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A photograph of a fire ritual inside a hall. A man in an orange turban and orange robes, with a long dark hair and a beaded rudraksha mala across his chest, stands at the right of a square brick fire pit. He holds his hand over thick white smoke rising from the flames, while a flame and burning wood sit in the pit. Green leaves, coconut halves with red kumkum, and marigold garlands decorate the brick edge. A brass pot and a brass ladle sit at the left, and a silver tray of flowers and offerings is on the right. Behind the scene, a dark teal curtain hangs beside a deity murti draped in white flowers.

Photograph of a homa fire ritual in a warmly lit hall. A figure in an orange turban and orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands at a brick fire pit, holding a brass tray with a pink flower and offerings while smoke rises around him. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti holds a microphone behind him, and several people stand in the background. Marigold garlands decorate the pit edge, and cut fruit pieces with red powder sit on the bricks.

June 12 2004

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A photograph of a homa or yagna ritual inside a decorated hall. A figure with long swept-back dark hair, a white forehead band, a gold-beaded necklace and an orange robe with gold border stands at a fire pit, reaching toward a tiered arrangement of small offering cups with coconut and leaf-tipped items. Marigold garlands drape the fire pit and ceiling, and a framed portrait with a garland hangs above the offerings. A man in white clothes stands at left, another in white is visible at upper right, and a person in orange holds a basket of pink petals at lower left. Swamiji (probable): the orange robe, long hair and gold necklace fit the page's Swamiji reference, but the identification rests on appearance cues alone.

January 12 2009

A seated figure in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair pours an offering from a red cloth bundle onto a fire built in a square brick-and-white-block fire pit on a teal cloth covered with rose petals. Tall flames rise from the pit. Behind, a grey stone temple wall with carved panels stands beside brass lamps and metal bowls of fruit and flowers on a ledge. A silver oil lamp sits to the right and small brass vessels rest in the foreground. This appears to be a homa or fire ritual during an evening puja. The figure has a long gold-toned necklace and wears saffron clothing, consistent with a person appearance cue, though the face is not clearly distinct for confirmation.

July 17 2006

A night homa fire ceremony under a decorated open-sided pavilion hung with orange and blue fabric and green leaf strands. Smoke rises from a fire pit bordered with yellow and white flower petals. A saffron-robed priest stands at centre holding a brass tray of offerings, wearing an orange shawl, an orange head wrap and a beaded necklace. To the left, two orange-robed priests kneel with brass bowls of yellow flowers and grains. Behind them, a man in white with a yellow shawl holds a basket. To the right, two seated devotees in white dhotis with yellow shawls sit before a brass oil lamp stand, banana bunches and a wooden table of offerings. Several audience members are seen at the bottom edge.

July 20 2005

A photograph of a fire ritual (homa/yagna) in progress. A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a low seat, dressed in orange-saffron robes with an orange shawl draped over his knees, wearing a gold pendant and bangle. He holds a bundle of burning torches or ritual sticks in his right hand, flames rising, and smiles. Before him a raised fire pit with a small flame and smoke, surrounded by silver vessels, bowls of offerings, fruit, flowers and orange-red marigold garlands. Behind him, deity murti are decorated with white, green and yellow garlands, and banana plant leaves frame the scene.

A photograph of a homa ceremony under a decorated pandal hung with orange, green and yellow fringed drapes and banana leaves. A standing man in orange robes and an orange head covering holds a metal tray with a lit flame and stands beside the fire pit, with smoke rising. Seated devotees in orange and saffron clothes sit with hands pressed together around a square fire pit with offering bowls, flower garlands and brass vessels. Behind them a framed portrait with a garland is placed on a stand, and a few people in white and yellow stand at the edges. Brass pots with leaves sit on a white-covered table at left.