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A bare-chested man in a flowing saffron-orange garment and a long rudraksha mala stands at a square fire pit on a white stone platform, stepping down toward the smoking pit with one bare foot while holding a long wooden pole and a small brass vessel. Scattered red and white flower petals cover the platform edge. Two girls in white, pink and yellow clothes watch from the sandy ground beside a low wall and palm trees, and a few other people stand in the background. The scene resembles a homa or fire ritual.

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Outdoors in a sandy yard with palm trees and a low concrete wall, a man in an orange-saffron robe with a dark rudraksha mala and a white forehead marking pours or offers from a small dish or ladle into a square white concrete fire pit, with smoke rising. He stands barefoot on the pit's edge and holds a pale cloth in his other hand. Rose petals are scattered on the stone steps. Behind him, two girls in pink and yellow clothing watch, a man in white stands at left, and another person is visible at right. Red and white posts line the yard, and a yellow sign is visible at left. Four people are visible.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15Outdoor scene at a stepped concrete fire pit with smoke rising from it. A man in a flowing saffron-orange robe with a dark rudraksha mala around his neck and a white tilak on his forehead leans over the pit, holding a long wooden pole and reaching toward the fire with a pale pink cloth in his other hand. Behind him two girls in pink and yellow outfits stand watching, a person in white stands near a brass vessel, and a palm-lined courtyard with a stone wall sits in the background. Another person in orange clothing is partly visible at the right edge. The setting suggests a homa or yagna fire ritual.2009-06-15A man in a flowing red-orange saffron wrap, with a dark rudraksha mala around his neck and a white tilak on his forehead, stands beside a square concrete fire pit emitting smoke. He holds a long wooden stick over the pit with one hand and a pale pink towel in the other, with rose petals scattered on the ground. Behind him, two girls in white and pink or yellow outfits stand watching, and an older woman in a white sari and a man in white shirt and trousers stand further back. Palm trees and a stone boundary wall form the setting, with a yellow sign partly visible at left.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15Outdoor homa or fire ritual at a white stepped fire pit on a dusty ground with palm trees and a low concrete wall behind. Two men in saffron-orange robes perform the fire offering: the man in the centre wears a red-orange dhoti, a rudraksha mala, and a white forehead band, and holds a brass plate of flame and offerings over the pit. A second man in orange robes with red-trimmed borders leans in beside him, holding the plate. Red flower petals are scattered on the pit's edge. Two children in pink and yellow walk in the background, and a figure in white stands near the wall.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15Outdoor photograph of a fire-offering ritual on a white square stone homa kunda with flames and smoke rising from its centre. A shaved-headed man in a red-orange wrap with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead band stands at the fire, hand extended over it. Two younger men in saffron-orange robes with maroon borders stand beside him; one holds a brass tray and the other stands with folded hands. Scattered red flower petals lie on the stone and an orange flower garland rests on the ground at right. Coconut palms, a stone wall, and a few onlookers, including a girl in pink and a woman in white, stand in the background, with carved stone figures at right and a campus map board at left.2009-06-15A man in a flowing red-orange sleeveless wrap and matching lower garment stands outdoors, wearing a long dark rudraksha mala with ornaments and a white vertical tilak with a red dot on his forehead. He holds a pale pink towel and looks down toward a concrete edge in the foreground. Two girls in pink, white, yellow and purple clothes stand in the background near a grey block wall, with palm trees and green foliage behind them. a person: the man's long swept-back hair, saffron-orange robes and rudraksha mala are the cues matching the page's description of the a person sannyasi appearance, and this is an in-person photo.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15Outdoor photograph of a man in a flowing saffron-red dhoti and shawl, bare-chested, with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead tilak, long dark hair tied back, pouring ghee or offerings from a ladle-like vessel into a fire pit (homa/yagna) on a white stone platform scattered with leaves and petals. Coconut palms and a notice board stand behind. Around him, about ten people in white and cream clothes, some wearing yellow lanyards and yellow-and-black beaded necklaces, watch with hands folded. The white-clad onlookers stand nearby.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15