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A seated man in saffron-orange robes, wearing a white and multicolored flower garland and rudraksha beads, speaks into a handheld microphone during a homa-style ritual at a raised white platform. A fire or smoke rises from a small vessel in front of him. Around him, devotees in white kurtas and orange shawls sit or stand, one holding a long metal rod, another waving a peacock-feather fan with a red emblem, and a standing man in white holds a silver cross-shaped ritual implement. A tabletop fan and metal offering bowls are visible.

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A photo of a homa or puja scene in a white-walled hall. A man with long dark hair, bare-chested under an orange saffron cloth, wears a white and green flower garland and speaks into a microphone while seated on a raised platform. Behind him stand a gold trident and a silver trident. Surrounding attendants wear white dhotis and orange shawls, some with sandalwood tilak, and a standing man in white holds a small object. Brass bowls, a water bottle and a white fan are visible, and a yellow-flowered ritual area sits in front. A few people are visible in the foreground and background.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25Indoor ceremony photographed from the side. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a long garland of white flowers with multicoloured stripes, seated and smiling while holding a microphone. Beside them a seated man in white kurta with an orange shawl sits at left, and a younger man in white holds a cup of water near a microphone. Behind, several people in white clothes with orange shawls sit or stand, some holding long silver-topped staffs and a large black peacock-feather fan with a red emblem. A white pedestal with silver bowls and brass lamps sits in the foreground, and a small electric fan and a Kinley water bottle are visible.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 24 20072007-12-24December 25 20072007-12-25A photograph of a ritual at an ashram hall, with a seated man in an orange shawl and a white-and-orange garland of white flowers and striped ribbon, holding a microphone and a small object near a stone platform strewn with yellow marigold petals. Behind him rises a large peacock-feather fan. Beside him, a man in a white kurta with an orange shawl holds a tall silver ritual staff. Other seated devotees in orange and white clothing sit in the background near a white wall and a standing fan.2007-12-24December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A seated man in an orange saffron robe with a white and green flower garland leads a ritual beside a low brick fire pit decorated with yellow marigold petals. His long, swept-back hair is visible and he gestures with one raised hand toward a microphone on a stand. Behind him, a row of men in orange shawls and white dhotis sit on white cushions, and a woman in orange and white stands near the back. A man in white holds a small child at the left edge. Gold and silver ceremonial staffs and a tall trident-like finial stand against the white tent wall, with colourful paper chain decorations overhead. Brass ritual vessels and incense sticks sit by the pit. Probable Swamiji (leading the homa), with long swept-back hair, saffron robe and garland; the people around him are devotees in orange shawls.2007-12-25