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A photograph of a homa ritual at an outdoor-style hall with white-painted brick fire altar edged with yellow marigold petals. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a white-and-green flower garland, kneels at the altar gesturing with his outstretched arm toward the fire pit, speaking into a microphone on a stand. A brass vessel sits in front of the altar. Behind him, seated devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls watch, including a man holding a small child in a white shawl standing at back left and a bald toddler sitting in front. A woman in an orange shawl stands at centre back. The sign at upper left shows a purple logo.

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December 25 20072007-12-25A seated man in saffron robes and a white flower garland performs a ritual before a white brick fire pit (homa kund) scattered with yellow flower petals. He holds one arm outstretched toward the altar, speaking into a microphone on a stand. Behind him, rows of seated devotees in white clothes and orange shawls sit on mats, and a golden kalasha-style vessel and small oil lamp sit near the altar. Some attendees wear orange scarves, and a man in white holds a small child in the upper background. The setting is an indoor hall with white walls and a gold-coloured pillar at right. The man in saffron has long dark hair and rudraksha beads, consistent with the Swamiji presentation cues noted on the page, so he is labelled probable Swamiji.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A photograph of a homa ritual in progress at a white-walled hall. A man with long dark hair, a red forehead mark, a saffron cloth and a white and green flower garland sits cross-legged before a fire pit built of white bricks decorated with yellow flowers, holding an offering near the flame. Behind him, rows of seated people in saffron and white clothing watch, a microphone stands in front, and a brass lamp rests at the right edge. A standing figure in white and a woman in saffron stand in the background. Roughly a dozen people are visible.2007-12-25A homa ritual in a white-walled hall. A man in orange cloth with a white flower garland and rudraksha beads sits behind a low fire pit of white brick edged with yellow flowers, holding offerings over it. A brass oil lamp stands in the foreground. Seated devotees in white and orange, including a small child in orange, watch; a man in white clothing holds a bundle of cloth nearby, and a woman in an orange shawl stands at a microphone stand to the upper right.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A seated man in an orange saffron robe with a white and green flower garland leads a ritual beside a low brick fire pit decorated with yellow marigold petals. His long, swept-back hair is visible and he gestures with one raised hand toward a microphone on a stand. Behind him, a row of men in orange shawls and white dhotis sit on white cushions, and a woman in orange and white stands near the back. A man in white holds a small child at the left edge. Gold and silver ceremonial staffs and a tall trident-like finial stand against the white tent wall, with colourful paper chain decorations overhead. Brass ritual vessels and incense sticks sit by the pit. Probable Swamiji (leading the homa), with long swept-back hair, saffron robe and garland; the people around him are devotees in orange shawls.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A homa or yagna at a brick fire pit (kund) in a white-walled hall. A young man in orange-saffron robes with a white and green garland sits cross-legged at the front, feeding offerings into the fire with a ladle, a small oil lamp burning beside him. Behind him, a man in white with a white tilak sits with a ceremonial staff. Seated devotees in white and orange shawls and a line of standing people watch from the left, including a small child in orange and a baby. Yellow flower petals are scattered on the bricks.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 24 20072007-12-24