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A photograph of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sitting cross-legged on a low wooden seat in an outdoor ritual area with his eyes closed and hands in a meditative mudra. A small flame burns beside him, and a brass kalasha-style vessel with a handle sits at his left. Smoke drifts across the ground, and a white-clad figure with a yellow shawl sits in the background near a white stone platform garlanded with flowers. A man in white clothing stands at right holding an object. Ashes and fire embers lie on the earth. The central man has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha necklace, which are appearance cues consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji, so he is labelled as a probable Swamiji in person.

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Outdoor fire ritual at dusk. A man in saffron-orange robes with a long swept-back hair, a red bindi and a long rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat, eyes lowered, hands resting on his knees. Beside him stands a brass kettle-shaped vessel on the ground. Smoke rises from shallow fire pits in sandy earth, with flames visible at left. Behind him a person in white clothes and a white shawl tends the fire, and another seated figure in white with a red cloth is at upper left. Probable Swamiji, identified by long hair, saffron robes and rudraksha mala cues, seated in a homa-style fire ritual.2010-06-13A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with eyes closed on a raised wooden platform within a ring of fire pit. Flames burn at the edges of a circular trench filled with ash and embers, smoke drifting across the scene. Behind him a brass kalasha-style vessel rests on the ground, and a stone structure with a white base and a garlanded deity murti stands in the background among palm trees. Several people in white ritual clothing sit around the homa area, some in the smoke. The setting is an open-air homa or yagna ground.2010-06-13Outdoor photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes seated cross-legged on a low wooden platform with an orange cushion, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap, in meditation. He wears a long rudraksha mala with a red tilak on his forehead and has long dark hair. A small brass kalasha-style vessel sits to his left on the ground. Behind him, a woman in white and another woman in a yellow shawl sit on the ash-covered ground near small fire pits of grey ash, with a white stone structure and a flower garland at the right edge.2010-07-07July 20 20102010-07-20A photograph of a seated figure in an orange saffron robe with a dark rudraksha mala necklace, eyes closed, sitting cross-legged on a low wooden seat in an outdoor sandy yard. A brass kalasha-style vessel with a handle sits at his left, and a small fire burns in a pit beside him with smoke rising. Behind him, several men in white dhoti and shirt bend over, tending wood and a brass plate. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long dark hair, orange robes and rudraksha beads, and the page names Swamiji for this event, so the identification is a. The scene suggests a homa or fire ritual with attendants.2010-06-13Outdoor ritual scene on bare ground with smoldering fire pits and wisps of smoke. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, a red bindi, a rudraksha mala and an orange saffron wrap sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat with hands folded in his lap, eyes lowered. Beside him, a younger man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow sash sits with hand raised near his face. Behind them, other people in white clothes with yellow sashes sit in meditation near the fire pits, and a white pillar stands at right. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits at lower left near the fire.2010-06-13A photograph of a man seated cross-legged on a low wooden platform in meditation, eyes closed, hands folded in his lap. He wears an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala around his neck, with a red bindi on his forehead and long dark hair swept back. Behind him is a white stepped shrine structure draped with a flower garland, and a dark-skinned stone deity figure stands at the top left. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits on the ground beside him on a bed of white ash. In the background, two people in white clothes tend a smoky fire, and palm trees line the open ground. The Swamiji (probable) appearance cues are the long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, with the seated figure presented as the central meditating subject.2010-07-11July 20 20102010-07-20A man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged on an orange cushion outdoors, eyes closed, hands resting folded in his lap. He wears an orange sleeveless wrap and a long rudraksha mala. Beside him sits a brass kalasha-style pot on the ground. Behind him, a fire burns in a pit with ash on the ground, a white stone pillar and carved stone deity sculptures stand in the background, and a person in white clothes moves nearby.2010-07-11June 13 20102010-06-13A photograph of a man with long dark hair seated cross-legged on a low wooden platform in meditation, eyes closed, hands resting together in his lap. He wears an orange saffron cloth draped over his body and a long rudraksha mala of dark beads, with a red tilak on his forehead. A brass vessel sits on the platform beside him. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit in meditation on ash-covered ground, with smoke rising from a fire pit and a white altar with red and yellow flower garlands at the left edge. A standing figure appears in the background near a white wall, and palm trees fill the misty backdrop.2010-07-07June 13 20102010-06-13