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A seated man in a black turban with a red beaded band and a vertical tilak on his forehead performs a fire ritual. He wears a red-orange saffron garment, multiple strands of rudraksha malas, a gold chain, and red beaded armlets. He stirs a bright flame in a stone fire pit with a long metal ladle, eyes lowered. Beside him are silver vessels on a silver stand, and behind him stands a silver peetha-like seat draped in red, with a dark stone deity murti and garlands visible. A patterned woven mat covers the floor. Probable Swamiji (appearance cues: black turban, rudraksha malas, saffron clothing) performing a homa. Image is an archive photograph with a copyright overlay.

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A seated man in saffron-red robes performs a homa at a fire pit, a flame rising from the offering bowl in front of him. He wears a tall black tied turban with a band of rudraksha beads, a white and red tilak on his forehead, and layered rudraksha malas across his chest. He holds a mala in his right hand and rests his left on a silver ritual vessel. Silver kalasha-style pots stand to the right, with a red and white garland and a dark pillar behind him. a person: the turban, rudraksha malas and saffron robes match the page's claim, though the appearance cues are only moderately distinctive.2018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03A seated man in a red-orange robe and a tall black turban wrapped with red beads sits before a small stone fire pit with a lit flame. He wears layered rudraksha malas across his chest, a gold pendant, rudraksha bands on his upper arms and a red tilak on his forehead, and holds a ritual implement over the fire. Silver and gilt kalasha vessels and a silver ritual object sit on a tray at right, with a striped woven cloth beneath. The scene looks like a homa or yagna. Swamiji (probable): the saffron-red sannyasi garb, turban, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold pendant match the page's description of him performing the ritual.2018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03Photograph of a seated man in a red-orange robe and dhoti with gold border, wearing a black turban with red rudraksha beads, white and red forehead markings, multiple rudraksha malas and bracelets, and a gold pendant necklace. He sits on a red-cushioned ornate silver chair, holding a flaming oil lamp (aarti) in a silver dish while his eyes are closed. Behind him stand a small silver figure and a dark deity murti on a silver table, with a colourful woven rug on the floor.2018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03