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A photograph of a fire ritual (homa/yagna) at night. A seated figure with long dark swept-back hair wears a saffron-orange garment draped over the shoulder, a white jasmine-style garland, and a heavy gold beaded necklace with a large gold pendant. The figure holds a small silver cup in one hand and a small object in the other, offering over a silver bowl set on a platform strewn with pink roses and an orange marigold garland. A microphone stand is visible at right.

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A photograph of a fire ritual at night. A figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron wrap, a long gold bead necklace with a gold pendant and a gold bracelet, sits behind a bowl-shaped fire pit emitting smoke. He holds a small silver cup in one hand and a ladle-like implement in the other. Pink roses and orange marigold garlands decorate the stone platform, and a microphone stands at the right. A jasmine garland drapes over the shoulder. Probable Swamiji by his long hair, saffron clothing and gold necklaces, performing a homa offering.2006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17A person in an orange-saffron robe with long, swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged behind a fire pit during a homa, amid thick smoke. Yellow-white flower garlands drape over the shoulder and a gold-coloured beaded mala hangs at the chest. The figure holds a small ladle-like vessel over a metal bowl, with a steel cup and pink roses on the stone platform in front. A microphone stand is visible at the right edge. Pink rose petals lie on the platform in the foreground.2006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17A seated man in an orange-saffron robe performs a fire ritual at night, holding a small cupped dish in his raised right hand. He wears a long strand of white jasmine garland and a heavy gold necklace with a pendant, plus a gold bangle, and has long dark curly hair with a red forehead mark. A lapel microphone is clipped to his robe. In front of him is a low ritual platform strewn with pink roses and orange marigold garlands, with a silver vessel beside him and a palm-leaf decoration at right. Smoke drifts across the scene. A man in orange sits partly visible at the left edge. A translucent purple bird logo appears at upper left.2006-07-17A photograph of a long-haired man seated cross-legged in a dark setting, eyes closed, wearing an orange-saffron shawl and dhoti. He wears a long double strand of gold beaded necklace and a gold bangle, and a white jasmine garland hangs over his shoulder. His hands hold a small white object above a silver bowl on a platform, with pink flowers scattered in front and a microphone stand beside him. a person: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold necklaces appear, seated as the officiating presence at the yajna.2006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17A photograph of a seated figure at a fire ritual at night, smoke drifting through the frame. A man with long dark wavy hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe draped over one shoulder and a long gold bead necklace with a pendant, raises one hand near his face while sitting behind a metal bowl. A microphone on a stand is beside him. Pink roses and orange marigold garlands lie on the stone platform, and a green palm frond stands at right. Another person in orange robes is partly visible at left edge. Consistent with a yajna or homa setting; an appearance-based candidate for Swamiji (probable) is seated centrally in saffron robes with long hair and gold necklace.2006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17A photograph of a seated man in an orange-saffron robe with long dark swept-back hair, a red-brown forehead mark, and a gold bead necklace, holding a white flower garland at a smoky fire ritual. In front of him are a metal bowl and a small cup on a low platform decorated with orange marigold garlands and pink roses. A microphone stand is visible at right and smoke fills the background. The appearance matches the ceremonial cues the page associates with a person, but identity is uncertain.2006-07-17