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October 08 2013

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A figure in an orange-red turban and matching saffron-red wrap stands at a fire ritual, holding offerings in cupped hands over a flaming fire pit at left with smoke rising. Long dreadlocked hair falls over the shoulders, a rudraksha mala hangs at the chest, and a small red tilak marks the forehead. Gold bangles are visible on the wrists. At right, a bright yellow flower garland drapes over a decorated wooden structure beside blue and white cloth.2013-10-06A man in a saffron-orange turban and saffron-orange draped robe sits at a low altar beside an open flame. He wears clear-framed glasses, a long mala of dark and gold beads with a gold pendant, and a bracelet of dark beads. Ash markings are on his forehead and upper arm. He holds a small ladle over the fire, with a brass vessel to the left and a printed booklet at right. A dark background with a red pillar and a hanging yellow-and-teal textile. Appearance suggests a person (saffron turban, ornate gold-and-bead mala, ceremonial fire), but the identification is uncertain, so this is a priest or sannyasi performing a fire ritual.2015-11-18A man in a red-and-gold turban and red-orange dhoti with gold borders stands bent forward over a large ornate silver bowl, dipping a long-handled silver ladle into it. He wears a long multi-strand rudraksha mala around his neck and has white markings on his arms and chest. A smoky haze fills the air, and a hand is raised at the right edge of the frame. Another person in orange sits in the lower right. Appearance-based cues for a person are a turban, saffron-toned clothing and rudraksha mala, but the face is not clearly visible, so identity is uncertain. The scene suggests a ritual offering with a ladle and bowl.2014-09-14September 06 20142014-09-06 +1 copiesA seated man in a rust-orange turban and orange-saffron robe reads from an open book beside a flame in a dark hall. He wears clear-rimmed glasses, a dark beaded mala with gold bead strands across his chest, and wrist beads, with white ash markings on his upper arm. Before him a brass dish holds a small flame, and a brass pot and offerings sit on a wooden platform. Behind him hangs a patterned cloth banner with tassels. Swamiji (probable): the orange turban, saffron robe, rudraksha mala and gold beads fit the presentation described, and he is reading a text during the satsang.2015-11-18A man in a red-orange turban and matching draped cloth performs an evening ritual beside a fire. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace, rudraksha-style beads on the upper arm, gold earrings and a red tilak on his forehead, while holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit wick in one hand and a metal vessel in the other. Bright flames rise from a brass bowl in the foreground, consistent with a homa or puja fire, and a partly visible figure in orange sits at the left edge against a dark background. The man appears to be a priest performing the rite rather than a depicted or distinctively identified figure.2014-01-05A photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban performing a fire ritual at night against a black background. He wears a microphone headset, a red tilak mark on his forehead, long rudraksha malas around his neck, and bangles on his wrist. He holds a thin stick over a silver bowl with a burning flame, while smoke rises to the left. A green leaf and a coconut sit near the bowl, and yellow flowers appear at the right edge. A man in such clothing and presentation is described as a sannyasi performing a homa, with an appearance-based a person candidate present but identity uncertain.2013-10-06October 06 20132013-10-06October 06 20132013-10-06December 09 20132013-12-09November 24 20152015-11-24November 18 20152015-11-18