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A photograph of a man in ritual attire seated beside a fire pit, with a bright flame rising from a stone bowl at lower left. He wears a black turban edged with rudraksha beads, a red-orange cloth wrapped over his shoulders and torso, and several strands of rudraksha malas around his neck and wrists. A vermilion-and-white forehead mark is visible. He sits cross-legged with one hand raised near his chin, eyes lowered. Behind him is a red and gold draped fabric and a stone pillar. To the right stand ornate silver ritual vessels with domed lids on a silver stand. The man appears to be Swamiji (probable), based on the rudraksha malas, saffron-orange clothing and turban, seated in a ceremonial role beside the sacred fire.

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March 03 20182018-03-03March 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.2018-03-03A 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 20182018-03-03A 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.2018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03March 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.2018-03-03