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A photograph of an outdoor homa ritual beneath a large spreading tree. A long-haired man in orange robes sits cross-legged at the far side of a fire pit built from stacked white bricks, with a bronze-coloured offering vessel nearby. Beside him, a man in white with an orange shawl tends the rite. Around the pit, about twenty devotees sit on the ground in white clothes with orange shawls, several women with braided hair among them, while a red deity murti sits at the lower left corner. The ground is swept dirt with a patterned low table and a blue mat.

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Outdoor homa ritual beneath a large spreading tree. A square fire altar of white bricks sits on a blue tarp, with a brass kalasha-style vessel, flowers and ritual items nearby. Seated in front of the altar, a long-haired man in orange cloth performs the ceremony, flanked by two people in orange and white. Around them, about thirty people in white clothes, many wearing orange shawls, sit on the ground watching. A cameraman with a shoulder camera and a standing person in white with an orange shawl appear at left and center, and a tripod-mounted camera stands in front of the altar.2006-09-21Outdoor homa ceremony held under a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A square fire pit of white bricks sits on a blue tarpaulin at the centre, with bowls of offerings, flower petals and a kalasha nearby. A figure in orange robes with long dark hair sits cross-legged behind the fire pit, beside a second person in white. Around them a large group of devotees sits on the ground in white dhoti-style clothing with orange shawls, many with long braids. A camera on a tripod is visible at the left edge, and a metal pole stands at the right.2006-09-21Outdoor photo of a group ritual seated on bare earth beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A central figure in orange robes sits behind a low arrangement of white blocks and brass vessels, with a kalasha and flowers on a cloth. Around them, dozens of devotees in white clothes, many with orange shawls, sit on mats in rows facing the centre. A standing man in white with an orange shawl stands at the left edge near a camera tripod. A cameraman with equipment is visible at the right. A metal pole stands in the foreground. The scene appears to be a homa or puja gathering.2006-09-21Outdoor homa ritual under large banyan trees with aerial roots. A white brick fire altar stands on a blue mat, with a golden kalasha and brass vessels beside it. A long-haired man in orange robes sits behind the altar, speaking into a microphone, while a young man in orange and white sits beside him. Other orange-clad and white-clad figures sit on mats in front, some holding books or trays. Camera operators and video equipment stand at the edges of the frame. Roughly two dozen people are visible, mostly seated devotees in white dhotis and saris with orange shawls.2006-09-21September 21 20062006-09-21Outdoor ritual gathering on bare earth beneath a large banyan tree with spreading aerial roots. In the foreground a seated figure with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and sits on a white-covered chair, facing the group, with a red patterned rug beneath. Before the group, a white-tiled square fire pit or altar stands on a blue cloth, with brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot, lamps, plates of offerings and a wooden stand. Roughly two dozen seated devotees, many men in white with orange shawls and women in white or orange, sit in rows; a microphone stands nearby and a cameraperson is visible. This appears to be a homa or puja setting.2006-09-21Outdoor photograph of a homa ritual under trees. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits at the right edge facing a white brick fire altar (kund) built in tiers on a blue tarp, with a brass kalasha-style vessel, brass lamps and a plate of flowers beside it. Behind the altar, a large group of seated participants wear white clothes with saffron-orange shawls, and some hold lamps, while standing attendants in white and orange stand among the trees. A man in white with a tripod-mounted camera stands in the middle, and a microphone stand is positioned at the right. The person in saffron at right is seen mostly from behind, so the figure is an unsure appearance-based candidate. Printed copyright text is present in the lower right of the image.2006-09-21Outdoor homa ritual on bare earth under large banyan trees. A man with long dark hair and an orange shawl stands at the centre, gesturing with one hand, next to a microphone stand and a brass bowl. Before him a square altar of white bricks holds brass vessels, a small kalasha-like pot and white offerings. Around the altar sit rows of devotees: women and girls in white saris and white garments with orange shawls, long braids visible, plus a few men in white and orange. Two standing men in white and orange shawls flank the central figure. Striped mats and a blue cloth cover the ground. The central figure has long hair, an orange wrap and distinctive presentation, consistent with the page's a person label, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2006-09-21Outdoor homa ritual under a large tree. A seated man in orange robes with long dark hair sits on a wooden chair at the right, speaking into a microphone, with a brass pot and bell-like brass vessels nearby. In front of him a square fire pit of white bricks holds a stack of ghee-coated offerings, and a golden pyramidal yantra stand with a brass kalasha sits on a blue cloth. Around the pit, about a dozen people in white dhotis and orange shawls sit on mats and blue cloth, some holding papers and ritual items; one person plays a stringed instrument near a green striped mat. Brass vessels, a kalasha with a green leaf and marigold, and scattered flower petals complete the scene.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 photo under a large spreading tree at an open-air gathering. A figure with long dark hair in a white garment with a yellow shawl sits on the ground at the right, facing a brick fire pit with a bright flame, a microphone stand beside them and brass bowls and flower offerings nearby. A seated audience of many people in white clothes and rudraksha malas faces them on the sand, with several saffron-robed figures in orange among them. At left, a raised white-draped seat is decorated with green leaves and flowers. Ritual kolam designs are drawn on the ground, and a hanging bell hangs from a branch.2005-01-24Outdoors under a large spreading tree, a group of devotees in white clothes with orange shawls sits on the ground around a homa setup. A central figure in an orange robe with long dark hair sits on a raised seat behind a white brick fire altar, gesturing with one hand while speaking into a microphone on a stand. A second person in white with an orange shawl sits beside him, and a brass kalasha and ritual vessels lie on a blue mat at the altar's side. Dried leaves are spread on the ground to the left. Students in white and a child in pink sit in the foreground, and a camera on a tripod faces the altar. The figure in orange with long hair is a person candidate, seated and teaching at the homa.2006-09-21