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A photo taken during a homa fire ceremony at a brick fire pit (yagna kunda) with marigold petals scattered around it. A woman with long dark hair and a red bindi, wearing a white and green flower garland and an orange sari-style wrap, sits cross-legged and smiles as an older man in a white striped shirt, glasses, a rudraksha mala and a wristwatch leans in to offer her puffed grain or sweets from his cupped hands. A kalasha-style brass vessel sits on the fire pit edge. Behind them, musicians play wind instruments and people in white and saffron stand near floral decorations and a garlanded deity murti.

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December 24 20072007-12-24February 14 20132013-02-14 +1 copiesIndoor devotional scene in a hall with a wooden ceiling and fluorescent lights. On the left, a seated figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a white flower garland, smiling as they receive something from a man on the right. The man wears a striped grey-and-maroon collared shirt and a rudraksha mala, and holds small offerings in his palm. Behind them, a woman in a blue floral dress stands watching, and a few other attendees are visible in the background. A red and white flower garland hangs on the left edge. Visible elements suggest a devotional offering; the seated figure matches the appearance of Swamiji (probable) through long hair, orange robe and garland, though the identification is appearance-based only.2010-02-07June 27 20142014-06-27A photograph of a seated man in an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, with long dark hair swept back and a red tilak on his forehead, smiling warmly at a devotee. The devotee in a white shirt kneels in the lower left with palms pressed together in a gesture of reverence. Behind them is a decorated altar draped in red and gold cloth, with pink gladioli, yellow marigolds, purple flowers and green foliage arranged in front, plus a brass pot and a garland-hung deity murti in the background. The scene suggests a padapuja, a ritual of honouring a guru's feet. A small visible bird logo appears in the upper left corner.2010-07-27March 03 20132013-03-03A photograph of a seated figure in a saffron-orange robe with a long swept-back hair bun and a beaded necklace, extending his arms to offer something to an elderly white-clad man with a white flower garland who kneels, and an older woman in a salmon sari with a red-and-yellow garland who bows her head. Behind them, several young men in orange robes and rudraksha malas stand or sit, and onlookers in white shirts and a red shawl stand in a wooden-furnished room with glass cabinets and a bamboo blind. The seated figure appears to be a person, identified by the sweeping hair, saffron robe and rudraksha-style beads, and is shown in the role of giver of blessings.2014-07-10A photograph of a darshan-style exchange. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a red-orange shawl leans forward, joining hands over a silver tray with a seated man in a red sleeveless top draped with a pink-red flower garland and yellow marigold garland. The seated man has long swept-back dark hair and smiles. Behind them stand a man in glasses and an orange robe, and a golden ornate panel, green-yellow textured backdrop, and red zebra-patterned seat cushions. Orange and red flowers and fronds are on the table. The seated man has long hair, a flower garland and a red sleeveless top, but no saffron-only robe, crown or rudraksha is clearly visible, so identity is uncertain.2009-06-13A photograph of a home visit in a living room. A long-haired figure in orange robes sits on the floor, wearing a multicoloured flower garland with pink and green pom-poms and a red-and-gold sash, and holds a small red fruit or ball toward a man in a white shirt and white dhoti who kneels and reaches out to take it. A woman in a pink and gold sari and a child in patterned clothes sit at the left edge. Behind them, two men in white dhotis and an older man stand, and a man in orange robes stands at the right. Petals are scattered on the floor, a red box sits nearby, and a framed picture hangs on the wall. a person is the central figure in orange with long swept-back hair and a flower garland, and the figure is therefore marked as probable in_person.2010-02-17A seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, a white forehead marking, a white and red-yellow flower garland, and a rudraksha-style bracelet holds out a silver bowl of white powder while a man in a white shirt and white dhoti kneels and reaches toward it. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in orange and white clothing sits on stone steps, with a pillared temple colonnade above. The scene looks like a ritual blessing; the saffron-clad figure's cues are long hair, saffron robes and garland, so this is a probable Swamiji (probable) in person seated and offering prasad to a kneeling devotee. Around 25 people are visible.2010-12-29July 07 20142014-07-07A photograph of a seated man with a gold tilak on his forehead, wearing a rust-orange wrap, a heavy gold-toned beaded necklace and a bare upper body, raising his palm toward a younger man with light hair tied back in a bun, who wears a white t-shirt, an orange-brown sash and a black face mask hanging at his neck. Both are smiling and gesturing toward each other, with an orange table holding a silver mug, water bottles, a black electronic device and drumsticks. Behind them, several men in white kurta-style clothing and orange-brown shawls with orange lanyards stand on white floor cloths, and a few others sit in the background. Red walls and deity murti figures appear at the top left. The gold-toned beaded necklace and the seated man's orange wrap and bare upper body are visible cues, but the image does not establish which person is a person, so the a person field is unsure.2015-10-10