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A photograph of a seated figure at a fire ritual at night, smoke drifting through the frame. A man with long dark wavy hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe draped over one shoulder and a long gold bead necklace with a pendant, raises one hand near his face while sitting behind a metal bowl. A microphone on a stand is beside him. Pink roses and orange marigold garlands lie on the stone platform, and a green palm frond stands at right. Another person in orange robes is partly visible at left edge. Consistent with a yajna or homa setting; an appearance-based candidate for Swamiji (probable) is seated centrally in saffron robes with long hair and gold necklace.

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A photograph of a seated man in an orange-saffron robe with long dark swept-back hair, a red-brown forehead mark, and a gold bead necklace, holding a white flower garland at a smoky fire ritual. In front of him are a metal bowl and a small cup on a low platform decorated with orange marigold garlands and pink roses. A microphone stand is visible at right and smoke fills the background. The appearance matches the ceremonial cues the page associates with a person, but identity is uncertain.2006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17A seated man in an orange-saffron robe and a gold bead mala performs a fire ritual, his right hand raised toward smoke rising from a metal vessel. Long dark wavy hair falls past his shoulders, a vermilion mark is on his forehead, and a microphone stand is at his right. Pink roses and orange marigold garlands decorate the wooden platform in front, and a leaf-wrapped offering stands behind him. A figure in white and orange is partly visible at the left edge. Swamiji (probable) is seated at the centre, with long swept-back hair, saffron robes and ornate gold beads, leading the yagna.2006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17A seated man in an orange-saffron robe performs a fire ritual at night, holding a small cupped dish in his raised right hand. He wears a long strand of white jasmine garland and a heavy gold necklace with a pendant, plus a gold bangle, and has long dark curly hair with a red forehead mark. A lapel microphone is clipped to his robe. In front of him is a low ritual platform strewn with pink roses and orange marigold garlands, with a silver vessel beside him and a palm-leaf decoration at right. Smoke drifts across the scene. A man in orange sits partly visible at the left edge. A translucent purple bird logo appears at upper left.2006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17A seated man in an orange-saffron robe performs a fire ritual at night, smoke drifting around him. He wears a long gold-coloured mala necklace and a jasmine garland over his shoulder, and holds a short ritual stick or ladle in his right hand while his left hand rests on his knee. In front of him are a silver offering bowl, a small metal cup and scattered pink flowers, with marigold petals on the platform below. A microphone stand is at his right. The background is dark with blurred figures in orange robes behind him. The purpose of the homa and the identity of the man are not established from the image.2006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17