloth, holds a silver ladle over a white brick fire altar (homa kunda) built in tiers, with smoke rising from it. Brass bowls, a small lamp, marigold petals and orange flowers decorate the altar, and silver vessels and offering plates sit on a blue and white mat at left. The person's features are not clearly visible and no identification is made from appearance; the presence of a person-related caption is from the page only and is not visible text here.2006-09-21Outdoor homa ritual under a large tree on bare earth. A seated man in a saffron-orange wrap, with long swept-back dark hair and a tilak on his forehead, sits behind a white brick fire-pit square and adds white offerings from a brass bowl. A standing young man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl ties or arranges strings, and a brass kalasha-like vessel and brass bowls sit on a cloth. Two more men in white sit in the background, and a partly visible person stands at the right edge. A microphone stand and a brass drum-like instrument are nearby.2006-09-21A seated man in an orange saffron robe performs a homa beside a fire pit built of white bricks with flames rising from the centre and marigold petals scattered across the bricks. He holds a microphone on a stand near his face, hands pressed together in front of him, and wears a red tilak on his forehead. His long dark hair falls past his shoulders, and he sits on a carved wooden chair over a blue cloth. Brass vessels, a plate with flowers and fruit, and folded white cloths lie at his side on a sandy ground under large banyan trees.2006-09-21A photograph of an outdoor homa ceremony on bare earth beneath trees. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red forehead mark wears an orange saffron robe and sits on a carved wooden chair in front of a low square fire pit built of white bricks decorated with marigold petals. He holds a ladle over a brass bowl and a silver ritual vessel rests before him, with a small brass bell and a brass kalasha nearby. A microphone on a stand is positioned at his side. Behind him a young man in a white kurta with an orange shawl plays a metal instrument, and another figure in white stands further back. A mat, a folded cloth and a few brass vessels lie on the ground to the left. The man's appearance (long hair, orange robe, distinctive ritual setting) is consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji, so this is a probable identification.2006-09-21