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A seated figure with long swept-back hair, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, gold bangles and ornate gold necklaces, sits on a red-cushioned ceremonial seat with hands joined in namaskar during a yagna. Before him are rows of brass kalashas and small vessels decorated with mango leaves, a silver bowl, banana leaves, sugarcane stalks, flower garlands and oil lamps. Behind the altar, deity murtis of Hindu gods and goddesses are adorned with yellow and red flower garlands, with gold-framed backdrops and a partial word visible on the back wall. Smoke from the fire rises through the scene. Swamiji (probable): the long-haired figure in saffron with gold jewellery and rudraksha-style adornment matches the page's named subject, presented in a seated role as yajna performer.

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A photograph of a fire ritual at an outdoor yajna pavilion. A person with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with gold ornaments, sits cross-legged on a red-and-gold seat with hands folded in prayer beside a small burning fire pit. Behind the fire stand decorated deity murtis draped in garlands of yellow, red and white flowers, flanked by golden deity figures and banana plants with sugarcane stalks. Heaps of offerings and marigold garlands surround the altar, and a large framed portrait labelled with the partial text Nithyana hangs in the background. The person is seated in front of the homa and is not a visible portrait figure. a person: the seated person has long hair, orange robes and gold ornaments, but the appearance cues are only partly distinctive, so the identification remains uncertain.2006-07-17A photograph of a yajna ritual set up in an open pavilion at night. A long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe sits on a cushioned seat at left, hands pressed together in anjali. Behind a sacred fire area are golden deity murti decorated with garlands of yellow, orange and white flowers, with a portrait backdrop, banana stalks, sugarcane stalks and a heap of flowers and offerings in front. Brass vessels and small oil lamps are placed on the mats, and a faint smoky haze fills the air.2006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17A photograph of a yajna ceremony in progress. A man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange-saffron wrap over a shoulder, sits cross-legged on a raised seat, palms pressed together in prayer with gold ornaments on his neck and wrists. Before him is a fire pit with burning embers, a silver vessel, a brass lamp and flower garlands. Behind him stand floral-garlanded deity murtis with red, yellow and white marigold garlands, and a kalasha-style arrangement of mango-leaf pots and offerings sits to the right beneath a draped cream cloth canopy. Sugarcane stalks stand upright near the fire. Given the page is about the Sapta Yaagam fire offerings, the seated figure matches the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues of long hair, saffron-orange wrap and gold adornments while performing the homa.2006-07-17A seated man in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair sits cross-legged at the left, hands pressed together in anjali before a yajna altar. He wears gold bangles and a gold chain, and a red-and-gold cloth lies beside him. Ahead, a row of small brass and clay lamps, flower garlands and a platter stand on a raised, orange-flower-strewn platform before two deity murtis under a draped tent, one with a multicoloured flower garland. Green banana bunches and sugarcane hang or stand in the canopy. A portrait with a dark background appears at right. Two people appear in the scene, a seated devotee and a standing figure, counted only as the seated man is clearly visible.2006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17A photograph of a yajna setting at an outdoor pandal with banana plants and bamboo-like stalks framing a fire pit. A person with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron garment and a white cloth draped on the seat, sits on a red-cushioned seat with palms pressed together in prayer, facing the altar. Behind the fire pit are gold-coloured deity murtis decorated with garlands of yellow, white and red flowers, and a large portrait backdrop with a printed name partly visible. Smoke drifts through the scene, and flower heaps and brass vessels surround the altar.2006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17A seated figure in an orange-saffron robe with a red-and-gold shawl and long dark hair sits on a raised seat at a fire ritual, hands pressed together in prayer near a fire pit with banana stalks and sugarcane, marigold and mixed flower offerings, and brass vessels. Behind him, garlanded golden deity murti, including a standing Venkateshwara-style figure with a crown, stand beside a large framed portrait of a man with a turban-like head covering, under a draped white and gold canopy. Smoke haze fills the air. Matching the page's yagna theme, this shows a homa setting with oil lamps and silver puja vessels in the foreground. a person appearance cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robe and gold necklace on the seated figure.2006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17A seated man in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair and an orange shawl sits at the left, hands pressed together in namaskar before a small fire pit. Behind the fire, golden deity murtis are garlanded with green, yellow and white flower garlands on a decorated altar. Above, a painted portrait of a turbaned figure in orange stands beside a banner reading partially2006-07-17A photograph of a yagna ritual. A long-haired man in orange robes with a shawl, rudraksha-style beads and gold necklace sits on a cushioned seat with hands joined in prayer before a fire pit. Banana stalks frame the altar. Behind him, flower-garlanded deity murtis and a framed portrait of a man in an orange turban and robe hang on a draped backdrop, with smoke rising. Rows of small pots of flowers and a silver vessel sit before the fire. Orange and white flowers line the altar front.2006-07-17