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A photograph of a seated figure in a red-orange robe with a tall black turban trimmed with rudraksha beads, wearing multiple strands of rudraksha malas across the chest and arms and a gold chain at the neck. He has a white tripundra with a red mark on the forehead and is feeding long straw or grass stalks into a small fire burning on a dark stone fire pit, which is a homa. Behind him hang yellow and red marigold garlands, a microphone is mounted on a stand, and a silver-decorated seat is visible on the left. A small brass deity murti stands at the lower left beside silver ritual vessels. The scene is a fire ritual during a satsang-style event. Appearance-based cues (turban, rudraksha malas, orange-red robe, gold chain) suggest Swamiji (probable), seated in a ritual role at the homa.

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March 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 20182018-03-03A bearded man in a black turban with a red rudraksha band sits cross-legged with eyes closed, seated on a silver-backed chair with a red cushion. He wears a red unstitched robe, multiple strands of brown rudraksha malas across his chest, rudraksha bracelets on his arms and wrists, and a gold pendant necklace, with white and red sacred marks on his forehead. His right hand rests on a silver ritual staff while a small fire burns in a stone fire pit beside him, with silver kalasha-style vessels and brass items on the right.2018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03