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A seated man in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap performs a fire ritual on a white-tiled platform decorated with yellow marigold and red rose garlands and petals. He sits cross-legged with eyes closed, hands joined near a small red flower, a rudraksha mala hanging across his chest and a white tilak on his forehead. A microphone stands before him; a brass bowl and a stack of wooden logs for a homa fire sit to his right, with a brass oil lamp and a tall bamboo pole behind. Two water bottles rest on the platform and a white draped chair stands in the background.

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September 30 20072007-09-30A homa fire ritual is underway on a white-draped platform. A shaven-headed priest in orange robes with a saffron shawl, rudraksha beads and bangles sits cross-legged, holding an offering over a large blazing fire of stacked wood, with a bronze bowl and red roses and marigold garlands around it. Beside him, a bearded man in white clothes and a rudraksha mala sits attentively. A microphone, water bottles, a brass lamp and a kalasha stand in the background. The priest's appearance is consistent with the page's reference, but the cues are limited, so the identity remains uncertain.2007-09-30September 30 20072007-09-30A seated man in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap sits cross-legged before a fire pit during a homa-style ritual, hands pressed together in prayer and a rudraksha-like bead bracelet visible on his wrist. The fire pit is built up with white tiers, stacked wood and a flame, surrounded by yellow and red flower garlands, pineapples, bananas, platters of fruit and sweets, and a brass kalasha-style lamp. A microphone stands at his left and water bottles sit near the fire. A white-draped seat stands behind him.2007-09-30September 30 20072007-09-30October 14 20122012-10-14February 11 20072007-02-11August 07 20102010-08-07A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a draped orange head covering and a white tilak on his forehead performs a homa at a fire pit on a tiered white platform garlanded with yellow marigolds and red flowers. A rudraksha mala hangs at his chest, and a microphone stands at his side. Behind him, a white-draped chair sits in a dim hall. To the right, a tall brass lamp stand wrapped in yellow flower garlands rises beside a brass kalasha. A second person in white sits partly visible behind him. The fire burns brightly in the centre, with offering bowls on the platform. The scene reads as a homa or yagna ceremony. The man in saffron appears to be a person, with orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a head covering, seated centrally at the fire.2007-09-30A photograph of a seated meeting with two orange-robed men on a patterned floor mat. In the foreground, a man in an orange turban and orange shawl wears a long dark rudraksha mala and holds a mala in his right hand, while a bottled water sits in front of him. Beside him, an older bearded man with glasses wears an orange shawl with a gold-coloured chain and bracelet. A small brass lamp stand and a marigold garland decorate a white-draped table behind them. A partially visible person in white sits at the right edge.2011-05-24September 25 20092009-09-25 +1 copiesSeptember 30 20072007-09-30