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A photograph of a fire-offering ritual with a rectangular fire pit or havan kund at the centre, its tiers decorated with red, pink and white flower garlands and loose blossoms. Seated behind it, a figure with long dark swept-back hair, a saffron-orange garment, gold necklaces and a gold-colored ceremonial adornment sits with palms pressed together in prayer, a microphone stand beside him. Two men in white shirts and orange shawls sit flanking him, one at left and one at right, and a silver vessel and brass lamps sit on the ground nearby. In the background, other seated devotees in white clothes and a red plastic chair appear beneath palm-frond decorations. Probable Swamiji: long swept-back hair, saffron-orange ornate clothing and gold necklaces, seated in prayer at the homa centre. Around 6-20 people are visible.

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