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A man in saffron-orange robes with red borders sits cross-legged on a dark granite floor at night, hands pressed together in namaskar with eyes closed. He wears a gold-toned necklace with a large pendant and a red tilak on his forehead. Before him on a low table are a silver lamp, a silver kalasha-style vessel, a steel dish of offerings, pink flowers, a coconut and a small brass bowl. A basket of pink flowers and coconut halves sits at left, a flame burns in a brass lamp at left, and a patterned banner with red flowers hangs behind. The setting suggests a puja or aarti at an outdoor shrine. Swamiji (probable): long-haired figure in orange robes with rudraksha-style gold necklace, seated centrally as the one performing the puja.

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A photograph of a seated man in orange saffron robes performing a puja at a temple shrine at night. He sits cross-legged on a purple patterned mat with palms pressed together in namaskar and eyes closed, wearing a gold-beaded necklace and a red thread on his wrist. Before him are brass pots, a bowl on a stand, a conch shell, a copper vessel with a spoon, and garlands of white jasmine and orange marigolds. Behind him a second person in white sits, and a gold-and-red draped deity murti stands on a pedestal beside white carved stone pillars.October 17 20092009-10-17A man sits cross-legged on a woven striped mat outdoors in meditation with eyes closed and hands resting on his knees. He wears an orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulders and body and a long mala of dark rudraksha beads, with a red tilak on his forehead and long dark hair swept back. Behind him stands an orange-painted temple plinth with a black deity murti adorned with yellow and red marigold garlands.2010-09-08November 21 20102010-11-21 +1 copiesA seated man with long dark hair, eyes closed and palms pressed together at chest in namaste, sits cross-legged on an orange cushion in front of an orange temple plinth. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment and a dark rudraksha mala, with a red bindi and a horizontal white forehead mark. Behind him, a black stone deity murti is garlanded with red and yellow flowers. A brass oil lamp stands at his left on the ground. A second person in yellow clothing stands at the upper left edge. The scene suggests outdoor prayer or meditation.2010-09-13A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with maroon borders, hands pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed, wearing a rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead and a wristwatch. Behind him, several men in white dhotis sit with their palms joined in prayer, one with white painted markings on his arm. In front of him on a red-orange cloth lie brass puja items: a plate of flowers and petals, a plate of sandalwood paste, a small brass lamp, a bell, a tumbler, and a white conch. An open ledger lies to his left, and blue and pink bowls sit nearby. The setting is a white tiled floor.2010-10-16November 21 20102010-11-21April 25 20122012-04-25September 25 20092009-09-25A man sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat with a cushion, palms pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed in meditation or prayer. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and a long dark rudraksha mala draped over his chest, with a red bindi and white tilak on his forehead and long dark hair swept back. Behind him is a terracotta-coloured stone platform with a dark stone deity murti draped in a red and white flower garland. A brass oil lamp stands on the ground to his left, and a dark carved temple column with stacked stonework is visible at the upper left. The man has long swept-back hair, rudraksha beads and saffron clothing, matching the visible cues of the page's Swamiji claim, so the identity is probable.2010-09-132006 - Glimpses From Varanasi YatraA photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes performing a ritual at a stone altar decorated with yellow marigold flowers. He wears a red-orange head cloth, a red bindi, white vertical temple marks on his forehead, thin-framed glasses, a gold bangle, and a long necklace of gold beads. He holds a small brass oil lamp and a flame in one hand over a metal dish. Behind him is a large orange cloth backdrop and green banana leaves. Partially visible at the right edge, another man in white clothes with a yellow shawl sits beside the altar, and a small golden deity murti or figure appears at the right near offerings.2009-09-25