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Outdoors on a dusty path amid thick smoke, a bare-chested figure in orange-saffron cloth with a rudraksha mala stands at the right, holding a long wooden stick over a small fire area near offering vessels. Beside him, a person in orange robes carries a silver tray heaped with wood or offerings. Another orange-robed attendant is partly visible at the lower left. Behind them are small white-roofed structures, stone deity figures on pedestals and a silver car. The scene suggests a fire ritual such as a homa or yagna.

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June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15Outdoor homa ritual in a sandy courtyard with palm trees behind. A square fire pit with white stone edges is filled with smoke, and a long wooden stick lies across it. A devotee in a flowing orange-red robe stands at the right, wearing a rudraksha mala around the neck, with a shaved-head appearance, and seems to be watching the fire. A second figure in orange holds a silver tray of offerings near the fire pit, and a third person in orange stands behind with a stick. A silver vessel rests on the pit edge with red flower petals scattered nearby. A silver SUV is parked to the right and a small white structure stands in the background. a person appears as the figure in the right foreground wearing an orange robe and rudraksha mala, with no crown or ornate gold visible.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15A barefoot man in a bare-chested orange-red saffron wrap and dhoti walks along a white stone platform, glancing down, with a rudraksha mala across his chest and a white-and-red vertical tilak on his forehead; hair is swept back. Behind him stands a second man in orange robes with a full beard. Smoke drifts through the scene near a brass lamp and a grey SUV, with palm trees and tiled-roof buildings beyond. Swamiji (probable) appearance cues: swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, in person at the outdoor ritual setting.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15Outdoor ritual at a fire pit (homa) with a whitewashed structure, a grey Ganesha statue and green trees behind. A tall, bare-chested man in saffron-orange cloth with a long rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark holds a long wooden pole over the smoking pit. Two young men in orange robes stand at left, one holding a brass plate. A man in white dhoti and orange shawl stands at right with hands joined, another in white with an orange shawl stands farther right. Brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot, marigold petals and firewood sit on the platform.2009-06-15Outdoor homa or fire ritual at a square fire pit in an open courtyard with palm and tree foliage behind. A man in a red-orange robe with a rudraksha mala pours dried leaves from a metal tray into the smoke-filled pit, while a woman in a bright orange sari assists, holding the tray. Two more people in orange robes stand behind them; one at left watches. Brass vessels and a small plate sit at the pit's edge, and a white building with a red door and a parked silver SUV are visible. The man's appearance does not clearly meet the bar for a probable identification, so he is described by role only.2009-06-15Outdoor photograph of a fire ritual in green surroundings with palm trees and smoke drifting across the frame. In the centre, a man with swept-back dark hair, a horizontal white tilak and red bindi, wearing an orange-red shawl over a bare chest and a long rudraksha mala, looks down while holding a brass vessel of burning offerings with a long stick. A second man at right, wearing orange robes, white tilak and long dark hair, stands beside him. A third figure in orange appears partly hidden at the lower left. The central man has distinctive adornments and long hair, a person performing a homa or havan-style offering; the description is based on appearance only.2009-06-15Outdoor photo of a fire ritual at a white stone platform beneath palm trees, with a thick plume of white smoke rising across the frame. A bare-chested man with long hair and a white forehead mark, wearing an orange-red wrap, stands on the left holding a long wooden pole. Behind him another man in orange robes rings a small brass bell. A third man in orange robes bends over the platform, tending the fire with the pole. A parked car and corrugated roofs appear at the left edge. Two of the three robed men are candidates for the described teacher by appearance, but the cues are not distinctive enough to name anyone, so their roles are given as priests in ritual attire.2009-06-15