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A photo of a homa or puja ritual in a temple hall. A man seated on a silver chair wears a leopard-print turban with a crescent ornament, a saffron-orange cloth, a long gold necklace and bangles, and lights a small oil lamp on a silver tray. Beside him, a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala holds a silver plate. A black fire pit with smoke rises at left, with silver vessels, a brass deity figure and flower garlands in the foreground. Several devotees stand with folded hands in the background beside an orange-and-gold banner with a blue emblem. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has a turban, a crescent ornament, a gold necklace and saffron clothing, and is performing the ritual.

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October 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08A seated man in a leopard-print turban with a crescent ornament wears a rust-orange shawl, rudraksha-style beaded mala and a large gold pendant necklace, and lights an oil lamp on a silver-toned tray of ritual items. Beside him a woman in a rust-orange sari with a beaded necklace holds a silver plate. Silver pots, a small bronze deity figure, silver shrine arches with white and red flowers, and a smoking metal fire pit fill the foreground. Behind them, saffron-clad people stand with hands folded and a red-yellow flag hangs in the background.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08August 29 20172017-08-29Smoky ritual scene at a homa or yagna fire. A man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, wearing a patterned headwrap and a long beaded mala with a large gold pendant, kneels at a flaming fire-altar and reaches toward it with his right arm. Beside him a woman in a rust-brown sari with a long white beaded necklace and a bindi sits near a large dark bronze bowl with flames, holding a ladle. In front of them lie silver ritual vessels, a small bronze figure, a brass lamp, and offerings. Behind, several onlookers stand and sit, including a woman in a blue sari and a man in white. A purple and blue ribbon-patterned banner with a gold emblem hangs on a pole at the back, and a silver-toned seat is partly visible at right.2017-10-08A photograph of a man seated on an ornate silver throne in an outdoor setting at night, dressed in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha-style gold bead necklace and a gold pendant, a leopard-print turban with a crescent-moon ornament, a red tilak on his forehead and red-orange bangles. He sits before a brass fire pit with flames, holding a lit lamp, while smoke rises. Beside him are silver and brass ritual objects, a brass deity murti, a silver bull figure and a silver shrine with flowers, along with silver offering bowls on a striped cloth. Swamiji (probable): the presentation carries several cues—a crescent ornament on a turban, saffron clothing, ornate gold necklaces and a throne—and he is seated performing the fire ritual as the central figure.2017-10-08A seated man in a silver-and-white ornate throne with silver arched backrests and carved elephant figures is performing a ritual amid rising smoke. He wears a dark leopard-print turban with a crescent emblem, a saffron-orange wrap, a heavy gold necklace and a thick rudraksha-style bead mala, with a red beaded armband. He holds a lit lamp near offerings of white and yellow flower garlands. Behind him is a red-and-yellow banner, and on the left a woman with red-marked forehead, wearing red attire and beaded jewellery, stands beside a small brass oil lamp and a brass figure. Several devotees in red stand in the background.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08October 10 20172017-10-10 +1 copiesOctober 10 20172017-10-10A seated man with long dark hair wrapped in a leopard-print headband with a crescent emblem, wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over the shoulders, rudraksha-style beaded malas and red bangles, performs a ritual with cupped hands above smoke and flame. Silver ornate arches and floral garlands surround a brass lamp and a small bronze figure beside him. Several people in red and orange robes sit behind in a dim, smoky hall.2017-10-08