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A photograph of a fire ritual inside a hall with a corrugated roof and orange triangular pennants. A man in a saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a white and green flower garland with a red tassel, extends his arm over a stepped white brick fire altar decorated with yellow flowers. A green and red silk cloth wraps a bundle on the altar, and a white-clad assistant in an orange shawl stands beside him. A third attendant in orange holds a tall golden staff, and a microphone stands at right. Seated devotees in white and orange fill the background. a person appearance is uncertain from the image.

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A photograph of an indoor ritual in a tented hall with white-painted walls and orange and white pennants strung overhead. A person in an orange saffron shawl and a white-and-orange garland of flowers with a rudraksha mala stands at a white-tiered altar strewn with yellow flowers, reaching toward a green and red cloth draped over a rod. Beside them a younger attendant in white with an orange shawl assists, and another man in white and orange stands at right holding a golden staff. Seated devotees in white and green saris and white clothing, including a woman with a baby, fill the floor behind. A microphone stand is visible at right. The image is a photo from a Brahmotsav youth-day event.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A homa ritual at a covered hall with white walls and orange and white pennants strung along the roof. Centre, a person in an orange robe with a multicoloured-and-white flower garland and a rudraksha mala stretches a hand over a white brick fire pit scattered with yellow flowers, a green and gold cloth wrapped around a post beside it. Beside them stands a young man in white with an orange shawl, and at right a man in white holds a ceremonial staff. Behind them a seated audience in white and orange clothes, including children, fills the hall. The scene is not clearly identifiable as a named a person; the central figure's cues are a swept-back hairstyle, orange robe and garland, but appearance is uncertain.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A photograph of a homa ceremony inside a whitewashed hall with a tiled roof and strings of orange and blue bunting. At the centre, a brick-lined fire pit decorated with yellow flowers is being offered to by a man in an orange robe with a white flower garland, holding a brass plate. Beside him a white-clad assistant in an orange shawl and other robed attendants stand; a brass staff and ceremonial items are nearby, and a microphone stands at the front. Behind them a large seated audience in white, many children among them, fills the floor on mats. Fruit, brass lamps and a peacock-feather fan rest near the pit.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A photograph of a homa ritual under a white tent with coloured paper garlands overhead. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe, a red sleeveless top and a white and green flower garland, speaking into a microphone with raised hands. Seated white-clad and orange-shawled participants surround a white brick fire pit with yellow flowers, oil lamps and brass vessels. Standing devotees with folded hands are in the background, along with a golden ceremonial pillar at right. a person: the central figure has long swept-back hair, an orange robe and a flower garland, matching the page's account of Brahmotsav 2007 Day 4. Several dozen people are visible.2007-12-25