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A homa fire ceremony on an orange floor mat. In the centre, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with white flower garland and red floral garland sits cross-legged beside a woman in a red and green sari with flower garlands, her hands pressed together as he holds her head. Behind them a red throne with gold trim stands against an orange wall. To the right a priest in white with a gold chain and rudraksha-style beads tends the fire. Seated devotees in white and grey clothing line the background, and a fire pit with flames and marigold petals lies in the foreground.

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December 23 20102010-12-23December 23 20102010-12-23A photograph of a homa at an ashram hall with orange walls and a golden-framed red throne behind. A bald man in white ritual clothes with white and red flower garlands sits on a mat, while a woman in a red and green silk sari with bangles and red-and-white garlands leans her head against his chest and is embraced by him. A young priest in white with a gold-bordered shawl and beaded necklace sits at right, tending a fire in a yellow brick fire pit with flames and scattered flower petals. Seated devotees in white clothes, some wearing rudraksha malas, watch from the left, and a metal railing stands nearby. The figure in white with the garlands is a probable match for a person in the appearance-based label.2010-12-26A seated satsang scene in an ashram hall with an orange-brown wall. On a red and gold throne at the back sits a figure in a yellow robe with a long garland, an ornate gold-trimmed chair. Center foreground, a woman in a red sari with a green border and a white blouse holds hands with a bald man in white dhoti-style clothes and a white-and-red flower garland; both sit on an orange mat scattered with yellow petals. To their left a bald man in a grey shirt wears a white and red garland. At the far left a woman in a pink-and-gold sari wears a white garland. Behind, seated devotees in white clothes wear rudraksha malas. A steel railing runs across the middle. A silver plate of yellow flowers sits lower right.2010-12-23December 23 20102010-12-23February 15 20072007-02-15A seated ritual scene in which a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with gold-yellow borders holds the hands of a woman in a red saree with green border and white jasmine garlands, both wearing flower garlands with red and orange blooms. Another man in white with a lanyard and a rudraksha-style mala sits at left, and a person in yellow robes sits on a red chair at top. Marigold petals lie on the orange mat, and a brass vessel with yellow flowers and a red cloth pouch sits at lower right. The man in white is not visibly identifiable as a person from appearance cues, so no candidate is asserted.2010-12-23December 23 20102010-12-23December 23 20102010-12-23December 23 20102010-12-23February 15 20072007-02-15A homa ceremony on an orange cloth in an ashram hall, with smoke rising at right. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border sits beside a woman in a red skirt, green-and-gold sari border and white blouse, both wearing white and red flower garlands and smiling at each other. Behind them an empty red throne with gold trim stands. A priest in white with a gold-bordered shawl and rudraksha mala sits at right tending a brass tray and bowls, with brass vessels and a fire pit of offerings in front. Seated devotees in white, one in a grey shirt, line the back and left edge, and one man at left wears a garland and grey clothing.2010-12-26