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Photograph of a large open-air yajna pavilion with bamboo poles and palm fronds, purple and dark draped backdrop. In the foreground a figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, a mala and a gold ceremonial necklace sits before a flower-decorated altar, a microphone nearby; this appearance fits the a person cues of long hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold necklace. Beside him a white-clad priest in orange shawl tends the fire offering. Along the sides and in the back, devotees in white garments and orange shawls sit on mats. Flower petals in pink, red and white are scattered over the floor and an altar tray; a silver vessel and oil lamps are visible. A deity murti in a decorated shrine stands at the back left.

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A ceremonial outdoor yajna scene under a canopy decorated with palm fronds, purple cloth and a framed deity shrine with red garlands at the upper left. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, a flower garland, a rudraksha-style necklace and a red tilak, with his hands raised in a mudra beside a low platform heaped with pink, red and white flower garlands. A younger man in white kurta and orange shawl sits to the right with hands folded, and a silver kalasha-type vessel stands nearby. Behind them, white-clad devotees sit in rows and a few people in orange sit or stand, performing a fire offering ceremony. Appearance-based cues suggest a person for the central orange-robed figure with long hair, garlands and necklace; the depiction is a physical presence in the scene.2006-07-18A photograph of a large outdoor yajna (fire ritual) under a canopy decorated with banana trunks, palm fronds and a purple cloth backdrop. In the centre, a young man with long swept-back hair, wearing saffron-orange robes, a long gold-toned necklace and rudraksha-style beads, sits cross-legged behind a raised fire pit of stacked bricks heaped with pink, red and white flowers. He has his hands folded in prayer and a microphone stands before him. Nearby, another man in an orange shawl sits beside a silver kalasha vessel, while people in white dhotis and white clothing sit around the platform, some with hands folded. A small deity shrine with garlands is visible in the upper left, and flower petals cover the foreground.2006-07-18July 18 20062006-07-18July 18 20062006-07-18July 18 20062006-07-18July 18 20062006-07-18A photograph of a fire-offering ritual under a open pandal decorated with palm fronds, banana leaves and purple cloth. In the centre, a long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe, a gold beaded necklace and a red mark on his forehead sits behind a flower-decked wooden platform and a microphone. Beside him, a man in an orange shawl and a younger man in white with an orange shawl sit before the offerings. Behind them, several people in white ritual clothes sit on mats, with a silver kalasha-type vessel and oil lamps placed in front. The floor is covered with pink, red and white flowers and petals. A central figure matches the page's a person reference only through the saffron robe and long hair, so the identity is uncertain.2006-07-18July 18 20062006-07-18Outdoor yajna ceremony under a tent with purple drapes, palm fronds and a decorated shrine at upper left. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged in orange saffron robes with a gold-beaded necklace, hands joined before a tiered altar of brown stone-like platforms decorated with white jasmine and pink and red flower garlands. Around them, many white-clad devotees sit on mats, some wearing orange shawls, and a man in a white shirt with an orange shawl sits at right beside a silver kalasha-style vessel. The centre figure presents distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and gold ornaments, so the appearance-based label applies: Swamiji (probable), performing the yajna. Surrounding devotees chant and offer in the background, and a microphone stand is visible.2006-07-18July 18 20062006-07-18A photograph of a large outdoor yajna ceremony under a pandal with bamboo poles and palm-leaf decoration. In the centre, a man with long swept-back hair wears an orange saffron robe and a yellow-orange garland and sits before a tiered fire altar decorated with red and white flowers, holding his hands together in ritual gesture, with a microphone on a stand beside him. Behind the altar stands a silver vessel with flower-covered rims. A second seated man in white clothing with an orange shawl sits to the right. Other people in white ritual dress and orange shawls sit on mats in the background, and a deity image in a shrine with purple drapery is visible at the upper left. Several people are seated across the hall, and the scene shows a homa-style fire offering with flower garlands on the floor.2006-07-18A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron shawl and an ornate gold necklace, seated cross-legged before a fire-offering pit lined with red and pink flower garlands and white jasmine strands. He holds his hands together in a devotional gesture while assistants in white garments and orange shawls sit nearby, and a large silver kalasha stands at the right edge. Behind the rows of devotees, a purple-draped stage holds an ornate deity murti with flower garlands. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, saffron wrap, ceremonial gold necklace and presiding position at the homa match the page's yajna context. Several people in white and orange sit in the background at a yagna ceremony.2006-07-18