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A seated man in an orange robe with a long swept-back hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits with his hands pressed together in prayer before a microphone at a homa fire pit lined with white bricks and yellow flowers. He wears a white and orange garland with rudraksha beads and sits beside a bowl with a ladle. Behind him, several men in orange shawls and white dhotis sit in rows, some with white tilak marks on their foreheads, beneath orange curtains in warm light. The scene suggests a ritual homa at an ashram event.

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December 24 20072007-12-24December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25Photograph of a seated ritual gathering indoors, with a central figure in an orange ochre garment with a red-and-blue-and-white flower garland, hands pressed together in anjali, eyes closed, a red tilak mark on the forehead, and a microphone on a stand in front. Flanking him are devotees in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls, some with hands folded in prayer. A white brick platform in the foreground holds scattered yellow flowers, a small offering vessel and incense sticks. Behind them, a golden pillar, silver ritual staffs and orange curtains are visible. The central figure has long swept-back hair and distinctive saffron clothing with a garland, which are appearance cues consistent with Swamiji (probable) leading the ritual; the group is seated in prayer.2007-12-25A photograph of a seated ritual ceremony. A central figure with long dark hair, a red bindi and a white and multicolored flower garland sits cross-legged in front of a microphone, wearing saffron-orange clothing and a rudraksha mala, with eyes closed and hands held together. Behind him, a row of men in saffron shawls and white dhotis sit on a mat, several with white tilaks and ash marks. A brass lamp, a steel bowl, fruit and flower offerings and yellow marigold petals lie on a white platform in front, and a brass and metal stand stands at right. Probable Swamiji appearance cues: long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and saffron clothing, with the figure leading the proceedings. Visible people: about ten.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25Photograph of a man in an orange-saffron shawl and orange garment, with a white and orange-green floral garland around his neck and a rudraksha mala, speaking into a microphone on a stand during a ceremony under a white tent. His long dark hair falls past his shoulders and he has a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him, several seated men in white dhotis and orange shawls, one with a white tilak on his forehead, sit near a white-draped table, a water bottle and a gold-striped pillar. Yellow flowers lie on the cloth in front.2007-12-25Photograph of a seated man in an orange robe and white-and-tricolour flower garland, with a red bindi and long dark hair, speaking into a microphone on a stand during a gathering. Behind him, several people sit on a woven mat in white clothes and orange shawls, some with hands folded in devotion. A metal pole and a loose sheet of paper lie at the lower right, and a wall and rudraksha-style beads are visible against the orange robe.2007-12-24