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A photograph of a seated sannyasi in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with white sacred markings on his arms, arranging the folds of his orange cloth. Beside him stands a bearded man in white clothes wearing a rudraksha mala, who leans in and holds the cloth. In front lie white blocks and a wooden ladle-like tool on a metal vessel, with a red and gold embroidered ceremonial parasol behind. Two people are visible.

A seated man in an orange robe and orange turban pours offerings into a fire pit beside stacked white blocks, performing a homa. A second man in white clothing with a rudraksha mala holds a brass plate of grains beside him, and a wooden ladle lies near the flames. An orange and gold ceremonial umbrella and a person in white stand behind, with a lattice window in the background. Swamiji (probable): the seated homa performer wears an orange turban and orange robe with white sacred markings on his arms, and a microphone is clipped to his shoulder. Sacred fire and offerings suggest a homa ritual.

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August 13 2009

A photograph of a seated man in an orange turban and orange robe, wearing red and white flower garlands, gold bangles and a gold necklace, with a red bindi on his forehead. He holds a sheet of white paper and reads it. In front of him, a man in a white kurta leans forward and holds the paper, appearing to submit a written request. Behind them, a figure in orange robes with a white tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala stands. Red and orange stage backdrop with soft lights.

A photograph of a ritual moment in front of a red draped backdrop. A bare-chested man with long swept-back black hair, rudraksha malas, a ceremonial gold necklace and orange-saffron wrap sits and raises a silver staff hung with small bells, touching it to the forehead of a young man in an orange kurta and orange shawl who stands with palms pressed together in namaste. The giver has a white vertical tilak on his forehead and wears orange-beaded arm bands. Behind them, a woman in white and other devotees watch, and a camera is visible at the top. The a person appearance cues are distinctive, but identification here is uncertain and no printed name labels the figure, so the role is described as a person giving a blessing with a staff.

Photograph inside a white tented pavilion with red carpet and a gilded ornate throne-style chair at left. A seated man in orange robes and an orange turban sits on the throne, with a large ornate chair beside him. Two standing men in orange robes face each other at centre; the man at centre-right wears an orange turban, a long rudraksha mala and holds an orange cloth. A man in white with a camera and a man in white with a camera stand at right. Offerings on a table include a plush toy, fruit, a brass kalasha and bottles of water. Decorative pillars and a framed painting appear at left.

December 24 2009

A seated man in a maroon-red dhoti-style wrap with bare shoulders wears heavy gold ceremonial necklaces, rudraksha bracelets and a tall white-and-red throne behind him. He has long dark hair swept back and a short beard, and is holding a green leaf-tipped stalk over a decorated pink-and-yellow woven basket. A younger attendant in orange cloth wrapped as a turban and rudraksha malas hands him an object. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces, rudraksha malas and ceremonial dress, and sits on a throne-like seat, so the appearance cues support a probable identification.

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September 24 2017

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A seated figure in an orange saffron wrap sits on a white-cushioned platform covered with a leopard-print cloth and a red mat, holding a golden trident. A man in white kurta with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala stands at left holding a tall golden staff with a carved finial. A bald man in white dhoti and shawl with a red border kneels at lower right beside a small golden deity murti and a brass kalasha-like object. A brick-walled hall with rubble and a dark-framed deity image in the background. Probable Swamiji presiding over the scene, with the seated figure's long hair, orange clothing and trident as cues.

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