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A photograph of a yajna at an open pavilion with draped cream fabric and red-and-white fringed valances. A man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe, rudraksha-style gold chain necklace, sits cross-legged on the left before a small microphone, one hand raised near a stick or ritual implement. Before him are metal pots, lamps and a fire area strewn with flowers. Central deity murti are garlanded with multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow and white, and a framed black-and-white portrait of a man in a turban stands behind them. Banana trees and sugarcane stalks decorate the space. Attribution: the man on the left is shown leading the ritual; the portrait is a depiction on the altar.

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A photograph of an outdoor yajna pavilion under a white and red fringed canopy. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron cloth and a gold necklace, sits at left on a red cushioned seat, holding flowers and a small object in his hands, with a microphone stand before him. Behind him stands a gold-framed deity murti pair adorned with marigold and white garlands, flanked by a second garlanded gold shrine. A large portrait of a smiling man in a saffron turban and robe hangs on the back wall. In front, a fire pit with banana leaves, sugarcane stalks, flower offerings and brass vessels sits on the ground, with a copper kalasha and brass lamps nearby.2006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17A figure in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a raised red-cushioned seat, hands pressed in anjali, at a ritual shrine under a decorated tent. Two ornate golden-and-red deity murtis are garlanded with marigold and multicolour flower garlands, and a large portrait of a man in an orange turban and robe hangs between them as a backdrop. Pink and white flowers, banana plants, sugarcane stalks and silver kalasha vessels surround the altar. Tall flower arrangements and red-and-white fringed canopy drapery frame the scene.2006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17A photograph of an outdoor yajna pavilion under a draped tent with cream fabric and red-and-white fringed valances. On the left, a man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and gold necklaces, seated on a red cushion before a flaming fire pit with a brass vessel, performing a homa while holding an offering. Behind him, a deity murti is garlanded with orange and yellow marigolds. On the right, a central murti pair stands on a golden peetha decorated with multicoloured flower garlands, surrounded by rows of brass kalashas, banana leaves, sugarcane stalks and a banana bunch, with marigold strewn on the platform.2006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17Photograph of a ritual inside a temporary pavilion with a draped cream and red cloth backdrop and banana leaves and sugarcane stalks. A seated man with long dark hair and a bare upper body, wearing an orange-saffron cloth, holds his hand over a burning fire flame on a brass lamp in front of him. Before him is a decorated deity murti, a seated pair of figures with gold crowns and garlands of red, yellow and white flowers, and offerings of fruit, flowers and silver vessels on a low altar. Flower garlands hang on the second murti at right, and marigold and white jasmine garlands line the altar base. A banner with a lotus emblem and partial Tamil lettering hangs at the top. Appearance-based label: a person seated performing the fire offering, showing long swept-back hair, orange-saffron cloth and a garland, so a person is set to in_person.2006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17A photograph of a ritual yajna under a decorated pandal. A seated priest with long dark hair, wearing an orange shawl and rudraksha-style beads, holds a mic and performs the ceremony before a central altar with garlanded deity murtis draped in red-yellow-green garlands, with a banner above reading Visuddhi Chakram. Banana leaves, sugarcane stalks, brass vessels, fruit and flower offerings surround the altar. A framed portrait of a turbaned man in orange hangs behind the altar. Other orange-clad attendants sit at left. Tamil banners show chakra symbols and portraits in the background.2006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17