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A seated ritual at a homa fire pit, with a bald man in orange robes and a gold chain holding a brass plate of yellow grains and petals, while a younger person with long dark hair, a white and orange flower garland and an orange robe reaches to take offerings from it. A microphone stands in front, a fire burns in the foreground beside stacked brick-like offerings topped with flowers, a bowl and a ladle sit nearby, and a garland-draped orange cloth and a wall of flowers frame the scene. Behind them, people in white and yellow stand near a wall-mounted board of names, and a fan is visible.

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December 26 20092009-12-26December 26 20092009-12-26December 26 20092009-12-26A photograph of a homa or yagna ritual at an outdoor pavilion with a fire pit of bricks and flames at lower right. A bald-headed man in orange robes and an orange turban-style cap, with gold beads and a gold necklace, kneels at left, leaning toward the ritual with his hands extended. Beside him, a person with long swept-back hair, wearing an orange robe, a white and orange flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala, sits cross-legged holding a brass plate of food with a ladle, facing a microphone stand. Marigold and yellow flowers lie on plates and the floor, and a brass vessel sits near the fire. Behind them, devotees in white and orange clothing stand and sit, and a row of orange and white floral garlands hangs at right. Swamiji appearance cues are present: long swept-back hair, orange robes and a rudraksha mala, so the seated figure is a probable match for the Swamiji candidate.2009-12-26A photograph of a seated ceremony. A person with long dark hair and a white flower garland, dressed in orange, bows forward and holds a hand over a silver tray of fruit, flowers and offerings. Beside them, a shaven-headed man in an orange robe, orange head cloth, rudraksha-style beads and a gold chain offers the tray, wearing glasses. A microphone stands in front. Behind them, seated devotees in orange, yellow and white garments, several wearing saffron shawls, watch. A red pillar and orange cloth hang at right. No appearance-based a person candidate is clearly established, so the identity is uncertain.2009-12-26A seated ritual scene outdoors beside a wall with a painted red and white border. A man in white kurta with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on the left, facing a seated figure in saffron-orange robes wearing a saffron head wrap and a long ornate gold-and-beaded necklace, who speaks into a microphone on a stand. In front of them are rows of small brass lamps or bowls, brass plates of yellow marigold flowers, a kalasha-style brass vessel, and stacks of yellow-orange bricks decorated with marigolds. Women in white saris with yellow borders and a standing man in white stand in the background.2009-12-28June 15 20092009-06-15A homa fire ritual in an open courtyard. Two men in white dhotis with yellow shawls sit on an orange cloth. The man at centre holds a small ritual bell and stirs a fire built of stacked bricks, decorated with marigolds and red flowers. The man at left sits beside many small brass dishes of offerings and herbs laid out on the cloth. Behind them, a red velvet throne-style chair with gold trim holds a framed portrait of a figure in orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, garlanded with red and green leaves. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style vessel and a brass bowl stand nearby. A striped wall and an orange cloth hanging are behind.2010-06-07A homa fire ceremony in an open courtyard with a small fire pit burning, offerings and flower-decorated brass plates arranged on the floor. A man with long dark hair and a flower garland, wearing orange robes and a gold necklace, sits cross-legged in front of a microphone with his right hand raised, while beside him an orange-robed priest with a shaved head and folded hands sits in prayer. Another orange-robed man with a garland sits at the left, and a white-clad man in a red shawl and several seated devotees in white and yellow clothing sit behind. A bride-like woman in red with yellow flower garlands sits in the foreground near the fire, and a white fan stands at the right edge beside a painted red-and-white wall.2009-12-26December 26 20092009-12-26A photograph of a homa ritual in a hall. A seated man in orange robes and a white flower garland with a tricolour-striped band speaks into a microphone, hands raised over a white brick fire pit decorated with yellow flowers. Around him, men in white dhotis and orange shawls sit on mats, some with sacred threads and vibhuti marks. A stand-mounted microphone and metal offering bowls with fruit, grains and firewood surround the pit, with orange curtains in the background.2007-12-25A photograph of a homa ritual at an outdoor altar bordered with yellow and orange marigold petals. A man in saffron robes with a gold necklace and a striped tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged, gesturing with his right hand while the other hand is open over the altar. Beside him, a younger man in white dhoti and a yellow shawl is seated, with a second young man in white and yellow beside him holding a small silver vessel. In front of them sit a brass kalasha wrapped in mesh with a flower arrangement and a small silver bowl. A standing sannyasi in orange robes with arms folded stands in the background near a tall brass lamp stand, with green foliage behind.2009-09-25