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Night outdoor ritual on a lawn beside a blue-draped table holding potted plants and a gold-bordered cloth. A brick-lined fire pit burns in the foreground, with metal vessels, a small brass pot and an open book at its edge. A man in a red-orange tunic, dhoti and red-and-gold turban holds a lit oil lamp and a bell-like object near the fire. A gilded throne with a tiered golden canopy stands to the right, and several seated devotees in orange robes sit in the background under bright floodlights. The man is an appearance-based probable Swamiji, identified here by his red-orange ceremonial dress and turban; he performs the fire ritual as the officiant. Use the in_person value as the swamiji field indicates.

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December 09 20132013-12-09December 09 20132013-12-09December 09 20132013-12-09Outdoors at night, a man in a red-orange turban and matching red-orange long coat and dhoti stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra beside a large open fire. Behind him is a tiered gold ceremonial canopy over a gilded stand holding a metal deity murti or ritual object. On the left, a table with a blue-and-gold embroidered cloth holds potted plants and a brass vessel. A gold ritual lamp hangs in the upper left. Another person sits at the lower right, also with hands joined, wearing white and orange. The scene suggests a fire ritual performed on grass in the evening.2013-12-09December 09 20132013-12-09December 09 20132013-12-09Outdoors at dusk, a man in a saffron-orange wrap and orange turban stands beside a fire pit, holding a lit lamp or flame over a draped table. The table, covered in a gold and teal brocade cloth, displays green-leaved pots, coconuts and brass vessels, with a silver lamp stand on the ground. He wears a long rudraksha mala and a gold necklace with bare shoulders. Behind him, a few seated devotees in light clothing sit near white tables and tree trunks on a lit lawn, one with hands folded in prayer. The scene suggests a homa or puja ritual.2013-12-20December 09 20132013-12-09December 09 20132013-12-09December 09 20132013-12-09Night outdoor fire ritual on grass. In the foreground a priest in an orange-and-red turban and orange-gold dhoti kneels at a brick fire pit where a flame rises, pouring offerings into it. Behind him a metal tray holds yellow and orange offerings, bowls, a kalasha-style vessel, a lit oil lamp and marigold flowers on banana leaves. Further back, a standing man in a red-brown robe and tall yellow-gold headdress stands beside a decorated seat, and about six seated people in white and colourful saris and orange clothing face the fire. Palm plants and bright floodlights frame the scene. This appears to be a homa or yagna.2013-12-09December 09 20132013-12-09