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Outdoor ritual at a Rudra Homa event. A seated figure in a red velvet throne with gold canopy and gold-painted fan stands wears a red shawl, rudraksha-style garland and orange-brown robe, holding a mala, with long dark hair and a red shawl. Several priests in white dhotis and orange or saffron shawls stand on a green mat near a decorated altar with brass vessels and flower garlands, one priest in white with a green shawl gestures toward the fire area. A cooler stands between groups. Rows of seated devotees in white clothing with red-orange shawls, some in green saris, face the altar, many with hands folded.

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Outdoor homa ceremony on a green lawn with a sacred fire burning in a brick fire pit surrounded by yellow-painted bricks scattered with flower petals. Four priests in white dhotis and sacred threads stand at microphones at the left, one in an orange shawl and another in an orange cloth at the waist, chanting. On the right, a seated man on an ornate gold throne with red cushions wears a red-brown robe and a long red-and-white flower garland, with a gold parasol above; a small attendant sits nearby in red. Audience members in white and red sashes sit in the foreground, and a portable air cooler stands beside the throne.2016-07-02July 02 20162016-07-02Outdoor Rudra homa under a canopy on green lawn. A fire pit burns at centre, with a group of white-robed priests standing behind it, some bare-chested with sacred threads. Seated in front, many participants in white clothes, red shawls and orange saris face the fire. At right, a figure on a gold-and-red throne wears red garlands and a red shawl, attended by a standing attendant in white. Gold decorated altar structures and a deity shrine stand at left, with a portable cooler nearby.2016-07-02Outdoor ritual gathering on a raised stone stage under green trees. A man seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne wears an orange-red shawl, rudraksha mala and a yellow-flowered garland, holding a microphone while a standing devotee in white dhoti and white shirt, hands folded, faces him. Nearby, a cameraman in orange clothing films the proceedings. In the foreground, a large audience of men with bare upper bodies and yellow marigold garlands sits facing the stage, with women in colourful saris seated at the right. Brass vessels, a kalasha-like pot, flower offerings and oil lamps lie on the stage. A figure with long braided hair and orange cloth stands at left beside a decorated deity murti on a yellow platform. A satsang or puja setting.2016-10-26A seated figure in saffron-orange robes, orange turban and rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne with carved lion armrests and red cushions, holding a white object, while a large seated audience in white clothes with red-orange shawls faces him. Behind the throne is a shrine with deity murtis, a red cloth and brass oil lamps; in the left foreground a fire pit burns, and a video camera on a tripod records the scene. The setting is a tent-like hall with gold drapery and decorative kalasha-style finials. The figure's long hair, orange clothing, turban and mala match the Swamiji (probable) description, and he appears in person at the throne.2015-07-20July 20 20152015-07-20 +1 copiesJuly 02 20162016-07-02July 02 20162016-07-02May 26 20152015-05-26 +1 copiesMay 26 20152015-05-26 +1 copiesJuly 02 20162016-07-02May 05 20152015-05-05 +1 copies