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A photograph of an outdoor yajna pavilion under a white and red fringed canopy. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron cloth and a gold necklace, sits at left on a red cushioned seat, holding flowers and a small object in his hands, with a microphone stand before him. Behind him stands a gold-framed deity murti pair adorned with marigold and white garlands, flanked by a second garlanded gold shrine. A large portrait of a smiling man in a saffron turban and robe hangs on the back wall. In front, a fire pit with banana leaves, sugarcane stalks, flower offerings and brass vessels sits on the ground, with a copper kalasha and brass lamps nearby.

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A photograph of an outdoor yajna pavilion under a draped tent with cream fabric and red-and-white fringed valances. On the left, a man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and gold necklaces, seated on a red cushion before a flaming fire pit with a brass vessel, performing a homa while holding an offering. Behind him, a deity murti is garlanded with orange and yellow marigolds. On the right, a central murti pair stands on a golden peetha decorated with multicoloured flower garlands, surrounded by rows of brass kalashas, banana leaves, sugarcane stalks and a banana bunch, with marigold strewn on the platform.2006-07-17A photograph of a yajna at an open pavilion with draped cream fabric and red-and-white fringed valances. A man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe, rudraksha-style gold chain necklace, sits cross-legged on the left before a small microphone, one hand raised near a stick or ritual implement. Before him are metal pots, lamps and a fire area strewn with flowers. Central deity murti are garlanded with multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow and white, and a framed black-and-white portrait of a man in a turban stands behind them. Banana trees and sugarcane stalks decorate the space. Attribution: the man on the left is shown leading the ritual; the portrait is a depiction on the altar.2006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17A 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.2006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17A seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair and a gold-toned garland holds a lit camphor flame in a metal ladle at a fire-offering ritual. Behind him, a banner-sized portrait shows a turbaned man, with the words "Nithyanan" partly visible, and a pair of golden deity murtis wearing yellow and red garlands are placed on a decorated stage. Rows of small offering pots with green leaves and flowers fill the foreground, with marigold and jasmine garlands along the platform edge and a steel vessel of offerings nearby. Smoke rises from the homa area, and a banana plant frames the right side. Swamiji (probable) is the seated priest in saffron robes with long hair and a rudraksha-style garland, performing the fire offering.2006-07-17A seated priest in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair and a garland of white flowers performs a fire ritual before a decorated shrine. He holds a ladle or spoon over a flaming oil lamp on a stand, with a brass bowl of offerings nearby. Behind him, two metal deity murtis with silver and gold faces are draped in garlands of yellow, white, red and green flowers. A large portrait of a smiling man in a saffron turban hangs on the wall, its label partly visible. Banana plants, marigold garlands, rose petals and rows of flower-filled pots surround the altar, with smoke rising in the air. The scene reads as a homa or yagna offering, with a probable Swamiji depiction in the portrait and the priest in orange clothing.2006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17