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A seated man in an orange-red garment and a tall black turban wrapped with a band of orange beads pours a grain-like offering from his right hand into a fire pit. Smoke and flames rise from the fire, and a silver bowl is passed to him by a hand entering from the right. He wears multiple rudraksha mala strands, a gold pendant, rudraksha bracelets and a white and red forehead mark. Behind him are yellow and red flower garlands, a microphone on a stand, and a silver-ornamented cushion. A silver kalasha vessel and a brass oil lamp sit near the fire. The scene suggests a homa or yagna ritual. Swamiji (probable): long hair under a turban, orange ceremonial clothing and rudraksha malas, performing the fire offering.

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A seated man in red ochre robes sits before a bright fire burning in a stone fire pit, performing a homa. He wears a black turban with a red and rudraksha-beaded band and a tilak on his forehead, a beard, and several long rudraksha malas across his chest and arms. His right hand rests on a silver staff with an ornate handle. Behind him stand silver kalasha vessels on a silver stand, red and white flower garlands, and a dark stone deity murti with a draped red and gold cloth. The man's appearance with a turban, saffron-red robes, and ceremonial rudraksha malas is consistent with Swamiji (probable), seated in a ritual role at the fire.2018-03-03A seated man in a red-maroon dhoti and bare chest, wearing a black turban with a red tilak and white vibhuti on his forehead, performs a homa by pouring grain from a silver plate into a fire pit. Pink flower garlands hang around his neck and rudraksha malas adorn his arms. Beside him, a younger attendant in an orange-red dhoti and white body markings holds up the silver plate of grain. Silver kalasha pots, flower garlands and a purple flower-decorated altar surround the scene, with a microphone stand visible behind. The man is shown as a priest performing the homa; any identification as a person is uncertain from appearance alone.2018-01-31A seated man in a dark turban with rudraksha beads wrapped around it, wearing an orange-red robe and multiple long rudraksha malas over the chest, with rudraksha armbands. He has a white tilak on the forehead and a red dot between the brows, and sits with eyes closed beside a fire pit with open flames. Silver ritual vessels and a silver-handled implement stand nearby, and red and white flower garlands hang in the background. The scene suggests a homa or yagna.2018-03-03A man in a tall black turban edged with red rudraksha beads sits cross-legged in a red-orange garment, wearing layered rudraksha malas, a gold pendant and a red-thread armlet. He has white and red tilak on his forehead and holds a small silver bowl that another person's hand is reaching toward. Smoke rises from a homa fire pit in front, beside a brass oil lamp and a small metal deity figure. Silver kalasha pots stand to the right, and yellow marigold garlands hang in the background. A microphone stand is visible behind him.2018-03-03January 31 20182018-01-31A man sits cross-legged in front of a small fire pit with hands pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, in a homa-like setting. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti and a matching orange turban, with long necklaces of rudraksha and beads and bangles on his wrists. Behind him stands an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, and a printed portrait on the backdrop shows a bearded man in an orange turban, rudraksha mala and gold necklace seated in a similar pose. Offerings of fruit and flowers lie on yellow platforms beside the flames, with a book at the left edge and a striped cloth on the floor. A stone wall stands at the left.2018-03-09A bearded man in a tall black turban edged with red beads and rudraksha sits in a homa ritual, tending a fire in a stone fire pit beside silver kalasha vessels. He wears a red-orange saffron cloth, multiple strands of rudraksha malas, rudraksha bracelets on his arms and a white tripundra with a red bindi. Behind him are a red and gold cloth, a white sheet and a garland of red and white flowers. a person performing the fire offering; the scene shows a fire ritual with ceremonial silver vessels.2018-03-03December 10 20172017-12-10 +1 copiesJanuary 31 20182018-01-31A seated man in a rust-red sannyasi robe and layered rudraksha malas stirs a brass bowl set on a dark stone block, while a second man in a red cloth pours or holds a brass vessel beside him. A leopard-print headband, white tilak on the forehead, a gold necklace and a microphone clip are visible. A stone mortar and pestle rest on a striped mat in front of a small fire, with a brass oil-lamp stand and gold ornamental backdrop behind them. Two people are present. The man in the centre has distinctive long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold, consistent with the Swamiji (probable) cues, so this is an appearance-based candidate who is physically present; the seated companion is a devotee assisting with the preparation.2017-12-10 +1 copiesMarch 03 20182018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03