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Photograph of a homa or yagna at a fire pit built of white bricks decorated with yellow flowers. A man in an orange cloth with a white and orange garland and a red forehead mark sits centrally behind a microphone, while a helper in white sweeps or waves a bundle of dry straw toward the fire. Other men in white or orange shawls sit on either side, one in white with a rudraksha mala and another with a wristwatch and orange wrap. Orange curtains and a brass pole are behind them.

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December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A photograph of a homa fire ritual in progress. A central figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange shawl over a white garment and a white-and-green garland, holds up a wand and speaks into a handheld microphone while standing over a square fire pit built of white bricks and strewn with yellow marigold petals. Around him, several men in white kurtas with orange shawls sit and assist, one holding a brass vessel and another a bundle of leaves. A standing figure in white with a red garland appears in the background before a bright orange drape, and a second seated man in orange holds a large peacock-feather fan beside a metal stand with a red ceremonial emblem. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated at the fire pit and holding the wand and microphone, with long hair, orange shawl and rudraksha mala.2007-12-25A photograph of a homa ritual in a white-walled hall. A central figure with long, swept-back dark hair, a red-and-white forehead mark, a white flower garland and an orange shawl stands behind a brick-and-stone fire pit decorated with yellow flowers, holding a ritual implement and speaking into a microphone. Seated devotees in orange shawls and white clothes surround the pit, and a tall figure in white stands behind them against a bright orange curtain. Brass lamps and a silver stand are visible at the edges. Offerings and a plate sit beside the pit. Visible cues suggest a homa with an orange-shawled leader; the figure's identity as a person is uncertain from appearance.2007-12-25A homa ritual at a fire pit built of white bricks decorated with yellow marigold petals. A central figure with long, swept-back dark hair wears orange-saffron cloth, a white garland with tricolour-striped flowers and a rudraksha mala, and holds up a ceremonial ladle-like implement while speaking into a microphone. Around him, several men in white kurtas and orange shawls sit in attendance, some with tilak on their foreheads and gold bracelets. A metal ritual staff stands at the right, and orange curtains glow behind them. Swamiji (probable) cues: long swept-back hair, saffron cloth and rudraksha mala, with a central role leading the homa.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A photo of a fire ritual (homa) at a brick fire pit ringed with yellow flowers and small metal vessels. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe, with long swept-back hair, red tilak, a white jasmine garland with tricolour ribbons, and a rudraksha mala, speaks into a microphone while holding a ceremonial item. Two young men to the left wear orange shawls over white kurtas; one has white tilak and both sit with hands folded. Behind, an older woman in orange and an attendant in white are seated, with orange drapes and ceremonial metal rods in the background. Probable Swamiji presiding as the officiant, with appearance-based cues of long hair, saffron robe, rudraksha and garland.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A photograph of a Hindu fire ritual inside a room with white walls and orange curtains. In the centre, a man with long hair wears an orange robe, a white and green flower garland, and a rudraksha mala, and holds a small ladle over a white brick fire-altar edged with yellow marigold petals. A microphone on a stand is in front of him, and a ceremonial staff stands at the right. Seated young men in white dhotis and orange shawls, some with tilak marks, sit behind and beside the altar; a man in white at right tends the ritual. This appears to be a homa at an ashram gathering. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair, an orange robe, a rudraksha mala and a flower garland, so the central presenter is.2007-12-25A photograph of a homa ritual at a fire pit lined with white bricks and scattered yellow marigold petals. A central man with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, an orange saffron shawl, a white and green flower garland and a rudraksha mala stands before a microphone, holding a ritual implement toward the fire. Behind him to the left, a man in white with an orange shawl sits, and to the right an older man in glasses and white clothes with an orange shawl assists. Bright orange curtains glow behind them, and a metal stand with incense sticks stands at the left edge.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25