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A man sits cross-legged in front of a small fire pit with hands pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, in a homa-like setting. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti and a matching orange turban, with long necklaces of rudraksha and beads and bangles on his wrists. Behind him stands an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, and a printed portrait on the backdrop shows a bearded man in an orange turban, rudraksha mala and gold necklace seated in a similar pose. Offerings of fruit and flowers lie on yellow platforms beside the flames, with a book at the left edge and a striped cloth on the floor. A stone wall stands at the left.

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March 09 20182018-03-09August 09 20172017-08-09 +1 copiesA ritual scene in an indoor hall with carved wooden screens and a stone wall. A standing man in a rust-red turban and sacred thread, bare-chested with rudraksha and metal necklaces, holds a silver bell in his right hand and gestures toward a fire pit. In front of him, a silver tray holds yellow-wrapped coconuts decorated with green leaves and pink flowers, and a burning fire is built from yellow brick. Behind him, a seated man in a rust-red wrap and a heavy gold pendant necklace sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne with hands folded, his forehead marked with white tilak. The floor has a striped woven mat. The seated figure's appearance is consistent with a person candidate in a sitting position, but the uncertainty is considerable, so the identity is marked as unsure.2018-04-26July 30 20162016-07-30A seated man on an ornate golden throne with carved scrollwork and a red cushion smiles broadly. He wears a rust-red turban with a small gold ornament, a red-brown robe, a thick gold necklace of beads, gold armbands and bangles, and has a red bindi and a full dark beard. Behind him stands a bearded man in orange robes with a second gilded throne, his hand raised near his face, with a white electric fan and a water bottle in the scene. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has a turban, ceremonial gold necklace and ornate dress, matching the page's identification, so he is the central figure on the throne.2016-12-21December 17 20162016-12-17A seated man in an orange-red garment and a tall black turban wrapped with a band of orange beads pours a grain-like offering from his right hand into a fire pit. Smoke and flames rise from the fire, and a silver bowl is passed to him by a hand entering from the right. He wears multiple rudraksha mala strands, a gold pendant, rudraksha bracelets and a white and red forehead mark. Behind him are yellow and red flower garlands, a microphone on a stand, and a silver-ornamented cushion. A silver kalasha vessel and a brass oil lamp sit near the fire. The scene suggests a homa or yagna ritual. Swamiji (probable): long hair under a turban, orange ceremonial clothing and rudraksha malas, performing the fire offering.2018-03-03A 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.2018-03-03October 15 20152015-10-15July 05 20112011-07-05May 30 20152015-05-30A bearded man in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban sits cross-legged on a silver-framed seat before a yellow-brick fire pit where a flame burns, raising his right hand over the fire in a ritual gesture. He wears a long gold-beaded necklace with rudraksha malas and a bare upper torso draped in orange cloth. Behind him, a large ornate gold throne-backdrop frames a printed portrait of a figure in an orange turban and gold necklaces seated on a red cushion with a striped tiger-skin cloth. Offerings of fruit, a brass vessel and a striped rug surround the homa area. The scene reads as a homa or yagna ritual with a fire pit and offerings. a person: the seated man has a long beard and saffron turban with rudraksha and gold necklaces, but the visible cues are only moderately distinctive, so the identity is uncertain.2018-03-09