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Photograph of a ritual scene at a temple-style setting with a red draped altar. A woman in an orange-saffron garment with a gold beaded necklace and gold bangle sits at the left, holding a silver ladle over a lit fire vessel with a flame. A standing electric fan is beside her. Behind the altar, a banner shows partial lettering and a red cloth reads T H in gold letters. To the right, rows of small kalasha-like pots wrapped in netting are decorated with green leaves, marigold garlands and red flowers. A silver bell sits near the flame, and a second woman in pink is partly visible at the left edge.

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A photograph of a fire ritual inside a decorated pandal. A man with long dark hair, bare-shouldered and wearing an orange-saffron cloth, sits cross-legged on a red-and-gold cushioned seat and feeds offerings into a small flame from a long ladle-like spoon. The fire burns in a sunken square homa pit edged with orange and white flower garlands. Behind him stand golden deity murtis and an elephant-shaped figure draped in green, yellow and red flower garlands, with a gold drape backdrop. Silver vessels, brass pots, banana stalks and a sugarcane stalk surround the pit, and bunches of fruit are arranged to the right. This is a homa, matching the yagna described on the page. Probable Swamiji (probable) is seated at the fire, identifiable by long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold neck adornment, though he is partly turned away.2006-07-17A dimly lit temple ritual scene with warm red tones. A person with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron garment and a beaded necklace, sits cross-legged and holds a brass bell in one hand and a small dish or spoon in the other near a row of flames. Several lit oil lamps or fire flames burn on a metal stand, with a rising wisp of smoke, beside a small golden deity murti. A standing fan is in the background and another person in red stands at the left edge. The setting resembles a homa or puja fire offering.2006-09-29A photograph of a homa (fire offering) at a yajna in an open pavilion. A seated man in orange-saffron robes, long dark hair swept back, with a beaded rudraksha-style mala necklace, sits behind a silver-rimmed tray and a silver lamp stand. A flame and smoke rise from a rectangular fire pit lined with orange marigolds and white flowers. Behind, silver deity murti are dressed with multicoloured garlands in red, yellow, green and white, and a gold-draped backdrop hangs above. Fruits, brass vessels and flower heaps sit on the right. a person: the seated priest's long swept hair, saffron robes and rudraksha mala match the cues, and the page links him to the Sapta Yaagam fire offerings in Salem.2006-07-17A photograph of a fire ritual (homa/yagna) in progress. A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a low seat, dressed in orange-saffron robes with an orange shawl draped over his knees, wearing a gold pendant and bangle. He holds a bundle of burning torches or ritual sticks in his right hand, flames rising, and smiles. Before him a raised fire pit with a small flame and smoke, surrounded by silver vessels, bowls of offerings, fruit, flowers and orange-red marigold garlands. Behind him, deity murti are decorated with white, green and yellow garlands, and banana plant leaves frame the scene.2006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17A seated man in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair, a flowing orange shawl and gold necklace performs a fire ritual at a homa/yagna. He holds up a flaming oil lamp in his right hand toward a pit of burning fire on a raised platform. Behind him, golden deity murti are decorated with garlands of yellow, white and red flowers, and a large portrait hangs on the dark draped backdrop. Brass vessels, banana-leaf stalks, marigold-type flowers and rising smoke fill the foreground. a person: the seated ritual leader's long swept hair, saffron robe and gold necklace match the page's a person reference.2006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17A seated figure in an orange-saffron robe holds a brass lamp with a multi-flame aarti flame aloft beside a homa fire pit. Long dark hair falls over the shoulders, a gold bracelet is on the wrist, and a flower garland hangs at the neck. Behind is a golden deity murti with a golden crown, decorated with a garland in yellow, red and white. Tall sugarcane stalks and banana plants frame the scene, with rows of brass pots and offerings in front. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, saffron robe, garland and bracelet) performing a yajna ritual.2006-07-17