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Night outdoor fire ritual. A figure at the left wears orange robes, a gold necklace and long dark hair, holding a ladle toward the fire, with a tall trident-like staff beside them; this is a probable Swamiji candidate by appearance and presentation. Seated around the fire are several people in white and saffron clothes, a man in white with a shaved head and a woman in a red headband in the foreground. Behind them a large crowd sits on the ground in front of a tree, lit by a stage lamp and smoke drifting across the scene.

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Night outdoor fire ritual. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, gold neck ornament and a ceremonial ladle sits at a brick fire pit with a bowl of offering, flames and smoke rising. A tall silver trident stands beside the pit. Priests in white and red dhotis and orange shawls sit near the fire, one in a pink-red headcloth. A large crowd of seated devotees fills the background under stage lights.2014-08-01August 01 20142014-08-01August 01 20142014-08-01Night outdoor ritual on a riverside ghat beside a brick-lined fire pit with bright flames, a silver trident standing upright at left, and brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot and red flower offerings in front. A figure in orange-saffron shawl with long dark hair and gold ornaments sits at left tending the fire. Several men in white dhotis and bare or red-banded heads, some with red or orange cloths and rudraksha, sit beside the fire and handle offerings. A large audience of many devotees in white and red clothes sits on the steps behind, with a cameraman and bright floodlights lit against the dark. Smoke drifts across the scene. Dress and fire suggest a homa-style ceremony, and the orange-clad figure cannot be confirmed as a person from appearance alone.2014-08-01Night outdoor homa at an ashram: a small brick fire pit with a bright flame sits on a red cloth in the foreground, with a silver ladle-like ritual implement and brass vessels, a metal pot and scattered marigold petals nearby. A figure in orange robes kneels at the front left, holding a long ceremonial stick above the fire. Behind, rows of seated devotees in white and orange clothes, some with red shawls and rudraksha malas, face the fire under a glaring floodlight with smoke rising. A deity murti or ornate figure draped in garlands and red cloth stands at the left edge. Dozens of people are visible, many seated, some standing at the back and a cameraman at the far left.2014-08-01Night outdoor fire ritual. A figure in orange robes and gold necklace with a tilaka on the forehead kneels at left, facing the fire, with smoke rising. Behind, a large seated crowd of devotees in white and red clothing watches under a street lamp. A brass trident stands upright beside the pit, and a bowl of offerings and a brass lamp sit near the flames. A man in white with a red headcloth sits at lower right.2014-08-01August 01 20142014-08-01August 01 20142014-08-01August 01 20142014-08-01February 21 20172017-02-21May 20 20142014-05-20Night-time homa at an outdoor fire pit lined with brick, flames rising high. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes sits at the left, extending an arm toward the fire, with a tall brass trident standing beside the pit. Two shaved-headed priests in orange and a man in white ritual cloth sit at the pit's edge, tending offerings in metal bowls. Behind them a large seated crowd watches with hands folded, illuminated by floodlights and a photographer's lamp. Marigold petals and fruit offerings lie around the pit.2014-08-01