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A 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.

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March 03 20182018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03A seated man in a dark turban with rudraksha beads wrapped around it, wearing a deep red-orange wrap and multiple tiers of rudraksha mala necklaces, with rudraksha armbands on his upper arm and wrist. He sits on an ornate silver throne-like chair, bowing his head over a small fire pit where flames rise from a clay-lined homa vessel. Silver vessels and an oil lamp sit nearby, with a yellow and red floral garland hanging at the top of the frame. Visible ritual setting suggests a fire ritual; the man is a candidate for the Swamiji (probable) based on the turban, rudraksha malas and saffron-red clothing cues.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 20182018-03-03A 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.2018-03-03