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A photograph of a fire ritual (homa/yagna) at an outdoor pandal with a draped cream backdrop. A man on a red-cushioned seat wears an orange saffron garment, a gold-beaded necklace and long dark hair, seated before a raised earthen fire pit edged with orange and pink flowers. He holds a plate with flower petals and gestures with one hand while a young child in orange sits by the pit. Behind them, two ornately decorated deity murti are garlanded with yellow, red and white flowers, and a row of small banana-leaf offering bowls with flowers sits to the right. Silver oil lamps and a silver bowl stand on the platform, and banana stalks and green leaves frame the scene.

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July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17A seated man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, a gold necklace and a gold bracelet, and holds a small ritual object over a fire-offering platform. He sits on a cushioned seat in front of a homa setup covered with flower-garlanded earthen kalashas, fresh flowers, banana leaves and pots. Behind him, garlanded deity murtis of metal and wood stand on a decorated stage beneath a cloth canopy, with a framed portrait on the right. A tiered arrangement of pink and white flowers and a lamp appear in the foreground. a person: the long swept hair, saffron robe and gold ornaments are the visible cues for the presiding figure leading the fire offering.2006-07-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual yajna set-up under a decorated canopy with pale draped fabric and hanging bananas and green coconuts. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, a gold necklace and a red-marked forehead, sits on a cushioned seat at left with a microphone in front of him. Behind him, two deity murtis are adorned with yellow, red and white flower garlands, one on a golden throne-like base. Before him stands a silver bowl of flowers, a sprouting-leaf kalasha arrangement, and a shallow pit of earth edged with orange and pink marigolds and white flowers. A brass oil lamp rests at lower left. Probable Swamiji (saffron robe, long hair and gold necklace) seated as presiding ritual leader.2006-07-17A photograph of a yajna fire ritual in a decorated open pavilion. A long-haired person in an orange saffron robe with a gold-beaded necklace sits on a red-cushioned seat, holding a ladle over a bowl and performing the offering beside a fire pit lined with orange and pink flowers. Behind them stand two gold-crowned deity murtis garlanded with yellow, red and white flower garlands, and to the right another garlanded murti. Tiers of flower-decorated offerings and brass lamps fill the foreground, and a small child sits partly visible behind the fire pit. Hanging bananas and coconuts decorate the left side of the stage, and a framed portrait of a turbaned figure is displayed at the upper right.2006-07-17A long-haired person in saffron-orange robes, a red bindi and gold necklaces sits on a chair draped with white and orange flower garlands, hands folded in prayer, beside a fire pit with flowers and oil lamps. Behind are garlanded deity murtis, with a gold-clad figure and a blue-skinned figure, and rows of small decorated kalasha pots with mango leaves and flowers. A child in orange sits near the fire pit. Appearance-based label: a person, seated in prayer during a homa with garlanded deity murtis.2006-07-17A photograph of a fire ritual at a temple-style setting. In the left foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears saffron-orange robes and a long gold-and-white garland, seated on a red-and-gold chair before a small oil lamp stand. Behind him, a second person in orange cloth sits near a brass vessel. In the background, two deity murtis dressed in green, red and white garlands stand on a raised platform, with a golden canopy above. In front of them, rows of decorated offering cups and pink flowers line a low altar, with a silver bowl and flower-covered yagna platform in the foreground.2006-07-17A photograph of an outdoor puja hall during a homa. A man with long dark hair, wearing saffron-orange robes, a gold-beaded necklace and a white flower garland, sits cross-legged on a red-cushioned seat with his palms pressed together before a sacred fire pit. Behind him are two deity murti garlanded with multicoloured flowers, and a golden kalasha-style altar. To the right, rows of brass pots with mango leaves and pink, white and orange flower offerings are arranged on the ground. A microphone stands near the seated man, and a backdrop with a printed portrait is partly visible in the upper right. A small figure of another person is partly visible behind the fire pit.2006-07-17A photograph of a yajna ritual at an open-air pandal. In the foreground a man with long dark hair and a swept-back style sits on a white-and-orange cushioned seat, wearing an orange-saffron cloth and a gold necklace, reaching toward a brass vessel and a fire-offering setup. A second person sits partly behind him and another is at the far left edge. Behind them, two decorated deity murtis are garlanded with red, white and yellow flower strings under a draped cloth canopy. To the right, rows of tiered kalasha-like flower offerings and a silver bowl sit on a low wooden platform decorated with orange and pink flowers. Banana bunches hang at the top left and a lit oil lamp is at the right edge.2006-07-17A photograph of a fire ritual inside a decorated tent. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace, sits on a red-draped seat at left, holding a metal ladle over a silver bowl beside a fire pit lined with pink and white flowers and marigold garlands. Behind the fire pit stands a tiered arrangement of banana leaves, mango leaves and flower-decorated kalasha pots. Further back, a deity murti pair draped in multicoloured garlands sits on a gold-trimmed platform beside an elephant-shaped murti, and a large framed portrait of a bearded man in orange robes hangs on the right. A partially visible small figure sits near the fire pit. Banana bunches and coconuts hang at the upper left. The setting suggests a homa/yagna.2006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17