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A photograph of a homa ceremony in a open-sided hall with a fire blazing at the lower right. A central standing man wears an orange-saffron dhoti and wrap, a long gold necklace, and a tilak on his forehead, with his hands folded before him. Beside him a young boy in white dhoti and shawl has a white headband and stands barefoot. Around them, devotees in orange and red garments stand, several with hands joined in prayer, one holding rudraksha malas. An elderly man in white shirt and dhoti with a white beard stands at left. A white cloth covers a wooden stool, and a brass plate with flowers and leaves rests on the floor. Several people are visible, some partly cropped.

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September 24 20122012-09-24Photograph inside a plain brick hall with exposed concrete pillars and a striped rainbow-coloured mat on the floor. A man in orange robes, rudraksha mala and a gold-beaded ceremonial necklace sits on a wooden chair draped with a white cloth, hands folded, with vibhuti marks on his forehead. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, gold necklace and orange clothing). Beside him, a shaved-headed young man in orange with a rudraksha mala kneels on the mat. Standing behind are a young man in white with an orange-red shawl holding a small object, a shaved-headed man in orange, and several standing men in white dhotis and shirts, with a woman in a red sari at the right edge. Several devotees in white and orange stand at the back.2012-09-24September 24 20122012-09-24A photograph of a group standing indoors in a rustic setting with weathered wooden beams and a faded pink wall. At centre, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a heavy gold necklace of ornate beads and a gold chain, and a red-brown kumkum mark on his forehead; his hands are clasped in front of him. Around him stand saffron-clad men wearing rudraksha malas, one with white vibhuti lines on his forehead, and a young boy in white clothes with a tilak and mala. On the left, an elderly man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with hands folded, and a woman in a dark blouse with glasses stands with hands together. A white cloth covers a seat in the foreground.2012-09-24A photograph taken indoors near a doorway with a wooden door and barred windows. In the foreground an older man in white shirt and white dhoti stands beside an elderly man in white. A young boy in white with a red-stained forehead and rudraksha mala stands in the middle. Behind them a man in saffron robes wears a rudraksha mala and a bare torso with an orange and gold sash, and to the right a man with swept-back long hair wears a saffron garment and a heavy gold-bead garland, hands folded before him. Several other people in white and saffron stand in the background.2012-09-24September 24 20122012-09-24July 01 20142014-07-01September 24 20122012-09-24A photograph of a group standing indoors in a tiled room with wooden doors and barred windows. In the centre, a man with long swept-back hair, a vertical tilak on his forehead, a gold-bead necklace and rudraksha malas, wearing a saffron-orange garment with gold border, stands with palms together while speaking. Around him, several men in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas stand beside, one holding an orange cloth. On the left, older men in white dhotis and shirts gesture and listen, and a boy in a striped shirt stands among them. On the right, a man in a pink shirt stands with arms folded, and a man in white is at the edge. The central figure has long swept-back hair, a gold necklace and saffron ornate clothing, a probable match to the page's a person cues.2012-09-24September 24 20122012-09-24Outdoor photo at a brick and concrete construction site beneath a palm-frond canopy. Around him, a younger man in white with an orange shawl, an elderly man in white with a white beard, and several saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees stand in attendance. In the foreground, a shaved-headed sannyasi in orange with rudraksha malas bends forward, and another kneels in orange and pink robes at the bottom edge. A man in a pink shirt stands at left, and a child in orange stands near the left edge.2012-09-24September 24 20122012-09-24