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July 06 2015

A 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.

Night outdoor ritual photograph. A man in saffron-orange robes wears a tall, ornate blue and gold jeweled headdress and a beaded necklace with a rudraksha pendant. He sits on a white cloth-covered platform and holds a silver lamp with a large flame, performing aarti beside an ornate gold-carved wooden box or palanquin. Warm lamps and a white canopy are behind him.

January 22 2014

A man in orange and saffron robes kneels before a blazing homa fire pit, feeding it with a metal ladle and a stick. He wears an orange turban, a rudraksha mala, and a saffron shawl over his shoulder. Smoke and flames rise from the stone pit, with silver bowls of offerings and a brass kalasha with green leaves at the edge. The setting appears to be an outdoor ritual space at night.

January 05 2014

A man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, raising one hand in a gesturing blessing while speaking. He wears a thick gold necklace and a dark headband, with a red tilak on his forehead and white markings on his arms. Lit oil lamps appear at the left edge, and a silver plate with flowers and offerings sits near his feet. A painted peacock panel decorates the wall behind him. Appearance-based label: a person, seated on a throne as a teacher during satsang; the gold necklace, saffron clothing and tilak are the qualifying cues.

2012-05-11 +1 copies

March 09 2014

A 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.

March 04 2013

2013-03-04 +2 copies

A seated priest in saffron-orange robes with a red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha-style bead necklace sits on a carved wooden chair beside a fire pit lined with dark stone. He holds a long wooden ladle or stick over the pit, performing a homa or yagna. Brass oil lamps stand nearby, with silver bowls, a covered silver vessel, a brass kalasha-style pot and a small silver plate of offerings on the floor. Behind him are a gold-trimmed shrine area, a deity murti draped in garlands, and red and white striped steps. The scene is lit warmly at night.

A 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.