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Night-time temple ritual with a yellow-walled homa or yagna fire pit at the front, decorated with garlands of yellow and white flowers and a kolam pattern. A man in a saffron-orange robe and head covering, with a rudraksha-style mala necklace, holds up a flaming oil lamp or kalasha-type vessel while speaking into a microphone. Beside him, a younger man in white dhoti and shirt holds a long staff and stands near the ritual tray. Behind them, a large poster of a smiling man in a turban is framed by a multicoloured arch and garlands, with a deity murti and a trident placed at the side. A pile of fruit or coconuts sits on a decorated table, and devotees in white stand in the background with smoke rising through the scene.

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February 11 20072007-02-11Night outdoor ritual before a large portrait backdrop of a smiling young man in a yellow turban. A standing figure in an orange-saffron robe with a hood, a long rudraksha-style mala and a tall white-tipped flag or whisk performs arati at a yellow square homa/yagna fire-pit ringed with marigold garlands and flower offerings. A white-clad assistant in a dhoti holds a small ritual object at right. A decorated altar with a multicoloured canopy arch frames an orange-robed deity murti draped in garlands, with a trident and brass lamps in front. Devotees in white stand in the background, and smoke fills the dark sky.2007-02-11Night photo of a homa or fire ritual at an outdoor temple setting. A standing figure in orange robes and an orange head cloth, with a long beaded necklace and a bare upper torso, holds a metal plate of oranges over a square fire pit and speaks into a microphone. Smoke rises at right. A younger man in white clothes holds a long rod or staff beside him. Behind, a man in white kneels near the pit, and several more people in white stand in the background. The fire pit is decorated with marigold garlands and flowers, and a floral-decorated arch with a trident and a small deity murti stands at left, beside tiers of rose offerings. a person is described by appearance: orange robes, orange head cloth, and a long bead necklace, performing the ritual.2007-02-11Night outdoor ritual at a homa fire pit with a raised golden-yellow platform decorated with marigold garlands and white floral kolam patterns. A figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe, with a shaved head and rudraksha mala, stands at the pit pouring an offering from a vessel while smoke rises. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands beside him, and seated and standing devotees in white clothes watch from behind. Behind the fire pit, a deity murti in orange sits within a colourful arch of yellow, pink and green garlands with a trident. A large framed portrait of a turbaned young man with a smiling face hangs on the black backdrop. Brass lamps and offering vessels sit on the platform.2007-02-11Night photo of an outdoor fire ritual on a raised yellow platform with a square fire pit filled with ash and surrounded by white and yellow flower garlands. A man in a flowing orange-saffron robe, with a shaved head, a beaded necklace and a long wooden staff, stands at the back holding a silver fire vessel aloft with flames rising from it. Around him, white-clad men and women sit and stand, some with hands joined, and a line of seated devotees fills the background under dim lamps. Coloured canopy umbrellas and smoke frame the scene. Other people wear white dhotis, saris and shawls, with orange stoles on some.2007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11Night-time fire ritual at a temple-style outdoor setting with smoke rising. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap holds a lit aarti lamp toward a decorated arch and altar. Beside him a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a long staff and watches. Seated devotees in white and a few in dark clothes sit before a yellow-bordered square homa fire pit surrounded by marigold and flower garlands. Behind the altar, a large framed portrait and a deity figure in orange hang with floral garlands, with a trident and ceremonial umbrellas nearby. The scene suggests an evening arati with fire offering. The orange-robed figure's identity is uncertain from appearance; the portrait behind carries a caption only partly visible.2007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11Night ritual at an outdoor temple setting with a fire pit lined with marigold garlands and a rangoli border. A standing figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange head covering raises a lamp in a aarti gesture toward a deity murti in an arched, colourful decorated shrine. Behind the shrine hangs a large portrait labelled with a name, and a trident stands nearby. Several seated and standing devotees in white clothes watch, and a man in white holds a microphone. A raised decorated platform holds a mound of flowers and brass lamps. The orange-robed figure has long, swept-back hair and a rudraksha-style necklace, so the appearance is a probable match for Swamiji, shown performing the aarti.2007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11