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A seated man with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his body and a gold necklace, sitting on a raised platform behind a marigold garland arranged in a wave shape. Beside him a younger man in white with an orange shawl sits cross-legged. In the foreground a woman in an orange-bordered white sari holds a long metal implement over a white-stone fire pit with a small flame, and a brass bowl sits beside it. Behind them, musicians in white play a drum under a canopy of colourful striped and patterned cloth with bunting.

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September 29 20062006-09-29September 29 20062006-09-29September 29 20062006-09-29A photograph of an outdoor ritual under a tent with patterned fabric walls and bamboo poles. In the foreground, a figure in an orange shawl sits with a rudraksha-style mala and offering trays. A central young man in white clothes and an orange shawl sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in prayer before a fire pit with a bright flame in a silver vessel, which appears to be a homa or fire ritual. Garlands of orange and red flowers, brass lamps, a silver puja setup, and white-clad participants seated on mats in the background surround the altar. Other people in white and an orange-robed attendant sit at the sides, with a microphone stand at left.2006-09-29July 18 20062006-07-18Outdoor fire ritual under a red canopy: a homa fire pit lined with marigold and rose petals, with a long-haired man in saffron/orange robes and a gold necklace performing offerings with his hands near the smoking fire. Beside him a man in white with an orange shawl sits behind a silver stand holding a lamp, and silver vessels hold fruit and offerings. Behind them, another person in orange and a woman in orange sit near a microphone, with a yellow-and-red banner and other devotees in white and orange in the background. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, saffron robes and gold chain fit the central officiant, consistent with the page's description of a yajna performed by Swamiji.2006-07-17July 18 20062006-07-18A large outdoor yagna in a bamboo-pillared pandal. In the centre, a man with long swept-back hair, an orange-saffron shawl, a gold necklace and a gold bracelet sits cross-legged behind a flower-decked fire-altar platform, holding offerings in his hands. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, orange shawl and ornate gold necklace are the cues. Around him, white-clad priests in orange shawls sit at the altar, some with hands folded in prayer. Behind them devotees in white sit on mats, and a deity murti sits in a decorated shrine at the top left. Silver kalasha-style vessels and lamps stand among marigold and rose garlands, with a banner-like backdrop behind.2006-07-18Photograph of a fire ritual at an open-air yajna pavilion. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron garment and a gold necklace, sits behind a raised fire-altar frame decorated with pink and red flower petals and white blossoms, holding ritual items in his hands before a microphone. To his right a man in white dress with an orange shawl sits beside a silver vessel on the mat. Behind them, participants in white and orange clothing sit on mats, and a deity murti is visible on a decorated stage draped in purple and red under palm-leaf torans. Flower garlands line the foreground mats. a person cues: long hair, saffron clothing and gold ornaments, presiding over the ritual.2006-07-18A photograph of an outdoor fire ritual under a corrugated metal roof supported by painted wooden pillars. A woman with long dark hair wearing an orange saffron sari holds an offering over a large flaming fire pit (homa/yagna). The fire pit is built up in layers of earth and decorated with yellow and pink flower garlands, with a brown carved backdrop and a teal and white cloth draped over the foreground. Around her, people in white clothes and orange shawls stand with hands folded in prayer, and others sit on the ground, including a man in white playing a musical instrument on the right. Brick construction blocks and ritual items are arranged nearby.2008-11-11December 26 20082008-12-26A photograph of a large outdoor yajna (fire ritual) under a canopy decorated with banana trunks, palm fronds and a purple cloth backdrop. In the centre, a young man with long swept-back hair, wearing saffron-orange robes, a long gold-toned necklace and rudraksha-style beads, sits cross-legged behind a raised fire pit of stacked bricks heaped with pink, red and white flowers. He has his hands folded in prayer and a microphone stands before him. Nearby, another man in an orange shawl sits beside a silver kalasha vessel, while people in white dhotis and white clothing sit around the platform, some with hands folded. A small deity shrine with garlands is visible in the upper left, and flower petals cover the foreground.2006-07-18