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A man with long, loose black hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged on a pink stone ghat in saffron-orange robes, tending a fire in a rectangular metal fire pit. Flames rise from wood as he holds a ladle over it. Nearby are brass vessels, a small silver cup, and a tray of marigold petals. A microphone on a stand is beside him. Behind him, a man in a teal t-shirt and olive trousers stands watching, another man in a light shirt stands farther back, and people in colourful saris sit near the riverbank with a dog.

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A seated man in saffron-orange robes with long, flowing dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead pours ghee from a ladle into a flaming fire in a rectangular metal fire tray on an orange cloth. Marigold flowers sit on a tray to the right and a small brass cup and bowl are at the left edge. Behind him a standing man in a turquoise shirt and olive trousers watches, beside a microphone on a stand, with other people and a dog along a pale riverside ghat. This looks like a homa or yagna at a riverbank. Swamiji (probable): the long wavy hair, saffron robes and tilak are the visible cues, but the identity rests on appearance alone.2008-06-28June 28 20082008-06-28Outdoor homa at a riverside promenade: a long-haired figure in orange robes sits cross-legged before a flaming fire in a rectangular metal fire pit, holding a wooden ladle to the forehead while ghee drips down. Beside them another seated figure in orange garments, a silver bowl of white offerings, small brass cups and marigold garlands are visible. A microphone on a stand stands nearby, while onlookers, a child in yellow and red and a stray dog move in the background. a person: long swept-back hair, orange robes and a red tilak describe the central officiant.2008-06-28A photograph of a homa at an outdoor paved area. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange wrap sits cross-legged before an open metal fire tray with burning wood and flames. He holds a wooden stick or ladle over the fire with his right hand and has a red tilak on his forehead. A microphone on a stand stands to the right, and a plate of orange offerings sits at lower right. Behind him a dog and a seated person in teal and yellow clothing are partly visible. The long hair, saffron wrap and ceremonial fire setting match the page's Swamiji cues, so the central figure is an appearance-based probable Swamiji (probable) performing the homa.2008-01-22A seated man in an orange saffron shawl, with long dark hair swept back and a red tilak on his forehead, performs a homa at a metal fire pit with bright flames. He holds a silver bowl of offerings in one hand. A microphone on a stand stands nearby, and a tray of orange marigold flowers sits on an orange cloth at right. Behind him, several people in saffron and pink saris and blue clothing sit on a pink stone floor, and a dog lies in the background. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, saffron shawl and homa role match the page's Swamiji Performing Homa caption; the face is not used for identification.2008-01-22A photograph of an outdoor homa at a riverside ghat. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, wearing orange robes, sits cross-legged and feeds an offering into a rectangular metal fire pit with bright flames while holding a sheet of paper. Two younger men beside him in orange robes and gold beaded necklaces, one with white tilak marks on his forehead, sit on an orange cloth. A plate of orange marigold flowers, a small brass vessel and a microphone stand are nearby. In the background, seated and standing devotees in saris and kurtas watch from stone steps and a paved platform.2008-06-28June 28 20082008-06-28A photograph of a homa at an outdoor wooden platform. A man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged in orange-saffron robes, pouring ghee from a wooden ladle onto a blazing fire of logs in a rectangular iron fire pit. Behind him, a white bowl of offerings and a brass lamp sit near the pit, and another figure in orange robes is partly visible at the left edge. A microphone stands at the right edge.2008-01-22A seated man in saffron-orange draped robes performs a fire ritual on a riverside stone platform. He sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands joined in a mudra over a metal tray holding a stack of dried wood sticks. A red bindi marks his forehead and his long dark hair falls past his shoulders; a microphone on a stand is beside him. Behind, blurred figures in white, green and orange move along the bank, and a brass vessel and flower offerings sit at the left. The appearance matches the page's a person cues of long swept hair and saffron clothing, so the identity is probable.2008-06-28A homa is performed on a riverside stone platform draped with orange cloth. In the centre, a man with long, swept-back dark hair, a red tilak and an orange wrap sits cross-legged before a rectangular metal fire pit where flames rise from wood. Beside him to the left, a man in an orange wrap and a gold necklace holds a brass plate of wood offerings. Further left, a man in orange wears a gold necklace. Mango fruit, brass vessels, a kalasha-type pot, marigold petals and a microphone on a stand are arranged on the cloth. Behind them a small child in a green top stands, and devotees and bathers are visible along the riverbank.2008-06-28June 28 20082008-06-28A photograph of a man seated cross-legged on a paved outdoor platform beside a metal fire tray with burning wood, performing a homa. He wears a plain orange-saffron cloth draped over his chest and shoulders, has long dark wavy hair parted in the middle, and a red tilak on his forehead; his eyes are closed and his right hand is raised over the flames. Swamiji (probable): the saffron wrap and long flowing hair are the cues, and he is presented as the officiant of the fire ritual. A small child in a yellow top and red trousers stands at the left edge, a microphone stand is visible at the right, and a dog appears in the upper background.2008-01-22